Description

The Little Tomatoes is a top-down pullover available in ten adult sizes.

The sweater is cast on at the neckline with ribbing, followed by neck shaping with short rows worked back and forth to raise the back neck. The yoke is then worked in the round to the sleeve separation, incorporating increases within the main color section. The lower yoke is shaped with raglan increases. Sleeve stitches are placed on hold while the body is worked top-down in the round. Sleeves are then resumed and knitted top-down in the round to the cuffs.

The pullover is worked in stranded colorwork, mostly with two colors at a time, with only a few rows requiring three colors.

Sizes: 1(2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Intended to fit with approximately 4in/ 10 cm of positive ease; however, this is just a guide. Do not be afraid to select an option that provides somewhat less than the suggested ease according to your own preferences.

Finished bust circumference of the sweater:
85 (95, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 145, 155, 165) cm / 33½ (37½, 39½, 39½, 39½, 51, 55, 57, 61, 65)in

Full length measured at center front:
51 (52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 58.5, 59, 60) (adjustable) / 20 (20.5, 21, 21.5, 22, 22.5, 22.9, 23.1, 23.4, 23,6)in (adjustable)

Materials:

• 4 ply / fingering/light fingering yarn (approximately 230-306 yd (210-280 m) /50 g) to achieve recommended gauge
• main needle: 40 inch (102 cm) US 3 (3.25 mm) circular needles
• 40 inch (102 cm) US 2½ (3mm) circular needles or half size smaller than main needle

Note: Suggested needle sizes are just a guideline — you may need to adjust to meet gauge. Many knitters also find they need different needle sizes for colorwork and stockinette to maintain consistent gauge
- needle

Yardage:

Main color:
White- Approx 995 (1095, 1190, 1245, 1365, 1480, 1575, 1745, 1780, 1860 m / 400 (440, 480, 500, 545, 590, 630, 700, 715, 740)g
Contrast color 1:
Red – Approx 200 (220, 240, 290, 310, 330, 350, 370, 380, 425) m / 80 (90, 95, 120, 125, 135, 140, 150, 155, 170) g
Contrast color 2:
Green – Approx 70 (73, 80, 100, 110, 115, 120, 130, 140) m / 30 (30, 32, 40, 42, 44, 48, 50, 52, 58) g

This is approximate, so as the yardage will vary depends on your type of yarn

Gauge: 24 sts and 35 rnds = 10 cm / 4” in colorwork after blocking with main gauge needles

Difficulty: Intermediate

Language: English. All patterns are written in standard US terms