MARIOARA

A lovely, boxy sweater, with a top down yoke construction. The kind of sweater that makes you feel really cozy. The yoke is marled in two strands of Moeke Yarns Elena, with double knitted dots in a single strand. If you knit neatly, the sweater will be reversible.

DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Intermediate

TECHNIQUES USED

• Knit & purl, cast on & bind off
• Increasing, by knitting in each of the strands of one stitch
• Decreasing, k2tog and ssk
• double knitting (links to instruction videos for all double knitting are in the pattern)

YARN
Moeke Yarns Elena (held double):
Size 1: MC 300, CC 170 grams; 990/560 meter
Size 2: MC 350, CC 200 grams; 1155/660 meter
Size 3: MC 450, CC 300 grams; 1485/990 meter
You can sub with another yarn, a DK or a heavy sport weight, that will give the same gauge, when held together.

NEEDLES
5 mm/US 8 16-inch/40 cm and 32-inch/80 cm circular needle
6 mm/US 10 16-inch/40 cm and 32-inch/80 cm circular needle
5 mm/US 8 needles for working small circumference in the round: DPNs, 1 long circular or 2 short circulars
6 mm/US 10 needles for working small circumference in the round: DPNs, 1 long circular or 2 short circulars
Or needles that will give you the required gauge.

NOTIONS
-Stitch markers – removable; 1 of different color or style for marking start of round
-Length of contrasting color waste yarn for stitch holder
-Yarn needle

GAUGE
14 stitches/20 rows = 4 inches square in marled stockinette using 6 mm/US 10 needles.

SIZE INFORMATION
Size Bust Yoke depth Underarm to hem
1 40”/100 cm 10”/25 cm 16”/40 cm
2 49”/122 cm 11”/27,5 cm 17”/42,5 cm
3 56”/140 cm 12”/30 cm 18”/45 cm

This sweater is supposed to be oversized, so choose between 4”/10 cm and 10”/25 cm of positive ease.
The sweater has no waist shaping.