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Cozy and warm pullover, with a bold colorwork pattern. Using aran weight yarn, this seamless sweater works up quickly.

Notes from Nature is inspired by the colors and sounds of temperate forests around the world.

The pullover is knit top-down in the round with a round-yoke construction. The back neck is shaped with short rows for a better fit. The stranded colorwork is worked from charts and additional plain rnds can be added for better fit. After separating the sleeve sts, the body is knit in the round to the hem. The sleeves are worked last. Stranded colorwork is worked before the hem of the body and sleeves.

Techniques used: knit in the round (including small circumferences), complex stranded colorwork (charted only), wrap and turn short rows, and place stitches on hold.

SIZE
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished bust circumference
30 (35, 40, 45, 50) (55, 60, 65, 70)“
76 (89, 102, 114, 127) (140, 152, 165, 178) cm

Recommended ease: choose a size with 2–8” (5–20 cm) of positive ease at the chest. If you are somewhat broad-shouldered, I would recommend selecting a size that gives you more positive ease rather than less, as the shoulders of this design are slightly more close-fitting than some of my other designs.

YARN
Aran weight yarn, approximate amount:

Main Color (MC, brown):
790 (830, 860, 950, 1050) (1100, 1180, 1260, 1350) yards
722 (759, 786, 869, 960) (1005, 1079, 1152, 1234) meters

Contrasting Color 1 (CC1, yellow):
190 (210, 230, 250, 270) (300, 340, 380, 420) yards
174 (192, 210, 228, 247) (274, 310, 347, 384) meters

Contrasting Color 2 (CC2, pink):
210 (230, 250, 270, 300) (340, 380, 440, 460) yards
192 (210, 228, 247, 274) (310, 347, 402, 420) meters

Shown in Boutique de Hilados Merino 3/5 - 19 Micrones (100% Merino Wool; 210 yds (192 m) / 100 g); 4 (4, 5, 5, 5) (6, 6, 6, 7) skeins in colorway ‘Dulce’ for MC; 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) in colorway ‘Maiz’ for CC1; and 1 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) skein(s) in colorway ‘Rosa Viejo’ for CC2.

NEEDLES
US 8 (5 mm) and US 6 (4 mm) suitable for working in the round (including small circumferences). Needle size is suggested only, you will need to swatch to determine the needle size needed to achieve gauge.

NOTIONS
Stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn, and tapestry needle.

GAUGE
16 sts and 21 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette stitch in the round on US 8 (5 mm) needles, after blocking. Before you measure, please take the time to wash and block your swatch in the same manner that you will wash and block your sweater.