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I recently came across some pictures of beautiful mosaic columns found in the excavation of the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk. Despite having been semi-obsessed with Uruk for years I’d never seen these columns and I was immediately inspired to create a sweater design that paid tribute to them. The body of the Pillars of Uruk sweater has been designed to look like the column with the triangular mosaic pattern, right down to the way that the mosaic pattern has broken off at the top of the 5000 year old pillar.

Sizing: 10 sizes, 36 (40, 45, 48, 52.5) (57, 60, 64.5, 69) 73.5”/ 81 (91.5, 101.5, 112, 122) (132, 142.5, 152.5, 162.5) 173 cm finished bust circumference.

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Recommended 4-8”/0-8cm positive ease, measured from the fullest part of the bust.

Sample shown with 4” of positive ease.

Construction: Pillars of Uruk is knit seamlessly in the round from the bottom up. When the armscyes are reached the front and back are worked separately back and forth, before being joined at the shoulders. Stitches are then picked up for the sleeves and the sleeves are worked from the top down

Yarn: Any worsted or aran weight yarn.

Yardage:Aran weight. MC approx. 1100 (1200, 1400, 1600, 1750) 1900, 2100, 2300, 2500 2650 yards / 1000 (1100, 1300, 1450, 1600) 1750, 1950, 2100, 2300 2420 meters.
CC approx. 200 (250, 300, 375, 425) 500, 550, 625, 700 775 yards / 185 (230, 275, 345, 390) 460, 500, 575, 640 710 meters.

Notions: yarn needle, stitch holders, stitch marker

Huge thank you to my wonderful test knitters!