Popsicle Sweater by Veera Välimäki

Popsicle Sweater

Knitting
February 2024
Light Fingering ?
26 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch and in colourwork Stockinette stitch, using larger needles, after blocking.
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1220 - 1975 yards (1116 - 1806 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
English
This pattern is available for €6.90 EUR buy it now

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Simple and striking round yoke sweater in all your favourite colours, that’s what Popsicle Sweater is all about. It is the perfect project for your favourite contrast colour pops paired with that perfect main colour.

You can knit Popsicle Sweater using those special mini bundles, single mini skeins or even left-over odds and ends. It’s sure to become a new favourite sweater in your woolly wardrobe. The sweater is knitted in one piece from the top down.

Popsicle Sweater is designed in collaboration with Botanical Yarn for Unravel Festival 2024.

MATERIALS
Yarn:

  • 2 (3, 3, 3, 3) (3, 3, 4, 4, 4) skeins of Merino Sock 4-ply by Botanical Yarn in colourway Pampas Grass (light grey, MC). Approx. 920 (990, 1050, 1120, 1200) (1280, 1360, 1440, 1520, 1600) yds 840 (905, 960, 1025, 1100) (1170, 1245, 1320, 1390, 1465) m of fingering weight yarn in MC.
  • 5 (5, 5, 5, 5) (5, 5, 5, 5) mini-skeins of Merino Sock 4-ply by Botanical Yarn; one in 5 different in colourways. Approx. 60 (60, 60, 70, 70) (70, 80, 80, 80 80) yds 55 (55, 55, 65, 65) (65, 75, 75, 75, 75) m of fingering weight yarn in each CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4, and CC5. Colours shown in sample are Dahlia Peach (peach, CC1), Craspedia (yellow, CC2), Salvia (teal, CC3), Verbena (lilac, CC4), and Monarda (neon pink, CC5).

Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm) and US 2.5 (3 mm) circular needles, 32” (80 cm) long or longer, and dpns in each size if not using magic loop method for small circumference knitting.

SIZING
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished Chest Circumference: 36 (40, 44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64, 68, 72)” / 90 (100, 110, 120, 130) (140, 150, 160, 170, 180) cm. Choose a size with approx. 6-12” (15-30 cm) of positive ease. Sample shown in size 4.

GAUGE
26 sts and 34 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette stitch and in colourwork Stockinette stitch, using larger needles, after blocking.