Portokali is a top-down sweater, worked seamlessly in the round. It features simple alternating stripes and short rows to shape the upper back for the perfect fit. The body is slightly cropped with a loose fit. The 3/4 sleeves complement the overall shape of the garment, but can easily be lengthened as desired.

Portokali, as a design, plays with yarn texture and opacity: it combines a smooth alpaca yarn with a lot of drape together with a soft and semi-transparent silk mohair boucle yarn. This combo creates a unique and truly beautiful result, without delving into any complicated techniques.

Portokali (Πορτοκάλι, Πορτοκαλί) means orange in Greek (both the fruit and the color).

Instructions are given in written abbreviated form and US terms.

Credits
Pattern Design & Photography: Asimina Saranti
Tech Editor: Spyretta Driva

Yarn
Yarn A
Debbie Bliss Aymara
DK / 8 ply / 11 wpi / 100% Alpaca
91 meters - 100 yards / 50 grams
Colorway: 10 Copper, 3(3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) skeins

Yarn B
ITO Awayuki
Worsted / 10 ply / 9 wpi / 80% Mohair, 20% Silk
150 meters - 164 yards / 25 grams
Colorway: 554 Tangerine, 2(2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6) skeins

Needles
4.0 mm / US 6 or size to obtain gauge
3.5 mm / US 4

Notions
13 stitch markers
2 stitch holders or waste yarn
yarn needle

Gauge
20 sts / 24 rounds = 10 cm (4 inches) square in stockinette stitch with larger needles

Sizes
XS(S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)

to fit bust: 75(85, 95, 105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155) cm / 30(34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62) inches with no ease.

Sample shown in size M.

Skills Required/Techniques Used

• Basic knitting patterns - stockinette, garter, ribbing
• Working in rounds
• Increasing, Decreasing
• German short rows

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