This pattern guides you through creating a stylish color-block sweater, suitable for those new to color work. The project introduces techniques like color-blocking, neckline shaping, and finishing, making it a perfect practice piece for ambitious beginners ready to expand their knitting skills.

Required Skills to Complete This Pattern
Casting On and Binding Off: Basic techniques to start and finish knitting.
Knit and Purl Stitches: Fundamental stitches used in almost all knitting projects.
Increasing and Decreasing: Techniques to shape the neckline and sleeves.
Color Changing: The ability to switch between different colors of yarn effectively, is crucial for creating the color-block pattern.
Picking Up Stitches: For the neckline.
Ribbing: Working knit and purl stitches alternately to create a stretchy, ribbed fabric.
Seaming: Joining knitted pieces together, using the mattress stitch or another suitable seaming method.
Reading a Knitting Pattern: Understanding knitting abbreviations and instructions.
Note: If you are unfamiliar with these techniques, the pattern includes tutorial videos.

Required Materials
5 mm knitting needles
4 mm knitting needles for the neckline
Medium-weight yarn in the main color and contrasting colors ( I used Air Drops yarn in 02, 05, and 13 colors
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle for seaming

Yarn Consumption
Main Color: Approximately 250 grams ( 750 m)
Contrasting Colors: Light yarn and burgundy weigh approximately 40 grams (110 m) each, totaling about 80 grams (220 m)for each color.
Total Yarn Needed: Approximately 330 grams or 970 meters of yarn to complete the sweater, accounting for body, sleeves, and color work.