Introduction

The Salted Caramel Sweater is a cozy, rustic sweater with a Nordic-style colorwork yoke which allows for creative colorplay. It is worked top-down in the round with stranded colorwork. It combines the best of 2 worlds: after the fun technical challenge of the colorwork yoke, you can enjoy some mindless stockinette knitting.

This pattern is suitable for a first colorwork-experience.

Sizes

Women: (1, 2), 3, (4, 5), 6, (7, 8)
Men: (1, 2), 3, (4, 5), 6, (7, 8)

This is the body circumference of the finished sweater:

Women: (82, 93), 105, (113, 127), 134.5, (144.5, 145.5) cm / (32.25, 36.75), 41.5, (44.5, 49.75), 53, (54.75, 60.75) in
Men: (98, 108), 119, (129, 139), 149, (160, 170) cm / (38.5, 42.5), 46.75, (50.75, 54.75), 58.5, (63, 67) in

Choose a size that’s approximately 10cm/4in bigger than your bust circumference, or the widest part of your upper body.

Yarn

Main color: (7, 7), 8, (9, 10), 11, (12, 13) // (9, 11), 13, (14, 16), 18, (19, 20) skeins of New Cedro by Borgo de Pazzi (100% wool; 100m / 109yds per 50g / 1.7oz). The sample uses color 45 (soft pink).

Contrast colors: (1, 1), 1, (2, 2), 2, (2, 2) // (1, 1), 2, (2, 2), 2, (2, 2) skein(s) of 2 contrasting colors each of New Cedro by Borgo de Pazzi. The sample uses colors 50 (green), and 40 (ochre).

Gauge

18 stitches x 23 rounds per 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 in in stockinette on 5mm needles (or needle size to obtain gauge with), after wet blocking.

Needles and tools

• 5mm circular needles: 40, 60 and 80 cm / 16, 24 and 32 inches
• 4.5mm circular needles: 40 and 80 cm / 16 and 32 inches
• Stitch marker
• A tapestry needle for weaving in the ends
• A stitch holder or lengths of waste yarn to hold sleeve stitches