Sweater Bonamie by Astrid Tueting

Sweater Bonamie

Knitting
October 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colourwork
US 4 - 3.5 mm
2187 - 3500 yards (2000 - 3200 m)
10 sizes with positive ease of 2.5-5cm / 1-2”
English
This pattern is available for €7.10 EUR
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Bonamie is a stranded colourwork sweater with a traditional fair-isle pattern. For the design, I had the idea to work each sleeve in a different colour set to the body, which makes the pullover a kind of an eyecatcher and quite unique.
I used 13 colours to create this pattern. However, you can also go back to a traditional and classic style and use only 7 colours. In this case, the body and sleeves have the same colour combinations.

Knitting skills & technique: Intermediate knitting skills; Bottom-up construction with set-in sleeves, Knowledge of knitting in the round, colourwork knitting in the round and flat, short rows, steeking

General Information for Construction
The sweater is worked in the round from the bottom up to the underarm. Steek stitches will be added for armhole & necklines before you continue working in the round up to the shoulders. Armhole steeks are cut open. Sleeves stitches are picked up. Sleeves caps are worked in short-rows (fair-isle-flat). Sleeves are worked seamlessly in the round. Neckline steeks are cut open and stitches are picked up. Corrugated rib is worked to finalize the garment.

Finished Knitted Size: Available in 10 sizes, positive ease with 2.5-5cm / 1-2”
Chest width of finished garment (cm): 86-93-100-107-114-121-129-136-143-150
(inch): 34-36½-39¼–42-45-47½-50¾-53½-56-59

Yarn: Bouclelaine, Ouessant 50, 2ply
50% fleeces from Ouessant island, 25% sheep raised in Finistère, Brittany, France (including some from organic herd), 25% merinos d’Arles raised in FranceSilk, meterage 200m/50g (100m/25g). You can also use your stash yarn.

Model colours:
main: MC1 (prune)
body: MC2/CC1/CC2/CC3/CC4/CC5 (ambre/jus de citron/coulemelle/cuisse de nymphe/octopus/châtaigne)
sleeve1: MC2/CC1/CC5 (mars/miami sunset/cassis)
sleeve2: MC2/CC1/CC5 (avenir/bourgeon de printemps/belette)

Material quantity:
MC1/MC2/CC1/CC2/CC3/CC4/CC5/
MC2/CC1/CC5/MC2/CC1/CC5
sizes (1/2)
100g/50g/25g/50g/50g/100g/25g/
25g/10g/10g/25g/10g/10g
sizes (3/4)
100g/50g/25g/50g/75g/100g/50g/
25g/25g/25g/25g/25g/25g
sizes (5/6)
100g/75g/50g/75g/75g/125g/50g/
50g/30g/25g/50g/30g/25g
sizes (7/8)
125g/100g/50g/100g/100g/150g/75g/
50g/50g/25g/50g/50g/25g
sizes (9/10)
150g/100g/50g/100g/100g/150g/75g/
50g/50g/25g/50g/50g/25g

Gauge (10cmx10cm) & Needles:
Colourwork: 28 sts x 32 rows - needles EU size 3.5mm / US 4 (washed and blocked)
or needle sizes to achieve given gauge

Notions
Stitch marker, sewing needle, crochet hook (3.0mm / US 2 ½)