Wild Sweet Love Sweater by Rhonda Yerxa

Wild Sweet Love Sweater

Knitting
January 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1021 - 1731 yards (934 - 1583 m)
10 Sizes available
English
This pattern is available for C$10.75 CAD
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This piece is a love letter to lost possibility. Love, which embraces so many things; Kindness. Resilience. Forgiveness. Nostalgia. Pain. Euphoria. Worked top-down in the round, featuring a dreamy colourwork pattern reminiscent of vintage photos, shadows, clouds and faded letters in dusty drawers, the textured eyelet yoke evokes hand-me-down lace baby blankets. This is wild, sweet love, lost and found.

Measurements for Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10)
Recommended 1 - 3” / 2.5 - 8cm of positive ease.
Finished body circumference: 34 (35.75, 38, 40) (41.5, 43.75, 46) (48, 50, 52.25]” / 76 (81.25, 89, 96.5) (105, 114, 124.5, 132, 140.25) cm.

Front body length from collar to hem: 19 (19.75, 20, 20.75) (21, 22, 23) (23.5, 24.25, 25.5)” / 48 (50, 51, 52) (53, 56, 58) (60, 62, 65)cm.

Body length from underarm to hem: 10.25 (10.75, 11, 11) (11, 11.5, 12) (12.25, 12.25, 12.5)” / 26 (27, 28, 28) (28, 29, 30) (31, 31, 32)cm or to desired length.

Sleeve length from underarm: 15 (15, 15, 15.75) (15.75, 15.75, 16) (16, 16.5, 16.5)” / 38 (38, 38, 40) (40, 40, 41) (41, 42, 42)cm.

Upper arm circumference: 12.75 (13.25, 14, 14.5) (15, 15.25, 15.75) (16.25, 16.75, 17)” / 32 (34, 36, 37) (38, 39, 40) (41, 42, 43)cm.

Yoke depth: 8.75 (9, 9, 9.75) (10, 10.5, 11) (11.25, 12, 13)“ / 22 (23, 23, 24) (25, 27, 28) (29, 30, 33)cm.

Suggested Yarn:
Main Colour (MC) - The Farmer’s Daughter Juicy DK, 100% Superwash Merino, 274 yards / 250 meters per 100gram skein, Light DK Weight. Colour, Love Me Like You Used To.
Approx: 911 (975, 1045, 1135) (1197, 1262, 1351) (1417, 1493, 1591) yards / 833 (892, 956, 1038) (1095, 1154, 1235) (1296, 1365, 1455) meters

Contrast Colour (CC) - The Farmer’s Daughter Juicy DK, 100% Superwash Merino, 274 yards / 250 meters per 100gram skein, Light DK Weight. Colour, Crosscurrent.
Approx: 110 (116, 116, 122) (127, 131, 131) (135, 135, 140) yards / (101 (106,106, 112) (116, 120, 120) (123, 123, 128) meters.

Suggested Needles: Circular needles sized 3.5 mm / US 4 for cuffs, collar, and hem. 4.5mm / US 7 for body and sleeves after colourwork, and 5mm / US 8 for colourwork.
Length: 32” / 80cm for hem and body. 16” / 40cm for neck collar and sleeves.
Optionally Magicloop or dpns can be used if needed/preferred.

Gauge: 22 Sts x 28 Rows in stockinette stitch, worked in the round after blocking.

Notions: Stich markers, scrap yarn/stitch holders, tapestry needle for weaving in loose ends.