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Xanadu Sweater
Knit yourself a cute sweater to ward off the chill in style. Worked in fingering weight yarn, Xanadu is the perfect layering piece. The cropped high-low front and back work equally well with your favourite pair of jeans as over that cute summer frock.
Knit top-down, Xanadu is a seamless knit; short rows shape the neck and lower back, then the knitting fun begins with the modern colour-work motif - so many colour possibilities with this.
Length can also easily be added for those who prefer their sweaters longer.
Pattern includes both charted and written instructions for the colourwork and a handy progress chart for the yoke shaping.
Gorgeous Xanadu Yarn kits available from Miss Babs now.
SIZES
To fit 30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40) 42, 44, 46, 48, 50”/76 (81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5, 101.5) 106.5, 112, 117, 122, 127 cm bust
Full measurements and schematic in pattern and in images to left..
Samples shown in 42”/106.5 cm with 1”/2.5 cm of ease at bust.
YARN
Fingering weight
C1: 792 (844, 888, 940, 992, 1056) 1108, 1153, 1205, 1257, 1301 yd/725 (772, 812, 860, 908, 966) 1014, 1055, 1102, 1150, 1190 m
C2 & C4: 30 (31, 32, 33, 35, 36) 37, 39, 41, 43, 46 yd/28 (29, 30, 31, 33, 33) 34, 36, 38, 40, 43 m each
C3: 17 (17, 17, 17, 17, 17) 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 yd/16 (16, 16, 16, 16, 16) 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 m
Pink sample shown in:
Miss Babs, Woodbury, (fingering weight, 65% Merino wool, 35% tussah silk, 400 yd/365 m per 97 g), C1: Dark Adobe, C2: Muslin, C3: Fleur de Sel, C4: Blackbird
Note the Grey sample has had the sleeves modified to a longer length - for project notes and yarns used please see the project page here.
NEEDLES
US 3/3.25 mm circular needle for working the body in the round and circular needles or DPNs to work the sleeves, or size required to obtain gauge
US 4/3.5mm circular needle for working the colourwork section in the round, or one size larger than required to obtain gauge
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- First published: March 2019
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