Popsicle Sweater

Simple and striking round yoke sweater in all your favourite colours, that’s what Popsicle Sweater is all about. It is the perfect project for your favourite contrast colour pops paired with that perfect main colour.

You can knit Popsicle Sweater using those special mini bundles, single mini skeins or even left-over odds and ends. It’s sure to become a new favourite sweater in your woolly wardrobe. The sweater is knitted in one piece from the top down.

Popsicle Sweater is designed in collaboration with Botanical Yarn for Unravel Festival 2024.

MATERIALS

Yarn: 2 (3, 3, 3, 3) (3, 3, 4, 4, 4) skeins of Merino Sock 4-ply by Botanical Yarn (100% Merino; 465 yds [425 m] per 100 g) in colourway Pampas Grass (light grey, MC). Approx. 920 (990, 1050, 1120, 1200) (1280, 1360, 1440, 1520, 1600) yds [840 (905, 960, 1025, 1100) (1170, 1245, 1320, 1390, 1465) m] of fingering weight yarn in MC.

5 (5, 5, 5, 5) (5, 5, 5, 5) mini-skeins of Merino Sock 4-ply by Botanical Yarn (100% Merino; 90 yds [80 m] per 20 g); one in 5 different in colourways. Approx. 60 (60, 60, 70, 70) (70, 80, 80, 80 80) yds [55 (55, 55, 65, 65) (65, 75, 75, 75, 75) m] of fingering weight yarn in each CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4, and CC5. Colours shown in sample are Dahlia Peach (peach, CC1), Craspedia (yellow, CC2), Salvia (teal, CC3), Verbena (lilac, CC4), and Monarda (neon pink, CC5).

Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm) and US 2.5 (3 mm) circular needles, 32” (80 cm) long or longer, and dpns in each size if not using magic loop method for small circumference knitting.

SIZING

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished Chest Circumference: 36 (40, 44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64, 68, 72)” / 90 (100, 110, 120, 130) (140, 150, 160, 170, 180) cm. Choose a size with approx. 6-12” (15-30 cm) of positive ease. Sample shown in size 4.

GAUGE

26 sts and 34 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette stitch and in colourwork Stockinette stitch, using larger needles, after blocking.

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