Bude Jumper Pattern

Bude to me has always been a seaside town on the North coast of Cornwall where I would visit a great Aunt and Uncle with my parents as a child. We would sit and drink tea from china cups and saucers and there would be crumbly rock cakes. The sea always seemed a long way from the start of the beach and it was always windy. Bude to me now is the source of the main pattern for this new design. It is a Cornish Gansey design particular to the fishermen of Bude.  

Difficulty

Worked in pieces, back, front and sleeves using knit, purl and knitting stitches together to decrease the jumper is then sewn together with stitches picked up for the neckline that is finished with an i-cord cast off.  

Yarn and Notions

Double knitting yarn (light worsted / 8 ply). For the sample shown in a size 5 I used Stylecraft ReCreate which is a wool, acrylic and polyester recycled yarn. Please check your meterage/yardage before completing purchase of your yarn if you are using something different.

Colour A - 930 (990, 1120, 1200, 1295)(1365, 1475, 1615, 1675) meters / 1015 (1085, 1225, 1310, 1410)(1490, 1615, 1765, 1830) yards

Colour B - 88 meters / 95 yards

Needles:

3.5mm (US 4, UK 10) straight needles

4mm (US 6, UK 8) straight needles

Either 3.5mm (US 4, UK 10) 40cm / 15.5 inch circular needle or set of five 3.5mm double pointed needles

Tapestry or darning needle for sewing up

Optional stitch markers mark pattern repeat

Measurements

Finished chest / bust : 80 (90, 102, 112, 120)(130, 140, 152, 162) cm / 31.5 (35.5, 40, 44, 47)(51, 55, 60, 64) inches

Back length : 61 (61, 62, 62, 63)(63, 64, 65, 65) cm / 24.5 (24.5, 25, 25, 25.25)(25.25, 25.75, 26.25, 26.25) inches

Sleeve length : 44 (44, 46, 46, 48)(49. 50, 52, 52) cm / 17 (17, 18, 18, 19)(19, 20, 20, 20.5) inches

The pattern has been professionally tech edited. Any issues please contact me.