Color Bliss
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Color Bliss is a great stash-buster, worked top-down with a seamless construction. Color is its defining element: beautiful, happy, joyful color. Use the suggested colors, choose your own favorites, or raid your stash to make this fun and comfortable pullover with plenty of stripes, blocks of color, and a rolled neckline.
Skills Needed: Long-Tail or Cable Cast-On, working in the round, Backward-Loop Cast-On, picking up stitches, m1 increase, k2tog and ssk decreases.
Sizes (Bust): 36 (38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54) in. [91.4, (96.5, 101.6, 106.7, 111.8, 116.8, 121.9, 127, 132.1, 137.2) cm]. Sweater is written for the exact measurements above and does not include ease. For a comfortable fit, many knitters like a sweater with 2, 4, 6 or even 8 inches of ease at the bust. Add your preferred amount of ease to your own bust measurement, and choose that new number as the size to make.
Yarn:
Color A: 595 (650, 705, 775, 825, 880, 905, 945, 990, 1020) yards [545 (595, 645, 710, 755, 805, 830, 865, 905, 935) m].
Color B: 105 (120, 125, 135, 145, 150, 160, 165, 175, 180) yards [100 (110, 115, 125, 135, 140, 150, 155, 160, 165) m].
Color C: 70 (75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115) yards [65 (70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 100, 105) m].
Color D: 75 (80, 85, 95, 100, 105, 110, 110, 120, 120) yards [65 (70, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 110) m].
Color E: 60 (65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 85, 90, 95, 100) yards [55 (60, 65, 70, 75, 75, 80, 85, 90, 90) m].
Color F: 30 (35, 40, 40, 45, 45, 50, 50, 50, 55) yards [30 (35, 35, 40, 40, 45, 45, 45, 50, 50) m].
Color G: 30 (35, 35, 40, 40, 45, 45, 45, 50, 50) yards [30 (30, 35, 35, 40, 40, 40, 45, 45, 45) m].
Color H: 75 (80, 85, 95, 100, 105, 110, 110, 120, 120) yards [65 (70, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 110) m].
Needles:
US size 7 (4.5 mm) 16 in [40 cm] circular needle
US size 7 (4.5 mm) 24 in [60 cm] circular needle
US size 7 (4.5 mm) DPNs (or needles for your preferred style of small circumference knitting)
US size 6 (4.0 mm) DPNs if desired for cuffs (or needles for your preferred style of small circumference knitting)
Or use needle size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge: 20 sts and 24 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette. Row gauge not as important as stitch gauge.
Other Materials: 4 stitch markers, tapestry needle.
Tech edited and test knitted.
Skills Needed: Long-Tail or Cable Cast-On, working in the round, Backward-Loop Cast-On, picking up stitches, m1 increase, k2tog and ssk decreases.
Sizes (Bust): 36 (38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54) in. [91.4, (96.5, 101.6, 106.7, 111.8, 116.8, 121.9, 127, 132.1, 137.2) cm]. Sweater is written for the exact measurements above and does not include ease. For a comfortable fit, many knitters like a sweater with 2, 4, 6 or even 8 inches of ease at the bust. Add your preferred amount of ease to your own bust measurement, and choose that new number as the size to make.
Yarn:
Color A: 595 (650, 705, 775, 825, 880, 905, 945, 990, 1020) yards [545 (595, 645, 710, 755, 805, 830, 865, 905, 935) m].
Color B: 105 (120, 125, 135, 145, 150, 160, 165, 175, 180) yards [100 (110, 115, 125, 135, 140, 150, 155, 160, 165) m].
Color C: 70 (75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115) yards [65 (70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 100, 105) m].
Color D: 75 (80, 85, 95, 100, 105, 110, 110, 120, 120) yards [65 (70, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 110) m].
Color E: 60 (65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 85, 90, 95, 100) yards [55 (60, 65, 70, 75, 75, 80, 85, 90, 90) m].
Color F: 30 (35, 40, 40, 45, 45, 50, 50, 50, 55) yards [30 (35, 35, 40, 40, 45, 45, 45, 50, 50) m].
Color G: 30 (35, 35, 40, 40, 45, 45, 45, 50, 50) yards [30 (30, 35, 35, 40, 40, 40, 45, 45, 45) m].
Color H: 75 (80, 85, 95, 100, 105, 110, 110, 120, 120) yards [65 (70, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 110) m].
Needles:
US size 7 (4.5 mm) 16 in [40 cm] circular needle
US size 7 (4.5 mm) 24 in [60 cm] circular needle
US size 7 (4.5 mm) DPNs (or needles for your preferred style of small circumference knitting)
US size 6 (4.0 mm) DPNs if desired for cuffs (or needles for your preferred style of small circumference knitting)
Or use needle size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge: 20 sts and 24 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette. Row gauge not as important as stitch gauge.
Other Materials: 4 stitch markers, tapestry needle.
Tech edited and test knitted.
