Chandelier

Chandelier is a top-down, circular yoke sweater featuring stranded colourwork throughout the majority of the yoke, extending into the upper body and sleeves. As the name suggests, the colourwork pattern takes inspiration from chandeliers, creating an elegant, delicate design.

CONSTRUCTION

This garment is worked top-down, in the round. After the neckband, short row shaping is incorporated to optimise fit. The majority of the yoke features a stranded colourwork pattern. Once the yoke is completed, stitches are separated into body and sleeves, which are each worked separately and in the round. The stranded colourwork pattern continues in the upper body and sleeves, after which each are worked in stockinette and finished with ribbing.

SIZING GUIDE

This garment is graded into sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10). Recommended positive ease is 3+” / 7.5+ cm at the chest circumference.

Finished Garment Chest Circumference:

33.25 (38, 42.75, 45, 49.75) (52.25, 57, 61.75, 66.5, 68.75)“

83 (95, 106.5, 112.5, 124.5) (130.5, 142, 154, 166, 172) cm

GAUGE

Using 3.25 mm / US size 3 needles, or needle size required to meet gauge, 27 stitches over 34 rounds in both stockinette stitch and colourwork, wet blocked, creates a 4x4” / 10x10 cm square.

YARN

The sample has been worked using Snail Yarn’s Smooth Merino (100% Superwash Merino; 400 m / 438 yds per 100 g) using the Grigio Scuro gradient set.

Main Colour: Grigio Scuro 2-5 (starting with colourway 5)

Contrast Colour: Grigio Scuro 1

YARDAGE (includes ~10% excess)

Main Colour:

1036 (1117, 1262, 1302, 1467) (1517, 1627, 1788, 1840, 1943) metres

1133 (1222, 1381, 1424, 1605) (1659, 1780, 1956, 2013, 2125) yards

259 (279, 316, 326, 367) (379, 407, 447, 460, 486) grams

Contrast Colour:

216 (235, 272, 282, 312) (322, 344, 384, 386, 402) metres

236 (257, 297, 308, 341) (352, 377, 420, 423, 439) yards

54 (59, 68, 70, 78) (81, 86, 96, 97, 100) grams

TOOLS & NOTIONS

2.75 mm / US size 2 circular needles (to work neckband, cuffs and waistband; varying cable lengths would be helpful)

3.25 mm / US size 3 circular needles (to work yoke, body and sleeves; varying cable lengths would be helpful)

1 marker

scrap yarn

tapestry needle to weave in ends

SKILLS REQUIRED

-long tail cast on

-joining and working in the round

-working half-twisted ribbing

-working left and right lifted increases

-German short row shaping

-reading colourwork charts

-working stranded colourwork with two colours

-long tail cast on with two colours

-working a repeating pattern of decreases

-decreasing using K2tog and SSK

-standard bind off