Minimalist

Minimalist is a top-down, colourwork yoke featuring stranded colourwork of pared-back, simple motifs combined to create a striking aesthetic.

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 is completed in the upper body and sleeves, after which each are worked in stockinette and finished with half-twisted ribbing.

SIZING GUIDE

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

Finished Garment Chest Circumference:

35 (38.75, 42.5, 46.25, 49.75) (53.5, 59, 62.75, 66.5, 70.25)“

87.5 (97, 106, 115.5, 124.5) (134, 147.5, 157, 166, 175.5) cm

GAUGE

Using 3.25 mm / US size 3 needles, or needle size required to meet gauge, 26 stitches over 32 rounds in both stockinette stitch and colourwork, wet blocked, creates a 4x4” / 10x10 cm square.

Neckband, waistband and cuff circumferences assume you are working 7 sts per 1” / 2.5 cm.

YARN

The main colour is Black Elephant’s Silky Sock base (80% Superwash Merino / 20% Silk; 365 m / 399 yds per 100 g) in colourway Olive.

The contrast colour is A Yarn Story’s Opus sport-weight base (70% Argentinian Merino / 30% Baby Alpaca; 350 m / 384 yds per 100 g) in colourway Hickory.

YARDAGE (includes ~10% excess)

Main Colour:

973 (1061, 1138, 1228, 1323) (1447, 1500, 1583, 1614, 1743) metres

1065 (1161, 1245, 1343, 1448) (1583, 1641, 1731, 1766, 1907) yards

267 (291, 312, 336, 363) (396, 411, 434, 442, 477) grams

Contrast Colour::

195 (212, 232, 240, 267) (302, 309, 325, 328, 355) metres

213 (232, 253, 262, 292) (330, 338, 355, 359, 388) yards

56 (61, 66, 68, 76) (86, 88, 93, 94, 101) 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