women's pullover 22 - dori

THE SWEATER - SWEATER

DESIGN DETAILS
- Oversized-with options
- A striking novelty pullover
- No two mini sweaters are alike
- Solid color back and sleeves
- Round neck
- Modified dropped shoulder
- Embellish as creatively as you wish
- Fun to knit—Fun to wear

PATTERN DETAILS - the easy to follow pattern includes:
- Schematic for each piece
- The entire front with the mini sweaters is clearly graphed
- Individual directions for each mini sweater
- Helpful tracking sheets – included with pattern
- Diagrams and full explanations for techniques, some with links to selected videos
- A link for substitute yarn
- Unlike most knit patterns, where you have to get the exact stitch and row gauges that the pattern was written for and use a different number of stitches and rows to achieve different sizes.

- A FREE CUSTOM WRITTEN SLEEVE PATTERN FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL NUMBERS

TECHNIQUES USED IN THIS PATTERN
Links to videos for selected techniques are included
- cast-on
- bind-off
- intarsia
- duplicate stitch
- Pick-up and knit stitches
- an accurate gauge

Regardless of body measurements, everyone prefers a different finished look. It is helpful to use the “measurements of the finished garment” to decide which size to make. The following measurements refer to this specific garment only. It can help you find the best look you prefer.

YARN USED FOR SAMPLE Rowan Yarns—Classic Cashsoft dk 57% extra fine merino—33% acrylic microfiber—10% cashmere 1.75 ounces-(50 grams)           142 yards-(130 m) each ball 14 balls MAIN COLOR (MC) approximately 2000-(1828.8 meters) 14 yards (13m) of 21 Contrasting Colors (CC) for each mini sweater small amounts of yarn to embellish the mini sweaters FINGERING WEIGHT YARN: approximately 2500 yards-(2286 meters)  Note: The contrasting color yarns (good use for your stash) must be the same weight and must have the same laundering instructions as the main color. If you are not sure of the laundering instructions, you have for the mini sweaters, you will be safe if you wash the sweater by hand, and dry flat—test for colorfastness, even if the main color yarn is machine washable. For your pullover to be the correct size, it is not the brand of yarn that matters, but the GAUGE that is important. It is best to refer to the yardage to determine how many skeins or balls to purchase. FOR A SUBSTITUTE YARN CLICK HERE NEEDLES - use the needles you used for your gauge and needles two sizes smaller for the ribbing NEEDLES USED FOR SAMPLE SWEATER - sizes 2-(2.75mm) and size 4-(3.5m) or size needles to obtain the correct gauge - size 2-(2.75mm) circular needle, 16 inches-(40.5cm) long NOTIONS - gauge ruler - tracking sheet—included with pattern - tapestry needle - two buttons size ½ inch-(12.5 mm) - lots of imagination GAUGE - 25 stitches x 36 rows = 4 inches-(10cm) in stockinette stitch on size 4-(3.5mm) needles