VELEZ is a stranded colourwork sweater with a top-down construction. The sweater has two variations of the neck - a large and cozy turtleneck or a traditional crewneck and two variations of the colourwork yoke - a contrasting and a plain yoke.
LANGUAGE: English
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SIZES:
The measurements listed below are for the final sweater. It is meant to be worn with 5-20 cm (2-8 inches) ease.
The pattern comes in 8 sizes XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL) with finished bust circumference 93 (105, 114, 123, 135, 147, 156, 168) cm/ 36.7 (41.4, 45, 48.5, 53.3, 58, 61.6, 66.3) inches
YARN:
Aran weight in 2 colours:
Turtleneck contrast yoke
MC 736 meters /805 yards - 1251 meters/1369 yards
CC 351 meters/384 yards - 549 meters/601 yards
Turtleneck plain yoke
MC 870 meters /952 yards - 1526 meters/1670 yards
CC 145 meters/159 yards - 236 meters/258 yards
Crewneck contrast yoke
MC 736 meters /805 yards - 1251 meters/1369 yards
CC 252 meters/276 yards - 404 meters/442 yards
Crewneck plain yoke
MC 771 meters /844 yards - 1382 meters/1511 yards
CC 145 meters/159 yards - 236 meters/258 yards
NEEDLES:
Size A - 3.5 mm (US 4 )
Size B - 4.5 mm (US 7)
Size C - 5 mm (US 8)
Size D - 5.5 mm (US 9)
Please note you might need to change the size of your needles to achieve gauge.
TECHNIQUES:
Knit
Purl
Stranded colourwork
Double knitting
Tubular cast on and bind off
Chart reading
Increasing/decreasing
Knitting in the round
Kitchener stitch
