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Winter Aquatics
Deadline
Mar 15Category
Sweater / CardiganEst. Yards
900 - 1200Testers Needed
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Yarn Requirements
fingerling yarn or mohair and fingering yarn held doubleSizes Available
26 (30, 34, 38) (42, 48, 52) in // 66 (76, 86, 96) (106, 122, 132) cmSkills Required
Double Pointed Needles Pick Up Stitches Short rows Sweater/Cardigan - Bottom Up Working in the Round)
Description
Testing needs:
Complete a separate google survey/feedback form (this includes estimated yardage). Provide weekly updates with work in progress (WIP) pictures by email or through the Ravelry test knit thread. Create a project page linked to the pattern page with pictures of your finished object (FO) on Ravelry (Tester Code TEST-ZB-3WYYTS) and/or post to a public Instagram account tagging @zeebeeknits and #winteraquaticssweater. You must have a public Instagram account to select the second option.
Pattern Intro:
The colors and texture remind me of powdered snow on an icy pond. With delicate hem detailing, this cozy mohair sweater will keep you warm in the coldest climates without any of the bulk. The pattern is worked bottom up in the round until the underarms. The top section is worked flat. The sleeves and turtleneck are then picked up and knit in the round after the shoulder seams are sewn together.
Skills Needed:
Pickup stitches, short row stitches, set-in sleeves, selvedge edge, knitting in the rnd, knitting with two yarns held double.
Yarn/ Yardage:
The sample in the picture was made using a finger weight yarn and mohair lace yarn held double.
MC1- Backyard Fiberworks Prairie Ooak (400 yd /366 m per 100 g ball)
MC2- Knitted Wit Fairy Floss (459 yd / 419.7 m per 50 g ball)
CC1- Shibui Knits Lunar (401 yd / 367 m per 50 g ball)
CC2 -Rowan Kidsilk Haze (228.6 yd / 209 m per 25 g ball)
Recommended quantities by size:
MC1 - 1 (1, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3)
MC2 - 1 (1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 3)
CC1 - 1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1)
CC2 - 1 (1, 1, 1) (2, 2, 2)
**note the pattern is written for 2 colors but can be worked as a single solid color. Yarn substitutions are also ok.
Gauge:
20 sts x 28 rows = 4 in (10 cm) in stst.