ARCTIUM is an oversized round yoke sweater with a top-down construction and stranded colourwork on yoke, body and sleeves. Starting with the neck, the sweater is worked seamlessly top down, using short rows to shape the neckline. After the yoke, the body and sleeves are separated while casting on stitches for the underarms. Bottom hem of the body is also shaped with short rows to elongate the back of the sweater. LANGUAGE: English CHECK MORE DETAILS AND PURCHASE ON RAVELRY: Ravelry GET INSPIRATION FROM OTHER KNITTERS: #arctiumsweater Sizing:1 (2, 3, 4, 5) with finished bust circumference measuring 113 (127, 141, 169.5, 183.5) cm / 45.25 (50.75, 56.5, 67.75, 73.5) inches (after washing and blocking). This sweater has oversized fit in the yoke and body and slightly slimmer fit of the sleeves, it is meant to be worn in a with a very large positive ease of 30 cm / 12 inches and above. Sample is shown in size 2 with 35 cm / 14 inches of positive ease in the bust. Recommended yarn:1 strand of Nutiden yarn from Honer och Eir (sample shown in col. Ra as MC and Ragad as CC) 100-120 gram plates of 470-500 metres / 515 – 550 yards held with 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (sample shown in col. Brown Bear as MC and Oat as CC) 25 gram skein of 225 metres / 246 yards Yarn substitutions:The closest yarn you could probably get are either Plötulopi from Istex or Manchelopis from WoolDreamers. Other woollen spun airy yarns or yarns with addition of brushed/ suri alpaca or mohair of approximately worsted - aran weight could work equally well. Yardage:Nutiden: 2 (2.5, 3, 3, 4) plates of MC and 1 (1, 1, 1.5, 1.5) plates of CCKnitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair 4 (4.5, 5, 6, 7) skeins of MC and 1 (1.5, 2, 3, 3) skeins of CCWorsted weight (approx): 900 (1000, 1125, 1350, 1500) metres /984 (1094, 1230, 1476, 1640) yards of MC and 225 (330, 450, 620, 670) metres / 246 (361, 492, 678, 733) yards of CCTotal yarn usage will depend on the type of yarn you use (fibre content, ply, etc.), your gauge, and any changes to the pattern you might make. Gauge:17 sts / 21 rnds per 10 cm / 4 inches in colorwork and stockinette in the round on size C needles after washing and blocking Techniques usedKnitting in the roundKnitting flatShort rowsTubular cast on / bind offColourwork knittingCatching floats in colourworkKnit increases and decreases
