Hi everyone!
I’m so happy to share a new design with you: Speckled Dreams, a circular yoke sweater knit seamlessly from the top-down.
Before we begin, here are some quick links for you:
- The PDF version is available on Ravelry, Etsy, LoveCrafts, and my website.
- Use code PATTERN10 for 10% off!
- Use the pattern hashtag #SpeckledDreams on Instagram to show off your makes!
- Lion Brand Hand Dyed Heaven has been discontinued, but any Light, category 3, DK weight yarn will work!
- Shop my Lion Brand kits here!
- For any questions about this pattern, please email knitsnknotswpg@gmail.com and I’ll get back to you asap!
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About
Back in February, I was browsing the Lion Brand website to find some new yarns to play with. I came across Hand Dyed Heaven and fell in love with the bright speckles on a plain white base. Sometimes I find that speckled yarn is too much for me, but these, I loved.
This pattern is a collaboration with Lion Brand and will be available as a knitting kit later this month which will include a digital PDF copy of the pattern and all the yarn required for your size in your desired colourway.
The Speckled Dreams sweater is a classic circular yoke sweater knit seamlessly from the top-down. It features simple short rows, tubular bind-off, and 2×2 rib at the collar, cuffs, and hem. (I love the look of 2×2 rib!)
Techniques to Practice
These are the techniques used in this pattern. Links are included in the actual pattern file as well!
- Long Tail Cast-On
- Casting on Stitches at Underarm
- Wrap & Turn
- RLI: Right Lifted Increase
- Knit into the right leg of the stitch below the first stitch on your left needle
- Tubular Bind-Off in 2×2 rib
- Helpful blog post explaining it in detail
- Tubular Bind-Off (my fav video to watch for this technique once work is properly set-up in 1×1 rib)
- SSK: Slip slip knit (left-slanting single decrease)
- Slip 1 st knit-wise onto right needle, slip 1 st purlwise onto right needle, insert left needle through both slipped sts and knit them together.
Yardage Info
This sweater is written in 9 sizes as follows: XS (S, M, L, XL) (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X).
To make this sweater as shown in the photos, you will need:
6 (7, 7, 8, 8) (9, 10, 10, 11) skeins Lion Brand Hand Dyed Heaven in Jawbreaker. (Sadly, this yarn has been discontinued.)
or 1015 (1040, 1115, 1220, 1325) (1480, 1610, 1690, 1815) yds of similar category 3, DK weight yarn that matches gauge.
Other Materials Required
Needles
US 6 (4mm) needles, 16” and 24” cable or whichever cable length you need to accommodate all yoke stitches for your size.
For sleeves: US 6 (4mm) DPN’s or 8”-9” circulars for the sleeves or you can use the main body needles with magic loop method.
Notions
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker (to mark BOR)
- Waste yarn (for putting sleeves on hold)
Sizing Information
Schematic:
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
|
Bust |
Yoke Depth |
Neck Opening |
Upper Arm |
Wrist |
Sleeve Length from Underarm |
Total Sleeve Length from Cast-On |
Length from Underarm |
|
| XS | 35 | 9.5 |
17.5 |
11.5 |
8.5 | 21.25 | 30.75 | 14.5 |
| S | 39.5 | 9.75 |
17.5 |
12 |
8.5 | 21 | 30.75 | 15 |
| M | 43 | 10 | 18 | 12.75 | 8.5 | 20.75 | 30.75 | 15.5 |
| L | 46.75 | 10.25 | 18 | 13.75 | 8.5 | 20.5 | 30.75 | 16 |
|
XL |
49.75 | 10.5 | 18 | 15 | 8.5 | 19.5 | 30 | 16.5 |
|
2X |
54 | 10.75 | 19 | 17.25 | 9.25 | 19.25 | 30 | 17 |
| 3X | 57 | 11 | 19 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 18.75 | 29.75 | 17.5 |
| 4X | 61 | 11.25 | 20 | 19.25 | 9.25 | 18.25 | 29.5 | 18 |
| 5X | 64 | 11.5 | 20 | 19.25 | 9.25 | 18 | 29.5 |
18.5 |
This chart shows finished garment measurements. Sweater is designed to be worn with up to 2-7” of positive ease. When choosing a size, find the bust measurement in this chart that equals approx. 2-7” larger than your actual bust measurement (depending on how much positive ease you would like) and make this size. For example, model has 34” bust and is wearing a size small with finished garment bust measurement of 39.5”, worn with 5.5” of positive ease.
#SpeckledDreams
I hope you loved this sweater pattern and I can’t wait to see how you style it! If you end up making one, please tag me on Instagram @knitsnknotswpg and use the hashtag #SpeckledDreams because I’d love to see it! If you’d like your finished sweater to be featured here in this blog post, email me your photos @ knitsnknotswpg@gmail.com and I’ll add them in here!
Find the pattern in these places:
On my website here.
On Ravelry here.
On Etsy here.
On LoveCrafts here.
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Happy knitting,
x
Janine
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