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| Job type | Test knit |
| Description | This sweater is knit top-down and seamless, and is created through the use of the techniques of fading and slipping stitches. Glimmering, shining, iridescent, this sweater shimmers brilliantly and is a delight to knit and wear. The joy of Shearwater is in the merging of one color into the next, using yarn from your stash or a purchased fade set. The eleventh contrasting color is where the magic occurs, pulling all of the colors together, worked in a beautiful, almost-woven stich at the hem and cuff. |
| Tech edited | This pattern has been tech edited. |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Due date | 2023-09-30 This is a flexible deadline! |
| Craft | Knitting |
| Test secrecy | Postable |
| Advertiser | Knit Equals Joy Designs |
| Spots available | 13 |
| Sizes required |
28
: 2 testers needed
32 : 1 testers needed 36 : 1 testers needed 40 : 1 testers needed 44 : 1 testers needed 50 : 1 testers needed 54 : 2 testers needed 58 : 2 testers needed 62 : 2 testers needed |
| Finished measurements | Finished size at bust: 28.5 (31, 36, 38.75, 43.75, 49, 54.25, 56.75, 62) in. [72 (79, 91, 98, 111, 124, 138, 144, 157) cm]. Finished length: 21.75 in. - 26.25 in. Feel free to lengthen or shorten. |
| Gauge | Stockinette: 28 sts and 38 rnds = 4 in. [10 cm]. Yoke Section 1: 26 sts and 55 rnds = 4 in. [10 cm]. Yoke Section 2: 30 sts and 51 rnds = 4 in. [10 cm]. Yoke Section 3 and Bodice: 31 sts and 46 rnds = 4 in. [10 cm]. Hem: 33 sts and 65 rnds = 4 in. [10 cm]. |
| Charted or written pattern | Written |
| Skills required | Adding in colors, stretchy cast on, backward loop cast on, working in the round, slipping stitches, m1 and kfb increases, ssk and k2tog decreases, knitting through back loop, binding off purlwise and knitwise. |
| Construction type | Top-down, in the round, seamless. Hem and cuff are knit flat. |
| Required or recommended yarn | 1 Main Color, 11 Contrasting Colors in Fingering Weight |
| Yardage | Main Color: 430 (430, 860, 860, 860, 860, 860, 860, 1290) yds, Contrasting Colors: 10 mini skeins of approx. 105 yds/28g per skein (you will not need that much of the CCs used early on). 1 skein CC11 (445 yds/100g) - perhaps 1/2 skein. |
| Tools required | Needles: US Size 4 [3.5 mm] 16 in. [40 cm] circular needle. US Size 4 [3.5 mm] 24, 32, 40, or 60 in. [60, 80, 100, or 150 cm] circular needle (use cable length that is most comfortable for you for the number of sts at bust for your size). US Size 3 [3.25 mm] 16 in. [40 cm] circular needle. Other Materials: 6 stitch markers, including 1 to mark beginning of round; 2 shank buttons (5/8 in. [1.6 cm]), sewing needle, thread to match yarn used in cuff, tapestry needle. |
| Ownership of the finished item | The finished item is yours to keep. |
| Requirements from the maker |
While not required, I would love it if you shared your sweater and project pictures on Instagram and tagged me, and if you are on Ravelry, if you would link your project to the pattern page and mark it "Complete" when finished. The feedback I am especially looking for is how much yarn you used and the finished measurements of your sweater. Please keep me apprised of your progress and keep in touch with any questions you might have.
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| Rewards from the designer |
The designer is offering discounted or free pattern(s) to testers
Upon completion, I will send you a coupon code to use for one free pattern from my catalogue on Payhip and a coupon code to download the final version of Shearwater on Payhip. |
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