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| Job type | Test knit |
| Description | Please note that the aim is to only finish the yoke and one sleeve by the deadline! Colors flowing across the yoke, round shapes combined with silk mohair - this pullover is extra soft in both style and feel. The yoked pullover is worked seamlessly from the top down in the round. Colorwork motifs are worked from the charts in stranded colorwork knitting and the back and shoulders are shaped with short rows. I-Cord Cast-on and Bind-off give the neckline, the cuffs and the hem the neat finishing.
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| Tech edited | This pattern has been tech edited. |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Start date | 2023-10-27 |
| Due date | 2023-11-26 This is a flexible deadline! |
| Craft | Knitting |
| Test secrecy | Postable |
| Pattern access | The pattern for this test will be sent to you by email. This means the designer will have access to your email address for this purpose. By applying for this test, you are allowing Yarnpond to show your email address to this designer for the purposes of sending you the pattern document only. The designer may not add you to their mailing list or send you marketing emails without you providing approval for them to use your address for that purpose. Designers found to be abusing their access to testers emails will be excluded from Yarnpond. |
| Advertiser | Slow Knits by Elina |
| Spots available | 6 |
| Sizes required |
XS
: 2 testers needed
S : Filled! M : Filled! L : Filled! XL : Filled! 2XL : 3 testers needed 4XL : 2 testers needed 5XL : 2 testers needed |
| Finished measurements | There are nine sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL with finished garment bust circumferences of 91.5 (101.0) 109.5 (120.0) 130.5 (141.0) 149.5 (160.0) 170.5 cm / 36 ½ (40 ½) 43 ¾ (48) 52 ¼ (56 ½) 59 ¾ (64) 68 ¼ inches. Choose a size that gives you around 15 cm / 6 inches of positive ease around bust or the fullest part of your upper body. The sweater is shown in size M in the images. More finished garment measurements and the schematics may be found in the pattern. |
| Gauge | 19 sts and 27 rnds = 10 cm / 4 inches over Stockinette stitch worked in the round with main color and in colorwork (blocked fabric) using 4.5 mm / US 7 needle. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge. Some knitters need to use larger (or smaller) size needles for the colorwork section. |
| Charted or written pattern | Both |
| Skills required | Stranded colorwork I-Cord Cast-on (link to tutorial in the pattern) German Short Rows (link to tutorial in the pattern) Backwards Loop Cast-on (link to tutorial in the pattern) I-Cord Bind-off (link to tutorial in the pattern) |
| Construction type | The yoked pullover is worked seamlessly from the top down in the round. |
| Required or recommended yarn | Biches & Bûches Le Gros Silk & Mohair |
| Yardage | 5 (5) 6 (7) 7 (8) 9 (9) 10 balls of Biches & Bûches Le Gros Silk & Mohair | Dark Khaki | 72% Mohair, 28% Silk| 148 m / 162 yds per 50 g (or 700 (750) 800 (900) 1000 (1100) 1200 (1300) 1400 m / 800 (850) 900 (1000) 1100 (1250) 1350 (1450) 1550 yds of similar yarn). This is the main color, MC. AND 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 ball of Biches & Bûches Le Gros Silk & Mohair | Dark Gold | (or 60 (70) 70 (80) 90 (100) 110 (120) 120 m / 70 (80) 80 (90) 100 (110) 130 (140) 140 yds of similar yarn). This is the contrast color 1, CC1. AND 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 ball of Biches & Bûches Le Gros Silk & Mohair | Dark Beige | (or 30 (40) 40 (40) 50 (50) 60 (60) 60 m / 40 (50) 50 (50) 60 (60) 70 (70) 70 yds of similar yarn). This is the contrast color 2, CC2. AND 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 ball of Biches & Bûches Le Gros Silk & Mohair | Hay | (or 20 (20) 20 (20) 30 (30) 30 (30) 30 m / 30 (30) 30 (30) 40 (40) 40 (40) 40 yds of similar yarn). This is the contrast color 3, CC3. AND 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 ball of Biches & Bûches Le Gros Silk & Mohair | Grey Beige | (or 20 (20) 20 (20) 30 (30) 30 (30) 30 m / 30 (30) 30 (30) 40 (40) 40 (40) 40 yds of similar yarn). This is the contrast color 4, CC4. AND 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 ball of Biches & Bûches Le Gros Silk & Mohair | Grey Brown | (or 50 (50) 60 (60) 70 (70) 80 (90) 90 m / 60 (60) 70 (70) 80 (80) 90 (100) 100 yds of similar yarn). This is the contrast color 5, CC5. |
| Tools required |
NEEDLES: 4.5 mm / US 7, at least 80 cm / 32 inches long circular needle for the body AND 4.5 mm / US 7 DPNs or a long circular needle (in case you prefer the magic loop method) for the sleeves and the neck.
OTHER: Removable stitch markers A tapestry needle for weaving in the yarn ends
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| Ownership of the finished item | The finished item is yours to keep. |
| Requirements from the maker |
Testers are expected to: Let me know how they are progressing a few times during the test knit and post any questions and comments they might have. I will be checking in at least 3 times a week: on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Towards the end of the test knit, give feedpack on the pattern including pattern clarity and yoke fit Knit the pullover as in the pattern, but in case you consider altering the pattern, please check-in with me first. Contribute to positive test knit atmosphere Take a nice picture of the yoke & sleeve, create a project page on Ravelry and link it to the pattern page of the pullover, once the pattern page is created. Feel free to post pictures of the wip / the finished garment to social media at any stage. |
| Rewards from the designer |
The designer is offering discounted or free pattern(s) to testers
For a finished yoke & sleeve on time and contributing to the test knit, the testers receive the published pattern a pattern of their choice from my Ravelry store (as times goes by, there will likely be more patterns in my store). |
| Milestones |
The designer has created the following milestones, in order to keep track of progress during the test knit. By marking off each milestone as you complete it, you can easily keep the designer up to date with your progress. 2023-11-26: Ravelry project page with picture of yoke and one sleeve created and linked to the pattern page2024-01-31: Picture of the finished object on Ravelry yoke completed one sleeve completer Body and last sleeve completed |
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