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| Job type | Test knit |
| Description | The Blueberry Raglan is a size inclusive, bottom-up colorwork sweater. The raglan decreases feature a simple cable knit in between each raglan decrease. This pattern contains 3 strands of colorwork and cables along the raglan lines. Colors include one main color, one contrast color for the blueberries, and one contrast color for the leaves. Difficulty level is on the higher end of Moderate to Difficult. |
| Tech edited | This pattern has been tech edited. |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Start date | 2025-04-21 |
| Due date | 2025-07-11 This is a flexible deadline! |
| Craft | Knitting |
| Test secrecy | Teasable |
| 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 | Kirsten Knits |
| Spots available | 0 |
| Sizes required |
1
: Filled!
2 : Filled! 3 : Filled! 4 : Filled! 5 : Filled! 6 : Filled! 7 : Filled! 8 : Filled! 9 : Filled! |
| Finished measurements | Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9 - intended to fit with a positive ease of 4-7”/10-17.5 cm around the bust. Intended bust fit: 30-33 (35-38, 39-42, 44-47, 49-52) 53-56, 58-61, 63-66, 67-70 inches / 75.5-83 (87.5-95, 97.5-105, 110.5-118, 122.5-130) 132.5-140, 145.5-153, 157.5-165, 167.5-175 centimeters. Finished bust measurements: 37 (42, 46, 51, 56) 60, 65, 70, 74 inches / 93 (105, 115, 128, 140) 150, 163, 175, 185 centimeters. |
| Gauge | Main Color: 17 stitches & 25 rounds = 4” / 10 cm on US 7 (4.5 mm) needles. Colorwork: 17 stitches & 20 rounds = 4” / 10 cm on US 8 (5.0 mm) needles. |
| Charted or written pattern | Both |
| Skills required | Colorwork Chart reading with 3 strands Increases Decreases Short Rows (technique of your choice) Cable Chart reading Working in the round |
| Construction type | Bottom-up, raglan |
| Required or recommended yarn | &Make Aran for Main Color and Contrast Leaf Color and Bad Sheep Yarn Worsted Wild Blueberry, or whatever you can reach row gauge in. |
| Yardage | Main color: 802 (927, 1034, 1163, 1312) 1426, 1582, 1726, 1859 yards / 737 (848, 946, 1064, 1200) 1304, 1447, 1579, 1700 meters of aran weight yarn (I used &make Aran in the colorway Betty White, 100g = 164 yards/150 meters). Contrast Color 1: 95 (105, 113, 120, 131) 139, 147, 160, 168 yards / 87 (97, 104, 110, 120) 128, 135, 147, 154 meters of aran weight yarn (I used Bad Sheep Yarn Worsted in the colorway Wild Blueberry, 100g = 218 yards/199 meters). Contrast Color 2: 108 (120, 130, 140, 153) 163, 173, 187, 197 yards / 99 (110, 119, 129, 140) 150, 158, 171, 181 meters of aran weight yarn (I used &make Aran in the colorway Borealis Bash, 100g = 164 yards/150 meters). |
| Tools required | Suggested needles: US 7 (4.5 mm) 32” (80 cm), US 8 (5.0 mm) 32” (80 cm) circular needles and DPNS (or preferred needles for small circumferences. Use whichever needles keep your row gauge. Scrap yarn or stitch holder, stitch markers, darning needle. |
| Ownership of the finished item | The finished item is yours to keep. |
| Requirements from the maker |
Create a project on Ravelry and link with the testing code. Photo of finished project on Ravelry and emailed to me. Try to respect the deadline, but let me know if it is looking like it won't be reached and we can work something out!. Provide detailed records of yardage used and report them to me upon completion Adjustments are welcome, just consult with me about any details you wish to change. |
| Rewards from the designer |
The designer will run a giveaway and give a prize to one or more testers
A free copy of the pattern. (This is my first time running a test knit. I will save all the testers contacts and provide them with a discount code for one future pattern that I write.) |
| 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. Sleeve 1 complete.Sleeve 2 complete. Body complete. Raglan + neckline complete. Blocking (if planning to block) complete. |
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