Nephele Sweater

Please check out the testing requirements before you apply! Thank you!
If you have any questions, please send me a message before you apply. I am always happy to help. :)

GOOD TO KNOW

• This pattern is fully formatted and went through professional tech editing before the test.
• Holst Garn is kindly offering a 20% discount code to all selected testers. (The code gives 20% off Titicaca and Lucia yarns that are not already on sale. It cannot be combined with other discounts. Holst Garn ships globally and the code works worldwide.)
•  As this project is worked on 3 mm needles I am offering a long testing period of 16 weeks. Deadline is Sep 18th 2025.
• I will start selecting the testers and sending out the pattern on Thursday, May 29, so that everyone who is interested has enough time to apply for this test knit.
  

ABOUT THE PATTERN

Wearing NEPHELE is like wearing a cloud. Its lightweight, drapey fabric feels incredibly soft against the skin. The boxy shape and beautiful boatneck neckline give the sweater a timeless elegance while remaining super easy and comfortable to wear.

The combination of large sections of Stockinette stitch and easily memorizable cable details makes for an enjoyable knitting project—it's the perfect balance of being engaged and making good progress.

NEPHELE is worked seamlessly from the top down holding two strands of yarn throughout the entire project. First you cast on the neckline and work the cable detail on the saddle shoulder. Then stitches for the front and back are picked up and both panels are worked flat and separately before joining in the round at the underarm. The body is finished off with a refined split hem and 2x2 ribbing. Finally stitches are picked up for the sleeves which are then worked top down in the round.

PLEASE NOTE
Please choose your size carefully, checking the finished measurements and the suggested ease. Changing the size after you have been selected is only possible if you find another tester who wants to switch sizes with you. If you need help choosing the right size for you, please feel free to send me a message.

SIZES

1 (2, 3, 4) {5, 6, 7} (8, 9, 10) {11, 12, 13} (14, 15, 16) {17, 18}

with bust circumference of finished garment:

115.5 (120, 127.5, 130.5) {135, 142, 147.5} (150.5, 155, 160.5) {165, 168, 172}(175, 178, 180.5) {183.5, 186.5} cm
45.5 (47.25, 50.25, 51.25) {53, 56, 58} (59.25, 61, 63.25) {65, 66.25, 67.75} (68.75,70, 71.25) {72.25, 73.5} "

For all measurements please see the schematic (which is attached to this testing call as a picture).

CHOOSING A SIZE

NEPHELE is intended to be worn with 30 - 45 cm / 11.75 - 17.75 " of positive ease around the bust.

This means that the garment is supposed to be 30 - 45 cm / 11.75 - 17.75 " larger than your bust circumference.

Example: Your bust circumference is 97 cm / 38.25 ". Then you could choose size 6. Pictured is a size 6 on a 97 cm / 38.25 ' bust with 45 cm / 17.75 " of positive ease around the bust.

IMPORTANT

Knitting this sweater with less than 30 - 45 cm / 11.75 - 17.75 " of positive ease around the bust is NOT recommend, as the shoulder would not sit right and the sleeve circumference would most likely be too small. Make sure to carefully check all measurements in the schematic before you choose a size.

• knit and purl stitches
• working flat
  
• working in the round
• working cables (intructions are given both in charted and written form)
• working short rows
• increasing and decreasing

NEEDLES

3 mm needles (or size to obtain gauge with) 

TOOLS

• A tapestry needle or crochet hook to weave in the ends
• 6 removable stitch markers
• A cable needle in the same size as your main fabric needle (optional, as you can also work all cables without a cable needle)

REQUIRED

• You can meet the deadline (Sep 18th 2025).
• You need to get gauge. Working the pattern at a different gauge is not possible.
• It is okay to use other yarn(s) than the ones suggested in the pattern, as long as you get exact gauge.
• You don't make changes to the pattern without talking to me first.
• You keep an eye out for the messages here in the yarnpond chat, as this is the ONLY place where I answer questions and announce potential pattern updates.

On Sep 18th 2025 you have:

• knit the complete sweater, washed and blocked it
• created a Ravelry project page for it that is connected to the pattern (use the pre-release code TEST-HHK-ZDPMJN to establish the connection)
• added at least 2 good qualitiy pictures of the worn sweater taken outside during daylight to your Ravelry project
• filled out the feedback form here on yarnpond

OPTIONAL

It would be wonderful if you could share as many pictures as you feel comfortable with on Instagram or on your preferred social media. Both progress pictures and finished object pictures are welcome. As the release of the Nephele Sweater will be in autumn, it would be very much appreciated if you'd share pictures then, too. But this part is completely optional.

The designer is offering discounted or free pattern(s) to testers

Every tester who meets the requirements will get:

• the final version of the pattern, when the test is over and the pattern went through a final round of tech editing.
• a 50% discount code that can be used for all my self-published patterns in my Ravelry store. I will send the code out to all testers who met all requirements when the test is over.

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.