Chubasco Sweater

Job type	Test knit
Description	The Chubasco sweater features a hi-low, standard-fitting, drop shoulder silhouette, with straight sleeves and a mock turtle neck. It’s worked flat in 4 pieces (front back and sleeves) bottom-up, and is then seamed together. After the back and front are joined, stitches are picked to create the turtle neck. This pattern includes instructions for waist, hip and tunic lengths for both the front and back pieces, so you can combine them as you prefer. There are six options to combine the different lengths: Option 1: cropped front and hip-length back. Option 2: cropped front and back. Option 3: hip-length front and back. Option 4: tunic-length front and back. Option 5: cropped front and tunic-length back. Option 6: hip-length front and tunic-length back.
Difficulty	Moderate
Due date	2020-03-20
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	Kate Barrios Designs
Spots available	13
Sizes required	1 : 2 testers needed 2 : 1 testers needed 3 : 1 testers needed 4 : 2 testers needed 5 : 2 testers needed 6 : 1 testers needed 7 : 2 testers needed 8 : 2 testers needed
Finished measurements	Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8) Model with bust size 42 in shown in size 3 with 2 in/5 cm positive ease. Final Measurements Bust at underarm: 34 (38, 44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64) in/86.5 (95.5, 111.5, 122, 132) (142, 152.5, 162.5) cm Finished Cropped Length: 18 ¼ (19 ½, 20 ¼, 20 ½, 21) (21 ½, 21 ½, 21 ¾) in/46.5 (49.5, 51.5, 52, 53) (54.5, 54.5, 55) cm Finished Length to Hip: 21 ½ (23, 23 ¾, 24 ¼, 24 ¾) (25 ¼, 25 ½, 26) in/54.5 (58.5, 60.5, 61.5, 63) (64, 65, 66) cm Tunic Finished Length : 27 ½ (29, 29 ¾, 30 ¼, 30 ¾) (31 ¼, 31 ½, 32) in/70 (73.5, 75.5, 77, 78) (79.5, 80, 81.5) cm Ease intended: 2 to 4 in/5 to 10 cm
Gauge	20 sts and 28 rows = 4 in /10 cm in Reverse Stockinette stitch with US size 6/4 mm needles after blocking .
Charted or written pattern	Both
Skills required	Techniques used: Knit & purl, slip stitches, Front & back cross, cast-on and bind-off Decreasing stitches Specialty bind-off: sloped bind-off for back and front neck Working from written instructions Picking up stitches Blocking Seaming: Mattress stitch, Horizontal seams (join shoulders), Vertical to Horizontal seams (join sleeves).
Construction type	Knit flat, seamed pieces.
Yarn support	There is a discount available for the recommended yarn!
Required or recommended yarn	Julie Asselin Leizu Worsted worsted weight yarn (4 oz/115 g; 200 yd/185 m; 90% superwash merino/10% silk), or any worsted weight yarn with similar composition.
Yardage	From Approximately 19.5 (22, 23.5, 29, 31) (32, 35, 37) oz/550 (624, 668, 819, 887) (906, 995, 1052) g; 968 (1098, 1175, 1442, 1561) (1595, 1751, 1851) yd/884 (1004, 1074, 1318, 1427) (1458, 1600, 1692) m. to Approximately 28 (32.5, 38, 42, 46) (47, 51, 55) oz/798 (919, 1076, 1199, 1299) (1330, 1449, 1554) g; 1405 (1618, 1894, 2111, 2286) (2340, 2550, 2735) yd/1284 (1479, 1731, 1930, 2090) (2139, 2331, 2500) m.
Tools required	Needles US size 6/4 mm needles or size to obtain correct gauge. Notions Stitch markers or waste yarn. Tapestry needle.
Ownership of the finished item	The finished item is yours to keep.
Requirements from the maker	I will need you to share your progress at least once a week with pictures with me, and to share at least once a week via instagram using the patterns hashtags and tagging me in the post or story. I will also need you to create a project page in Ravelry linked to the pattern page, and add 1 good quality picture once you finish the test. Finally, I will need you to give me detailed notes on the pattern based on a survey I will send you. The sample (size 3) was knitted in about 50 hours.
Rewards from the designer	The designer is offering discounted or free pattern(s) to testers You will get the final version of the pattern, as well as a free pattern from my self-published patterns on my Ravelry Store once the test is over.
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. 2019-12-02: Completed back 2019-12-16: Completed front 2020-01-06: Completed sleeves 2020-01-13: Finished seamed and blocked

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