This sweet top is inspired by three themes from the Spring/Summer 2009 catwalk collections; ruffles, acid brights and the eighties style. It is incredibly simple to knit, with most of the interesting shape deriving from how the sweater is sewn up once the front and back pieces are knitted.
If you have never tried intarsia before, it is a great pattern to try it out on, as there are only a few yarn changes across a row and big blocks of colour. If you don’t fancy the intarsia stripes, you can also knit the sweater in one solid colour, making the ruffled sleeve detail become the most important feature.

pattern includes intarsia chart.