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Intarsia and stranded colorwork join forces in the Avis Sweater, an ode to florals and feathered friends in the designer’s home. Multiple shades of yarn work in harmony to give the main colorwork motif a painterly feel. This loose-fitting sweater is worked in the round from the bottom up, then the front and back are separated and worked flat for the intarsia portion.

Difficulty Advanced

Yarn Weight 1

Finished Size 42 ½ (45, 50 ½, 53 ½, 59, 61 ½, 67, 70)“ circumference at underarm. Pullover shown measures 50 ½”; modeled with 10” of positive ease.

Yarn Jamieson’s of Shetland Spindrift (100% pure Shetland wool; 115 yd 105 m/ 7⁄8 oz 25 g): #1300 Aubretia (purple; MC1), 8 (9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17) balls; #617 Lavender (MC2), 5 (5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7) balls; #655 China Blue (pale blue; CC1), #680 Lunar (sky blue; CC2), #700 Royal (royal blue; CC3), #707 Eclipse (dark navy; CC4), #788 Leaf (dark green; CC5), #259 Leprechaun (moss green; CC6), #785 Apple (light green; CC7), #550 Rose (pale pink; CC8), #570 Sorbet (medium pink; CC9), #585 Plum (hot pink; CC10), and #596 Clover (deep mauve; CC11), 1 ball each. Yarn distributed by Simply Shetland.

Needles Sizes 0 (2 mm) and 1 ½ (2.5 mm): 16” and 32” circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); removable m; stitch holders; 4” white yarn and 5” black yarn in fingering weight for bird’s eye; tapestry needle.

Gauge 26 sts and 36 rnds = 4” in St st on larger needle.

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NOTES

• The body of this pullover is worked in the round from the lower edge to the beginning of the Bird and Flowers chart, then the upper front and back are worked separately back and forth. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up around the armholes and the sleeves are worked in the round from the top down.

• The Bird and Flowers chart is worked using the intarsia method, with some stranding across smaller sections. If desired, you may work duplicate stitch in smaller areas. The Lower Body and Cuff charts are worked using the stranded method. Always pick up the background color over the pattern color and pick up the pattern color from under the background color. Keep floats loose. For floats longer than five stitches, tack stranded yarn on the wrong side of the work.