Chime is a cropped, floaty sweater with contrasting stripes and vast billowing sleeves.

Layer it over a tank top or strappy dress, or under a pinafore or dungarees. However you wear it you’ll have plenty of fun swanning about in the fun, floofy (and slightly impractical) sleeves.***

Size information

This sweater is designed to be worn with 10 - 20 cm positive ease. It’s a fairly flexible knit, though, and would also work with a little negative ease, or quite a lot more positive ease.

size a / b / c / d / e / f / g
1 80 / 64 / 22 / 44 / 31 / 13 / 44
2 90 / 64 / 22 / 44 / 33 / 13 / 44
3 100 / 66 / 22 / 44 / 35 / 15 / 43
4 110 / 68 / 28 / 44 / 38 / 15 / 43
5 120 / 68 / 28 / 44 / 40 / 15 / 42
6 130 / 69 / 28 / 44 / 43 / 17 / 42
7 140 / 69 / 28 / 44 / 46 / 17 / 41
8 150 / 72 / 35 / 50 / 49 / 17 / 41
9 160 / 72 / 35 / 50 / 52 / 18 / 40
10 170 / 72 / 35 / 50 / 56 / 18 / 40

a: chest
b: neckline
c: yoke depth
d: length, neck to hem
e: sleeve at upper arm
f: sleeve at wrist
g: sleeve length

All measurements are in centimetres.

All measurements provided here are for the completed sweater - you should choose the size that gives you the correct amount of ease.

Yarn

This sweater is knit using two very different yarns.

Yarn A: Look for something strong and lustrous for yarn A. A silk or silk-blend yarn is perfect, but tencel or mercerised cotton could also work well. This yarn is used for the areas of the sweater that need a little strength - collar, cuffs, underarms and hem - so a yarn that doesn’t snap easily is needed here.

Yarn B: For yarn B you’re looking for fluff! Mohair is perfect, but a brushed suri alpaca would also work well. Look for a yarn that’s light and fluffy, and gives a pleasing loose fabric when knitted at a loose gauge.

The samples here use:
Caitin Silk (100% mulberry silk, 100gr/ 400m) for yarn A
Caitin Fluff (68% mohair, 32% silk, 50gr/ 400m) for yarn B.

The darker grey colourway is Chasing Shadows and the lighter sea green shade is We’re So Far From Shore Now

Yarn requirements

size yarn A / yarn B / extra stripe - A / extra stripe - B
1 280 / 430 / 30 / 25
2 300 / 450 / 35 / 30
3 330 / 480 / 40 / 35
4 360 / 570 / 45 / 40
5 380 / 590 / 45 / 40
6 410 / 640 / 50 / 45
7 430 / 660 / 55 / 45
8 540 / 800 / 60 / 50
9 560 / 830 / 60 / 50
10 580 / 860 / 65 / 50

All yarn requirements are in metres.