Choose Your Own Ombre by Holly Sorkin

Choose Your Own Ombre

Knitting
December 2022
yarn held together
Lace
+ Lace
+ Lace
+ Lace
= Bulky (7 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
812 - 1940 yards (742 - 1774 m)
Children’s size 2 (4, 6, 8, 10)
English
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Just like those excellent Choose Your Own Adventure books from back in the day, the Choose Your Own Ombré Sweater offers an awesome new adventure every time the pattern is worked. The sweater uses four strands of lace weight yarn, held together to make a bulky weight gauge. By swapping in a single strand of one color and removing another every few rounds, the effect is a mesmerizing ombré that is totally customizable.

This top-down yoke sweater has a bulky fit and falls below the natural waist. It is a quick knit that relies on common techniques for an easy-level project, however holding four strands together increases the difficulty.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference 25.5 (28, 31.5, 33, 35.5)”/ 65 (71, 80, 84, 90)cm includes approximately 4 (4, 6, 6, 6)”/ 10 (10, 15, 15, 15)cm positive ease.
Total length (neck to hem) 11.5 (12.5, 14, 16, 18)”/ 29.2 (31.8, 35.6, 40.6, 45.7)cm.

YARN
If using Knitpicks Aloft:
1 (1, 1, 2, 2) ball(s) each CC1 & CC4
1 (2, 2, 2, 3) ball(s) each CC2 & CC3

If using a similar yarn:
153 (185, 250, 293, 373) yards / 140 (169, 229, 268, 341) meters each CC1 & CC4
253 (311, 388, 469, 597) yards / 231 (284, 355, 429, 546) meters each CC3 & CC2