Knit your way through each colorwork section to dig up a perfectly prehistoric sweater! With bite sized skulls, dinosaur bodies, and nature-inspired motifs, you’ll fly through this pattern at the speed of a Quetzalcoatlus!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Needles
US6 (4 mm) circular needles (or size needed to obtain gauge).
Varying cable lengths are recommended to accommodate yoke, body, and sleeve circumferences.

(Optional) Set of 4 or 5 double pointed needles in same size as main circular needles for small circumference knitting (sleeves).

US3 (3.25 mm) circular needles or a set of 4 or 5 double pointed needles for collar, body hem, and sleeve cuffs.

Notions
Tapestry needle
5 - 7 Stitch markers; additional stitch markers as desired for smaller
repeat sections
3 Stitch holders or waste yarn
(Optional) Row counter

YARN AND GAUGE

Gauge
24 stitches and 26 rounds for 4” (10 cm) square measured over colorwork pattern in the round after blocking

Yarn
Two or more contrasting colors in DK weight yarn. Sizes for this garment are shown in the pattern as 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8).

Sample uses Yarnaceous Fibers Bronto DK base (85% superwash merino wool and 15% nylon; 246 yd / 225 m per 100 g) using colorway Natrolite (cream) as Color A, and Orange Kyanite and Crysocolla (teal) as Color B.

Length Required (Includes 10% Excess)
Color A: 463 (577, 690, 804, 917)(1030, 1144, 1256) yards
423 (528, 631, 735, 839)(942, 1046, 1148) meters

Color B: 412 (514, 615, 716, 817)(918, 1020, 1120) yards
377 (470, 562, 655, 747)(839, 933, 1024) meters

If using more than one color for Color B (as shown in the sample), divide the total yards/meters needed by the number of colors you plan to use to get a rough estimate of what you’ll need.

SIZING

Sizes for this garment are shown in the pattern as: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8).

Recommended positive ease is 2” - 6” / 5 - 15 cm at the chest.
Sizes below are rounded to the nearest half inch / half centimeter.

Chest Circumference: 26” (33”, 39.5”, 46”, 52.5”)(59”, 65.5”, 72”) / 66 (84, 100.5, 117, 133.5)(150, 166.5, 183) cm

Yoke Depth: 7” (8”, 9.5”, 11”, 11”)(13”, 13”, 13”) / 18 (20.5, 24, 28, 28)(33, 33, 33) cm

Body Length from Underarm: 16” / 40.5 cm

If sharing your progress and finished piece on Instagram or other social networks, please use the hashtag #ExcavationSweater and happy knitting, friend!