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General Information

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Skills Used: Knit, purl, ssk, k2tog, German short rows, knitted cast-on

Gauge: 25 stitches and 36 rows = 4 x 4”/ 10 x 10 cm in stockinette in the round, blocked, with main needle
Choose a finished size with 1 - 6” (2.5 - 15 cm) of positive ease at the bust depending on your style

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7 (8, 9, 10) 11, 12, 13

Finished Bust Sizes correspond to Sizes:

34.5 (36.5, 38.5, 40.25) 42.25, 44.25, 46 (48, 50, 51.75) 55.75, 59.5, 63.25” / 86.5 (91, 96, 101) 105.5, 110.5, 115 (120, 125, 129.5) 139, 149, 158.5 cm

Materials

DyeHouse Yarns by Serial Knitters Cherry Creek Fingering 80/20% SW Merino/Nylon 100g / 450 yds / 411 m

Cherry Creek Fingering
MC: 3 (3, 3, 3) 3, 3, 3 (4, 4, 4) 4, 4, 4 skeins
CC: 1 (1, 1, 1) 1, 1, 1 (1, 1, 1) 1, 1, 1 skein(s)

Yarn Consumption (approximate)

Cherry Creek Fingering:

Main Color (MC):
Yards: 1141 (1175, 1208, 1242) 1276, 1309, 1390 (1417, 1453, 1488) 1560, 1623, 1694
Grams: 254, (261, 269, 276) 283, 291, 309 (315, 323, 331) 347, 361, 376
Meters: 1043 (1074, 1105, 1136) 1166, 1197, 1271 (1296, 1328, 1361) 1426, 1484, 1549
Contrasting Color (CC):
Yards: 185 (197, 208, 220) 232, 243, 255 (255, 266, 278) 301, 313, 336
Grams: 41 (44, 46, 49) 51, 54, 57 (57, 59, 62) 67, 69, 75
Meters: 169 (180, 191, 201) 212, 222, 233 (233, 244, 254) 275, 286, 307

Sample sweater is a size 2 with approximate 3” positive ease using DyeHouse Yarns by Serial Knitters Cherry Creek Fingering colorways: Uniform for main color, and Guava for contrasting colorwork

Needles:

US 2 / 2.75 mm circular needles, 16, 24, or 32” (40, 60, or 80 cm) long (small needle) and/or DPNs for neck and sleeves ribbing, or longer circular for magic loop
US 3 / 3.25 mm circular needle, 24, 32, 40, or 47” (60, 80, 100, or 120 cm) long (or one size smaller than gauge needle) for body ribbing
US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needle, 24, 32, 40, or 47” (60, 80, 100, or 120 cm) long (main needle or size for gauge) for body and sleeves

Notions:
Stitch marker for marking BOR plus several optional stitch markers for marking pattern repeats, darning needle for weaving in ends, waste yarn or stitch holders for sleeves