Coming October 23, 2024! Previewing early for Rhinebeck and Cakepalooza shoppers!

Find Jolly DK at the Yarnbyrds truck at Cakepalooza on Friday October 18th, along with this sweater and tons of other samples.

The SLEIGH RIDE SWEATER is a classic top-down yoke with a winter-worthy antlered reindeer motif. We used a fuzzy cashmere-blend lace weight held double for the yoke detail, but any yarn that gets you gauge will work.

We gave our sample an extra Christmas kick with a single duplicate stitch on the nose of our central reindeer to give him a red Rudolph nose.

Take care, as there are some long floats in this chart and with the high contrast, catching floats carefully is a must. We like this photo tutorial from Dianna Walla of Paper Tiger Knits if you need help getting it right.

Sample shown in Size 1, knit by Amalia Siontas.

YARN
Bon Tricot JOLLY DK (87.5% BFL, 12.5% Gotland, 140 y/128 m, 50 g)
6 (7, 8, 8, 9) (9, 10, 11, 12) skeins for MC, shown in colour Sweatshirt

OR 840 (910, 1015, 1090, 1160) (1200, 1300, 1475, 1610) y / 768 (832, 928, 997, 1061) (1098, 1189, 1349, 1472) m of similar DK weight yarn

Yarn Citizen TRINITY CASHMERE (49% baby alpaca, 39% silk, 12% cashmere, 247 y/225 m, 25 g)
1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 2, 2) balls for CC, shown in Raven

OR 120 (140, 140, 160, 180) (220, 260, 280, 280) y / 110 (128, 128, 147, 165) (202, 238, 256, 256) m of similar lace weight yarn (held double throughout).

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
4 mm (US 6) 16”, 24”, and 40” circular needle – or size needed to obtain gauge
3.5 mm (US 4) 16” circular needle – 0.5 mm smaller than gauge needle, for neck
4.5 mm (US 7) – 24” or 32” circular needle or 0.5 mm larger than gauge needle, optional – see note page 5
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Spare yarn or long stitch holders
6” red yarn in DK weight or heavier, optional