(TEST IS FULL) TEST CALL: Caeli Sweater

TEST IS NOW FULL.

Deadline: 24-Aug-25

We're starting a test for #caelisweater - seamless, top-down sweater knitted in fingering and lace weight yarns.

Note that this is an intermediate difficulty pattern. Ability to read charts is required.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished chest circumference: 

• 85 (95, 105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165) cm
• 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66)”

Designed to be worn with 5-10 cm / 2-4” positive ease around the chest.

To apply for testing, please fill out this form: https://go.zaneteknits.com/apply-to-test

Other details of the design:

Yarn: Fingering weight yarn (as Opaque) and a strand of lace-weight mohair (as Sheer). Depending on the length of the sweater, allow approximately:

Opaque yarn:

• 485 (520, 565, 605, 660, 705, 750, 790, 835) m 
• 530 (570, 620, 665, 720, 770, 820, 865, 915) yds 

Sheer yarn:

• 520 (570, 625, 680, 735, 795, 860, 925, 985) m 
• 565 (620, 685, 745, 800, 870, 940, 1010, 1080) yds 

Yarn used in the sample (size 2) is 3 skeins of Pascuali Pinta (60% Organic Virgin Merino, 20% Mulberry silk, 20% Ramie; 212 m [232 yds] / 50 g) in colour 00 as the Opaque Yarn and 2 balls of Pascuali Mohair Bliss (60% Organic Superkid Mohair, 40% Mulberry silk; 300 m [328 yds] / 25 g) in colour 827 as the Sheer yarn.

Difficulty: Intermediate. Ability to read charts is required.

Gauge: 24 sts & 32 rows = 10 cm / 4” 

• Opaque yarn: in stockinette on smaller needles, worked flat and in the round, blocked.
• Sheer yarn: in stockinette on larger needles, worked in the round, blocked. 

Suggested needles: 

• 3.25 mm (US 3) or needle size that gets the gauge for Opaque yarn; circulars with sharp tips, 60-100 cm / 24-40″ long and (optional) DPNs for small circumference knitting
• 4.00 mm (US 6) or needle size that gets the gauge for Sheer yarn; circulars with sharp tips, 60-100 cm / 24-40″ long and (optional) DPNs for small circumference knitting 

Notions: Stitch markers, locking markers, row counter, spare circular needle in smaller size, tape measure, stitch holders or waste yarn, tapestry needle. 

Techniques used: Lifted increases, lace knitting, Backwards loop cast-on, knitting in the round, grafting

Construction notes: The sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down. It starts by casting on stitches for the back neckline and shaping the shoulders using lifted increases.  

Stitches are then picked up along the back shoulders to create the front shoulders, working each side separately with increases to shape the front neckline.  

Next, stitches for sleeves are picked up along the front shoulder edges, and the yoke is worked in one piece down to the underarm. Increases are added along the sleeves, and body during this section.  

The sleeves are separated, and the body is worked in one piece down to the desired length with optional waist shaping.  

The sleeves are worked separately in the round down to the cuffs.  

The collar is added by picking up stitches along the neckline and working in the round.