Yoke Meditation Series 7

This design has a slightly more relaxed, oversized fit that feels comfortable and easy to wear. Worked at a sport weight gauge, the fabric has a lovely drape that's perfect for transitional weather.

The sweater includes an interesting neckband detail with a double-knit ridge, for which there's a full tutorial, and a fun decrease detail near the sleeve cuffs. And if you look closely at the colourwork when it's being worn, some of the fragments unintentionally look like little piglet faces or upside-down ghosts, which has been a source of amusement.

It is worked seamlessly from the top down in the round. The pattern includes Ladderback Jacquard charts and video tutorials, as well as chart options for lighter and darker main colours.

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

Finished chest circumference:

• 97 (104.5, 115.5, 124.5, 135.5, 146, 157, 166, 177) cm
• 38¾ (41¾, 46¼, 49¾, 54¼, 58½, 62¾, 66½, 70¾)"

Designed to be worn with 15–20 cm / 6–8" positive ease around the chest.

Gauge

26 sts & 34 rows = 10 cm / 4" in stranded colourwork in the round, blocked.

Yardage

Fingering/sport weight. Depending on the length of the sweater and shaping option, allow approximately:

Main colour (MC):

• 1240 (1320, 1430, 1545, 1655, 1760, 1890, 1985, 2110) m
• 1355 (1445, 1565, 1690, 1810, 1925, 2065, 2170, 2310) yds

Contrast colour (CC):

• 260 (280, 305, 320, 330, 365, 380, 410, 430) m
• 285 (305, 335, 350, 365, 400, 415, 450, 470) yds

Yarn in Sample

Yarns used in sample (size 2) are 5 skeins of Cumbria Fingering (90% wool, 10% mohair; 300 m [328 yds] / 100 g) in colourway Blenchatra as main colour and 1 cake of Transitions (50% alpaca, 50% Highland wool; 300 m [328 yds] / 100 g) in colourway Zephyr Melt as contrast colour.

Needles

• 2.75 mm (US 2) or needle size required to obtain gauge. These should be circulars 60–100 cm / 24–40" long and/or DPNs for small circumference knitting.

Notions

Stitch markers, locking stitch markers and/or bobby pins if using Japanese short rows, row counter, stitch holder, tapestry needle, measuring tape, contrasting waste yarn and spare set of circular needles in the same size.

Techniques

Knitting in the round, short rows, stranded knitting, lifted increases, Ladderback jacquard.

Notes

The sweater is knit in the round, starting with a cast-on at the neckline base. Increases are worked, followed by short rows to raise the back of the neck. Next, the contrast colour is added, and the colourwork chart is followed up to the sleeve and body separation.

The body and sleeves are then worked separately in the round. The body can be shaped or left straight, and the sleeves are decreased to the wrist. Both the body and sleeve lengths can be easily adjusted. The hem and cuffs are finished with a 2x2 rib and a stretchy bind-off.

Finally, stitches are picked up around the neckline base to knit the neckband.