Spritz Stripes Nua by Carol Feller

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

Celebrate the coming of spring with a lightweight fun sweater. Loose fitting with delicate lace stripes it’s perfect for over that pretty spring dress.

Knit in the round from the bottom up, the body splits at the yoke and the front and back are worked separately. Sleeves are picked up from the armhole and worked in the round to the cuff.

SIZE

To Fit Actual Bust Circumference up to: 31.5 (35, 38.5, 40.75, 44.25, 46.5, 49.75, 53.25, 55.5)“ / 80 (89, 98, 103.5, 112.5, 118, 126.5, 135.5, 141) cm.

5-7” / 12.5-18 cm positive ease recommended.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Bust Circumference: 36.5 (40, 43.5, 45.75, 49.25, 51.5, 54.75, 58.25, 60.5)“ / 93 (101.5, 110.5, 116, 125, 131, 139, 148, 153.5) cm.

Size 40” / 101.5 cm modelled with 6.5”/ 16.5 cm positive ease.

Length: 24.25 (24.5, 25.25, 25.75, 26, 26.5, 27.25, 28, 28.75)” / 61.5 (62.5, 64, 65.5, 66, 67.5, 69, 71, 73.5) cm

MATERIALS

Yarn

Stolen Stitches ‘Nua Sport’ (60% Merino, 20% Yak, 20% Linen; 153 yds / 140 m per 1.76 oz / 50 g); Colour: Angry Monkey (9307); 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10) skeins

Approximate Yardage: 811 (876, 969, 1025, 1103, 1177, 1279, 1391, 1478) yds / 742 (800, 887, 938, 1009, 1077, 1170, 1272, 1352) m

Needles & Notions

US size 6 / 4 mm circular needles, 32”/ 80 cm long (or longer for bigger sizes) for body

US size 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles, 32”/ 80 cm long for sleeves

or

Set of US size 4 / 3.5mm dpns (if not using magic loop for sleeves)

Always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed, as every knitter’s gauge is unique.

.Tapestry needle

stitch markers

waste yarn or extra needle

size ‘g’ / 4 mm crochet hook

GAUGE

24 sts and 34 rows = 4”/10cm in St St with smaller needle

14 sts and 28 rows = 4”/10cm in Lace Stripe or Lace Yoke Pattern with larger needle blocked

24 sts and 44 rows = 4”/10cm in Garter Stitch with larger needle

TECHNIQUES INCLUDED

Jeny’s Stretchy cast-on and bind-off, short rows, I-Cord bind-off, cable cast-on and stretchy 3-needle bind-off.