Petricor

Petricor is the fifth design of my Einaudi Collection, a series of knitwear designs inspired by pieces of music by the composer Ludovico Einaudi. The music of Petricor is minimalist yet atmospheric, with simple repeated musical patterns that combine and grow in intensity as the piece progresses to its climax before fading away. In the same way, the colourwork of my Petricor design combines simple repeating patterns that grow in complexity towards the middle of the sweater and then fade out in the lower body and sleeves. The resulting design is sparse yet striking. SAMPLE The wearer is 5’10” with a 37” chest circumference. The sample has been worked in size L, giving the wearer 7.5” / 19cm of positive ease at the chest. The yoke depth has been increased by ~0.5” / 1.5cm by working 4 rounds of Body Colourwork Chart 1 before separating for body and sleeves. The sleeves have been worked without the optional Sleeve Circumference Extension. SIZING GUIDE This garment is graded into sizes XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL). Recommended positive ease is 4-10” / 10-25cm at the chest. Chest Circumference: 34.25 (37.75, 41.25, 44.5, 48) (54.75, 58.25, 61.75, 65.25)" / 85.5 (94.5, 103, 111.5, 120) (137, 145.5, 154.5, 163)cm. GAUGE Using 3.25mm / US size 3 needles, or needle size required to meet gauge, 28 stitches over 34 rounds in stockinette stitch, blocked, creates a 4x4”/10x10cm square. Neckband, waistband and cuff circumferences assume you are working 8 sts per 1” / 2.5cm. YARN The Petricor sample has been worked using Explorer Knits and Fibers’ Denali Sock base (80% Superwash Merino / 20% Nylon; 366m / 400yds per 100g) in colourways Timber as the main colour and Wallflower as the contrast colour. YARDAGE (includes ~10% excess) Main Colour: 910 (989, 1091, 1188, 1243) (1396, 1493, 1571, 1617) metres / 996 (1082, 1193, 1299, 1360) (1527, 1633, 1719, 1769) yards / 249 (270, 298, 325, 340) (382, 408, 430, 442) grams. Contrast Colour: 257 (286, 325, 354, 372) (429, 458, 498, 515) metres / 281 (313, 356, 388, 407) (469, 501, 545, 564) yards / 70 (78, 89, 97, 102) (117, 125, 136, 141) grams. TOOLS & NOTIONS 2.75mm / US size 2 circular needles (to work neckband, cuffs and waistband; varying cable lengths would be helpful) 3.25mm / US size 3 circular needles (to work yoke, body and sleeves; varying cable lengths would be helpful) 1 removable marker scrap yarn tapestry needle to weave in ends SKILLS REQUIRED -Long tail cast on -Joining and working in the round -Half-twisted ribbing pattern -Left and right lifted increases -Reading stranded colourwork charts -Working stranded colourwork with two colours -Separating yoke into body and sleeves -Long tail cast on with two colours -Decreasing using K2tog and SSK -Standard bind off