Painted Cave

[The Davaar book is now available!][1] **Painted Cave** *A nostalgic pullover, with a colourful yoke, named for Davaar’s painted cave.* **Yarn** Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool; 30% Mohair; 100m / 109yds per 25g ball) A Lochan: 7 (8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 13) x 25g balls All sizes: 1 ball of each of the following shades B Hirst C Garth D Cranachan E Cowslip If you wish to add more than 2.5cm / 1in length to body or sleeves, you may need an extra skein of shade A. **Needles and Notions** Gauge-size and below gauge-size circular needles of appropriate lengths for working body, yoke, and neckline Gauge-size and below gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences Stitch markers of two types, x and y Waste yarn for holding stitches Tapestry needle **Gauge** 28 sts and 36 rounds to 10cm / 4in over colourwork pattern and stockinette in the round using gauge-size needle. If your gauge tends to tighten when working small circumferences or colourwork, you may need to go up a needle size for sleeves and yoke. Use 3.25mm needle as a starting point for swatching. **Sizes** Finished chest: 85.5 (90, 97, 101.5, 108.5, 117.5, 127.5, 138, 146.5) cm / 33¾ (35½, 38¼, 40, 42¾, 46¼, 50¼, 54¼, 57¾) in **Pattern notes** This colourwork pullover is knitted from the bottom up, all in one piece. The body is made first, followed by the sleeves, before joining together and working the colourwork yoke from a chart. [1]: https://www.shopkdd.com/davaar