Choose Your Own Fungi

This sweater is all about customization. There are 11 sizes to choose from, instructions for long and short sleeves, 22 charts to mix and match and make it just right for you, and instructions for yoke only or full colourwork. After designing the Choose Your Own Adventure sweater pattern I became enamoured with the idea of creating sweater patterns with a plethora of charts to choose from to make your sweater truly unique. It seemed fitting that the next design incorporated the Wee Fieldmouse, of which I am so fond. That idea blossomed into a forest floor theme with fungi, critters and flora. The colours I chose from Numana Yarns were part of my vision for an enchanted forest. The speckles and dots in the pattern make me think of the dust motes and pollen floating through the air, which can be a most magical sight. Choose from the extra large chart of the wee fieldmouse or fairy, 7 large charts of fungi and leaves, 6 medium charts with frogs, snails, vines, ferns, and more mushrooms, and 7 smaller charts with dust motes, ferns and delicate flowers. I have written this pattern as if you are a single main colour and one contrast colour but have listed the colours and charts used for the samples. This sweater is knit top down, in the round. Finished Chest Sizes 33 (36½, 40, 43, 46, 49½, 53, 56, 59, 62½, 66) inches 82.5 (91, 100, 107.5, 115, 124, 132.5, 140, 147.5, 156, 165) cm Yarn Numana Yarns [ 420 yds (384 m)/ 115 g; 80% Superwash Merino Wool, 20% Nylon; Fingering Weight]. Samples were made using Purple Crush, Feeling Foxy, Shadowed Moss, Fall Spice, Shadowed Velvet, Wake Up Juice. Yardage table on page 6 lists yardage required for full sleeves and 1 MC and 1 CC. Needles and Notions Collar and Ribs - Circular needles US2 (2.75 mm) 16 inches (40cm) and 40 inches (100 cm) (or length required for chest size), or size needed to obtain gauge Yoke, Body and Sleeves - Circular needles US3 (3.25 mm) 16 inches (40cm) and 40 inches (100cm or length required for chest size), or size needed to obtain gauge Dpns US2 (2.75 mm) AND US3 (3.25 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge Stitch/Place Markers Stitch Holders or waste yarn Tapestry Needle The charts in this pattern can be interchanged with the Choose Your Own Adventure Sweater charts. This pattern has been tech edited by Sigrun Jones and tested by volunteers in sizes 1-9.