Tulip Tunic

**DETAILS** The Tulip Tunic is a cozy, oversized boxy garment designed to envelop you in warmth and style. This drop sleeve style sweater is knit seamlessly from the bottom up with engaging colorwork on the body, integrated turtle neck and shoulder shaping for the perfect fit. The colorwork is worked in stranded knitting and has instructions for where to pick up stitches and where and how to work Ladderback Jaquard (link to video tutorial included). These instructions and techniques for the colorwork will keep the lines of your tulip motifs crisp and graphic for a fun Spring inspired look. **GAUGE** 20 sts & 24 rows for 4”/10 cm on US 7/4.5 mm needles in the colorwork pattern. **FIT & SIZE** To fit your bust measurements with 6 to 10” or 15 to 25 cm of positive ease. 40 (44, 48, 53, 57, 62, 66, 70)” or 100 (110, 120, 132.5, 142.5, 155, 165, 175) cm for finished bust measurement of garment. Sample knit in a size 3 on a 38” or 97 cm bust. **YARN** • MC = Primrose Yarn Co. Replay Worsted color Neon Grey. 100% Upcycled Wool Blend. 300 yards or 274 meters per 130-gram skein. Required: 1258 (1384, 1510, 1667, 1793, 1950, 2076, 2202) yards or 1151 (1266, 1381, 1525, 1640, 1783, 1899, 2014) meters. • CC1 = Fiber MacGyver Suri Silk color Lemon. 74% Baby Suri Alpaca, 26% Silk. 328 yards or 300 meters per 50-gram skein. Required: 235 (259, 282, 311, 335, 364, 388, 411) yards or 215 (237, 258, 285, 306, 333, 355, 376) meters. • CC2 = Primrose Yarn Co. Homestead Sport color Undergrowth. 100% Wool - Merino. 250 yards or 229 meters per 78-gram skein. Required: 235 (259, 282, 311, 335, 364, 388, 411) yards or 215 (237, 258, 285, 306, 333, 355, 376) meters. **NEEDLES & NOTIONS** • US 5/3.75 mm needles – hem, collar & cuffs (2 needle sizes smaller than that of gauge). • US 7/4.5 mm needles - body and sleeves (needles to meet gauge). • Optional US 8/5.0 mm needles - colorwork • 8 (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) stitch markers for pattern repeat plus one distinct marker for BOR. • Waste yarn or Barber Cord to hold sts & Tapestry needle to sew in all the ends.