Staffin Lite

Staffin Lite is a lighter gauge version of the Staffin pattern. The pattern includes a sweater, which has short and long sleeve options, and a vest. The pattern comes in to gauges, DK weight and Fingering weight. [The Worsted Weight version of the Staffin can be found here.][1] Staffin is a top-down textured knit with bands of ribbing, purl details and Estonian Buttons. The texture makes it engaging and moreish to knit up, whilst being simple to memorise. The sweater/tee is a raglan construction. The vest is worked first by knitting the back, then picking up for the fronts and finally joining in the round. **Gauge**: DK: 20 stitches and 32 rows per 10 cm/4 inches Fingering: 28 stitches and 40 rows per 10 cm/4 inches **Sizing**: *DK Sweater AND Vest Sizes: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) Finished Chest: (72, 84, 96, 108, 120) (132, 144, 156, 168, 180) cm/(28.25, 33, 37.75, 42.5, 47.25) (52, 56.75, 61.5, 66.25, 70.75) inches **Sizing**: *Fingering Sweater AND Vest Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) Finished Chest: 77 (85.5, 94.5, 103, 111.5, 120, 128.5) (137, 145.5, 154.5, 163, 171.5, 180) cm/30.25 (33.75, 37, 40.5, 43.75, 47.25, 50.5) (54, 57.25, 60.75, 64, 67.5, 70.75) inches *Recommended ease:* 6-12 cm/2.25-4.75 inches of positive ease is recommended, meaning you should pick a size that is 6-12 cm/2.25-4.75 inches larger than your chest measurement. Yardage: *DK Sweater* *Short Sleeve:* (503, 582, 670, 743, 833) (912, 1017, 1221, 1336, 1431) meters/(548, 635, 731, 810, 908) (994, 1108, 1331, 1456, 1560) yards *Long Sleeve*: (788, 860, 983, 1063, 1186) (1260, 1412, 1724, 1876, 2008) meters/(859, 937, 1071, 1158, 1293) (1373, 1539, 1879, 2045, 2189) yards *DK Vest* (486, 573, 661, 729, 827) (909, 1012, 1226, 1344, 1440) meters/(530, 624, 721, 794, 901) (991, 1103, 1337, 1465, 1570) yards *Fingering Sweater* *Short Sleeve*: 499 (553, 618, 665, 749, 782, 854) (1006, 1043, 1127, 1195, 1249, 1316) meters/543 (603, 673, 725, 816, 852, 931) (1097, 1137, 1229, 1302, 1361, 1434) yards *Long Sleeve:* 766 (812, 910, 964, 1079, 1107, 1224) (1441, 1478, 1597, 1699, 1753, 1855) meters/835 (885, 991, 1051, 1176, 1206, 1334) (1571, 1611, 1741, 1852, 1911, 2022) yards *Fingering Vest* 486 (545, 608, 656, 740, 772, 841) (1007, 1047, 1132, 1198, 1256, 1323) meters/ 531 (596, 665, 718, 810, 844, 920) (1102, 1145, 1238, 1310, 1374, 1447) yards **Yarn** The samples were knit in Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino (held single for fingering and double for DK). Other yarns that could be used: DK: Drops Belle, Drops Daisy, Sock yarn + mohair, Sandnesgarn Duo, Sandnesgarn Line. Fingering: Sandnesgarn Tynn Line, Gepard Wool Cotton 3, KFO Pure Silk. Techniques Used [Estonian Button][2] [German Short Rows][3] [Reading a Chart][4] [Picking up Stitches][5] [1]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/staffin-2 [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlNt-X3R_6g [3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoScYNW9LrU&t=2s [4]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56xhtApuEZo [5]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHbP11wG9K0&t=1s