Full Bloom

Full Bloom is a bold and beautiful celebration of flowers and nature at its absolute best. This top-down, circular yoke sweater features all-over colourwork to create a design that is addictive to knit and striking to wear. CONSTRUCTION This garment is worked top-down, in the round. After the neckband, short row shaping is incorporated to optimise fit. The yoke features a stranded colourwork pattern which continues into the body and sleeves. Once the yoke is completed, stitches are separated into body and sleeves, which are each worked separately and in the round. The waistband and cuffs are finished with ribbing. SIZING GUIDE This garment is graded into sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10). Recommended positive ease is 4+” / 10+ cm at the chest circumference. Finished Garment Chest Circumference: 36 (40, 44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64, 68, 72)" 90 (100, 110, 120, 130) (140, 150, 160, 170, 180) cm GAUGE Using 4 mm / US size 6 needles, or needle size required to meet gauge, 22 stitches over 30 rounds in both stockinette stitch and colourwork, wet blocked, creates a 4x4” / 10x10 cm square. YARN The sample has been worked using Primrose Yarn Co. yarn: Main Colour: Rose Sport 3 ply yarn (100% American Superwash Merino; 298 m / 325 yds per 100 g) in colourway Morticia. Contrast Colour: Homestead Sport 2ply yarn (100% American Superwash Merino; 228 m / 250 yds per ~75 g) in colourway Crimson Peak. YARDAGE (includes ~10% excess) Main Colour: 719 (764, 806, 931, 970) (1015, 1131, 1174, 1211, 1330) metres 787 (835, 882, 1019, 1062) (1110, 1238, 1284, 1324, 1455) yards 241 (256, 270, 313, 326) (341, 380, 394, 406, 446) grams Contrast Colour: 594 (629, 661, 772, 802) (837, 945, 980, 1007, 1114) metres 650 (688, 723, 845, 878) (915, 1034, 1072, 1102, 1219) yards 198 (210, 220, 257, 267) (279, 315, 327, 336, 371) grams TOOLS & NOTIONS 3.25 mm / US size 3 circular needles (to work neckband, cuffs and waistband; varying cable lengths would be helpful) 4 mm / US size 6 circular needles (to work yoke, body and sleeves; varying cable lengths would be helpful) 1 marker scrap yarn tapestry needle to weave in ends SKILLS REQUIRED -long tail cast on -joining and working in the round -working half-twisted ribbing -working left and right lifted increases -German short row shaping -reading colourwork charts -working stranded colourwork with two colours -long tail cast on with two colours -working a repeating pattern of decreases -decreasing using K2tog and SSK -standard bind off