Caitria

Caitria features a contemporary Fair Isle colourwork motif that offers plenty of opportunities for having great fun playing with colour. The motif follows the traditional Fair Isle rules of having no more than two colours per round, and no more than seven consecutive stitches in one colour, so it’s the perfect project for newbies to colourwork, but also offers enough colour versatility and complexity for the more experienced knitter.

Caitria is a top-down seamless yoke sweater that is knit in the round. There is a ribbed neckline followed by short rows at the back of the neck for a comfortable fit. The yoke features contemporary stranded colourwork. There is optional waist and hip shaping to add feminine shape, and the hem and wrist cuffs are finished off with ribbing. The pattern includes a colourwork chart as well as a symbol chart, for you to play around with your own colours.

Language

English

Sizes

XS (S, M, L, XL)(2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

Chest Circumference of Completed Garment

87.5 (95, 106.5, 110.5, 125.5)(133.5, 141, 156, 167.5)cm/35 (38, 42.75, 44.25, 50.25)(53.25, 56.5, 62.5, 67)"

Suggested Needles

4mm (US 6) circular needles 60cm/24" long AND circular needle, double-pointed needles or preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round or size to obtain gauge. 

3.5mm (US 4) circular needles 60cm/24" long AND circular needle, double-pointed needles or preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round or size to obtain gauge.

Adjust the needle size if necessary to get the correct gauge.

Gauge

21 stitches & 24 rows = 10cm/4” in stocking stitch with larger needle size, with one colour, and with stranded colourwork, knitted in the round, after blocking.

Please note that gauge can vary between plain stockinette stitch in 1 colour and stranded colorwork. Adjust needle size where necessary so that the correct gauge is achieved throughout the garment.

Ease

Recommended ease: 10cm/4” positive ease.

Choose a size that is 10cm/4” larger than your actual bust circumference.

Neck ease: 2.5cm/1”

Notions

Stitch markers, scrap yarn or stitch holders and tapestry needle.

Yarn

Miss Babs Yowza and Miss Babs Yowza mini

Yowza 100% Superwash Merino Wool; 512m/227 g (560yd/8oz) skeins

Yowza Mini 100% Superwash Merino Wool; 182m/80g (200yd/2.8oz) skeins

The sample was worked up using the Retro Yowza Mini Set of Six for the colourwork.

2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 3, 3) skeins Yowza in main colour, shown in Juniper, and 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) (2, 2, 2, 2) skeins Yowza mini in CC1, CC2 and CC3, shown in Supernova, Walnut and White Peppercorn, 

and1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1) skeins Yowza mini in CC4 and CC5 shown in Tuscan Sun and Fiddlehead

Or approximately:

770 (810, 860, 990, 970) (1060, 1090, 1230, 1180) metres/840 (890, 940, 990, 1060) (1140, 1180, 1230, 1280) yards of DK weight yarn in MC.

140 (150, 160, 170, 180) (200, 210, 220, 230) metres/ 150 (170, 180, 190, 200) (220, 230, 240, 250) yards of DK weight yarn of each CC1, CC2 and CC3.

80 (90, 100, 120, 130) (140, 150, 160, 170) metres/ 90 (100, 110, 130, 140) (150, 170, 180, 190) yards of DK weight yarn of each CC4 and CC5.