🌈 Brighten Sweater 🌈
The Brighten Sweater is a stranded colourwork compound raglan worked top down. The collar is worked in ribbing in the round before short rows are worked to shape the neckline (this is the only flat knitting for the entire sweater, and it’s just 14 rows!). The pattern calls for four colours, but is easy to modify for a scrappy version, or additional colours. Brighten Sweater pattern has 12 sizes and adjustable body & sleeve lengths. The colourwork is always just two colours at a time and avoids long floats.
Sample shown is a Size 2 on a 34" / 86 cm bust with 2" / 5 cm of positive ease
**no colorway substitutions accepted**
Available on:
Denali Sock | 80% Superwash Merino 20% Nylon * 400 yards/100g
Colorways available:Ephemeral (A) + Emergence (B) + Metamorphosis (C) + Chrysalis (D)
Pattern + Sizing Details:
SIZES 1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6) 7, 8, 9 (10, 11, 12)
FINISHED BUST CIRCUMFERENCE --
32, 36, 40, (44, 48, 52) 56, 60, 64 (68, 72, 76)”
81, 90, 101 (111, 121, 131) 141, 151, 162 (172, 183, 193)cm
**Note: This sweater can fit however you like! I knit the sample to fit the intended wearer with about 6 inches of positive ease. When selecting a size, I would encourage you to think about how you like things to fit your own body. If you like a closer-fitting garment, choose a Finished Chest Circumference with 2 to 0 inches of negative ease. If you like a looser-fitting garment, choose a Finished Chest Circumference with 2 - 6, or more, inches of positive ease.
Approximate yardage for fingering weight yarn. Each of four colors will use:
YARDS: 255, 300, 340 (380, 420, 460) 520, 560, 600 (650, 675, 750)
METERS: 235, 275, 310 (345, 385, 420) 475, 510, 545 (595, 615, 685)
Sweater Kit (# skeins/kit by size):
Sizes 1-4: 1 skeins (A) + 1 skeins (B) + 1 skeins (C) + 1 skeins (D) = 4 skeins
Sizes 5-12: 2 skeins (A) + 2 skeins (B) + 2 skeins (C) + 2 skeins (D) = 8 skeins
In order to make sure Sarah Opie, the designer, receives all proceeds for their work, you can purchase the Brighten Sweater pattern now on Ravelry! It will not be included in the kit.
Important Note: all yarn is dyed in fairly small batches - meaning that each skein, while using the same dye recipe, will be slightly unique due to the nature of my dyeing process. additionally, while I do my best to make sure the photo matches the actual skeins, color may vary slightly from screen to screen (phone, computer. etc.)
Shipping: this yarn is part of the 🦋 BUTTERCHROME 🌈 PREORDER and will ship in approximately 14-18 weeks! (all orders shipping by August 2-August 30th)
All PREORDER sales are final.