Vaara
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Vaara is a top-down summer sweater worked in the round featuring a deep raglan sleeved yoke and a curved shirt-tail hem. Originally published in Pom Pom Quarterly’s Summer 2016, Issue 17.
SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Intended to be worn with 5-12 cm / 2-4.” positive ease. Model has 81 cm / 32” bust, stands 158 cm / 5’2” tall, and is wearing size 2.
Finished Bust circumference: 76.5 (88, 96.5, 110, 124, 129.5) cm / 30 (34½, 38, 43¼, 48¾, 51)”
Total length: 49.5 (54, 57, 61.5, 63.5, 66.5) cm / 19½ (21¼, 22½, 24¼, 25, 26¼)” (All measurements are approximate and rounded to the nearest .5 cm or ¼ inch).
MATERIALS
Recommended Yarn
Anzula Vera (sport weight; 65% silk, 35% linen; 333m / 365 yds per 115 g skein) Shade: Coco; 2 (2, 3, 3, 4, 4) skeins
Yarn Substitute Ideas ($-$$$)
(Cellulose fibres and silk blends suggested, but not limited to)
Drops Belle
Knit Picks Shine Sport
Sheepjes Stone Washed
Fibra Natura lina
Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy
Needles
4 mm / US 6 circular needle, 40 cm (16”) AND 60-80 cm (24-32”) length depending on size made
4 mm / US 6 DPNs for sleeves
Notions
5 stitch markers
stitch holder or scrap yarn
tapestry needle
GAUGE
22 sts and 30 rows = 10 cm/ 4 inches over Stockinette stitch, after blocking. Adjust needle size to obtain correct gauge. A difference in gauge will result in different finished measurements.
NOTES
Piece is worked from the neck downwards. Yoke is worked back and forth to shape neck and then joined in the round and worked down to the hem, which is shaped with short rows. Raglan increases are made every third row/round with a double yarn over. A marker is placed between both yarn overs but may have a tendency to stray so ensure markers are in the correct position before working next increase row/round. When working into double yarn overs on subsequent row/round, always work through the back loop of the stitch. When working Yoke, stitches cast on at the beginning of the row are cast onto LH needle and then knit or purled as pattern instructs. The stitches cast on at the end of a row are cast onto the RH needle and are not worked until piece is turned to work the next row. Once piece is joined in the round after neck shaping, the beginning of round is marked at the left hand side of front neck. If using a hand-dyed, variegated yarn, and alternating between skeins to blend colour, please do so at the underarm, NOT the beginning of round, so joins are not visible on front of garment.
