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ABSTRACTA PULLOVER
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Inspired by the landscape outside my window, and equally by the stack
 of pastel chalks with which I was about to sketch it, Abstracta is a 
wearable study in form, movement and colour. 



It is also an ideal learning opportunity for those who would like to practice 
stranded colourwork and steeking, in a simplified and accessible format.

The colourwork chart is so easy to memorise, you will hardly need it after an initial glance, and the project will fly in autopilot mode. When it is time to set up steeks, they are done in such a way that you can continue in pattern without breaking stride. An illustrated tutorial then explains how to secure, cut, and finish the steeks to ensure a stable, durable, and aesthetically pleasing result.

A fun, relaxed, and comfortable sweater, Abstracta radiates a positive creative energy - celebrating the artist and maker in all of us.

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MATERIALS & INFORMATION


SIZING
bodice circumference of garment for
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12):

66cm/ 26.5” (75cm/ 30.25”, 84cm/ 33.75”, 93cm/ 37.5”, 102cm/ 40.75”, 111cm/ 44.5”, 120cm/ 48”, 129cm/ 51.5”, 138cm/ 55.25”, 146cm/ 58.5”, 155cm/ 62.25”, 164cm/ 65.75”)

GAUGE
18 sts x 20 rounds = 10cm/ 4” x 10cm/ 4”
for main fabric, in stranded colourwork



NEEDLES

circular needle 4.5mm (7 US) in diameter
or as needed to meet gauge

YARN

suitable for steekable yarns
DK weight or equivalent (approximately 200m/ 100g)

MC 1: 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) 100g skeins 

MC 2: 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) 100g skeins

CC: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) 100g skeins



NOTIONS

stitch markers, tapestry needle, scrap yarn, measuring tape,
steam-iron, 
scissors, colour-matched thread, sewing needle



TECHNIQUES

stranded colourwork, steeking (explained in pattern),
3-needle bind off,
picking up stitches along edge

CONSTRUCTION
Worked in the round, with steeks for armholes and neck. The Bodice is worked bottom-up; the sleeves are worked top-down.

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SAMPLE INFO.

blue-green-lilac sample
knitted with Studio Donegal Soft Donegal
colours: 5519, 5536, & 5541
in Size 6



red-pink-orange sample
knitted with Studio Donegal Soft Donegal
colours: 5524, 5541, & 5530
in Size 1, with extended Bodice length and a tall Neck

green-violet-white sample
knitted with Honer och Eir Nutiden
in Size 7, with MC1 used for the Neck instead of CC