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Clanjamfrie

A hoody celebrating the recent planetary alignment in its orbiting, circular motifs. Clanjamfrie is a word that appears in reference to planetary order (or disorder) in Hugh MacDairmid’s wonderful Scots poem, The Bonnie Broukit Bairn (1925)

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Ooskit (100% British Wool; 220m / 240yds per 100g skein)
A Choffer: 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6) x 100g skeins
B Riach: 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6) x 100g skeins

Needles and Notions
Gauge-size and below gauge-size circular needles of appropriate lengths for working body, yoke, neckline and hood
Gauge-size and below gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences (for sleeves)
Stitch markers of two different types
Waste yarn for holding stitches
Tapestry needle

Gauge
22 sts and 30 rounds to 10cm / 4in over colourwork pattern and stockinette in the round using gauge-size needle(s). If your gauge tends to tighten when working small circumferences and / or colourwork, you may need to go up a needle size for sleeves and yoke. Use 3.75mm needle as a starting point for swatching.

Sizes
Finished chest circumference: 94 (105.5, 116, 127.5, 138.5, 150, 160.5) cm / 37 (41½, 45¾, 50¼, 54½, 59, 61)in

Pattern notes
This two tone hoody, with decorative braids, is worked from the bottom up, in stranded colourwork. The lower body is worked first, followed by the sleeves. After the yoke is joined together, the upper body is shaped with raglan decreases. Stitches are set aside at the front neck, and a mini-steek inserted to enable the neckline shaping. The hood is worked back and forth in stockinette, and its opening is finished, like the sweater’s hem and cuffs, with a braid and ribbing.