Kintra is a top-down, round-yoke sweater worked in 1x1 colourwork. The yoke is finished with raglan increases to improve fit and short rows. All sizes can use between 2 and 25 colours for this pattern, making it perfect for advents or scraps!

The 1x1 makes this a great beginner colourwork sweater as there are no long floats and rows only ever use 2 colours at a time.

This pattern is available in both DK and fingering weight gauge! Once you purchase the pattern you’ll be able to download both documents.

Gauge - DK

20 stitches and 20 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in all-over colourwork

20 stitches and 24 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in single-colour stockinette stitch

Gauge - Fingering

25 stitches and 32 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in all-over colourwork

25 stitches and 35 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in single-colour stockinette stitch

Recommended needle size

DK - 4mm (US6) needles, or needles required to get gauge (Note: You may require a different needle for gauge in colourwork than in one-colour stockinette.)

3.5mm (US4) needles, or 0.5mm smaller than above, for ribbing.

Fingering - 3.5mm (US4) needles, or needles required to get gauge (Note: You may require a different needle for gauge in colourwork than in one-colour stockinette.)

3mm (US2.5) needles, or 0.5mm smaller than above, for ribbing.

Sizes: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Finished Chest Circumference (DK): (82, 92, 102, 112, 122) (132, 142, 152, 162, 172) cm/(32.25, 36.25, 40.25, 44, 48) (52, 56, 59.75, 63.75, 67.75) inches

Finished Chest Circumference (FINGERING): (81.5, 93, 102.5, 112, 121.5) (133, 142.5, 152, 161.5, 173) cm/(32.25, 36.5, 40.25, 44, 47.75) (52.25, 56, 59.75, 63.5, 68) inches

Selecting a Size

8-16 cm/3.5-6.25 inches of positive ease is recommended, meaning you should pick a size that is 8-16 cm/3.5-6.25 inches larger than your chest measurement.

Yardage

The yardage information can be found in this spreadsheet and in the images on this listing. More detail on how to calculate yardages can be found in this video.

Any yarn(s) that meet gauge can be used for this pattern.

The DK weight samples were knit in Sandnesgarn Peer Gynt, Filcolana Peruvian Highland Wool and Laxtons Wooltrace.

Other yarns used by test knitters for the DK weight version include Kelbourne Woolens Germantown, Harrisville Designs Daylights, Berocco Vintage DK, Cascade 220, Drops Karisma, Drops Lima, Camarose Lamatweed and Knitpicks Hawthorne DK.

The fingering weight samples were knit with lace weight mohair held double and Kinross 4ply.
Other yarns used by test knitters include Cascade Heritage, Knit Picks Palette, Sunday Morning 4ply, Brooklyn Tweed Loft, Holst Supersoft, Knitting for Olive Merino and Jamiesons of Shetland Spindrift.

Techniques

The following tutorials might be helpful when knitting this patten:

Colourwork

Lifted Increases

Reading a colourwork chart

Weaving in colourwork ends

Folded collar - knit

Folded Collar - sewn

Raglan Increases (M1s)

Short rows

Picking up sleeve stitches

NOTE: “LLI” is missing from the abbreviations list. It’s a Left Lifted Increase. There is a vide in the pattern on how to do this technique and it will be added for any future pattern updates.