I am not, by nature, someone who gravitates towards bulky yarns. I appreciate the speed with which they can be knit and the bold statement they make, but they’re not something I reach for on a regular basis.

Unless they have some fantastic 80s-riffic colors, like the shades of Amano’s Yana. I fell in love with the color combination first—one glance and the opening strains of Tiffany’s rendition of “I Think We’re Alone Now” started playing in my head and I just had to have them in a sweater.

I wanted something simple that would be a fast knit but also something interesting that wouldn’t be mindnumbingly boring. The columns of garter stitch paired with the color striping sequence, makes for a visually interesting garment that’s easy to execute.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Bust: 3640, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68 inches / 91.5101.5, 111.75, 122, 132, 142.25, 152.5, 162.5, 172.5 cm
Length: 2123, 23, 24, 25, 25, 26, 27, 27 inches / 53.558.5, 58.5, 61, 63.5, 63.5, 66, 68.5, 68.5 cm

MATERIALS

Yarn
Amano Yarns Yana (100% Peruvian highland wool, 175 yd/160 m per 200g skein);
MC 1300 Cosmo Vision, 34, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5 skeins
CC1 1309 Flamingo, 1 skein
CC2 1311 Laguna, 1 skein
CC3 1302 Blanca, 1 skein

Recommended needle size
(always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below - every knitter’s gauge is unique)
spacer US #10/6mm circular needle, 24-48 inches 60-120 cm long (choose a needle length slightly shorter than finished bust circumference)
spacer 1 US #11/8mm circular needle, 24-48 inches 60-120 cm long (choose a needle length slightly shorter than finished bust circumference)
spacer US #10/6mm needles for working small circumference in the round

Notions
spacer stitch markers
spacer yarn needle
GAUGE

10 sts and 20 rows/rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in garter stitch on larger needles.
10.5 sts and 15 rows/rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in stockinette stitch on larger needles.
12 sts and 19 rows/rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in K1, P1 Rib on smaller needles.