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SARAH MONCRIEFF’S COLOURWORK

KNIT IS BLOOMING MARVELLOUS

Whatever the weather, you’ll always feel positive wearing

the lush colours in this vibrant floral design. The petal-edged

sleeves also feature fun stripes for bands of colour at the wrist

to make you smile, and the hem mirrors the shaping for a loose

and comfortable fit. This sweater has simple shaping through

the body so as you work the colour patterns from the chart

for the front, pay attention to any increases and decreases

that need to be taken account of at the same time. Choose the

shades of your favourite rose for all day happiness!

MEASUREMENTS & SIZES
Dress size (approx):
8-10 (12-14, 16-18, 20-22)
To fit chest (cm):
82-86 (91-96, 101-106, 114-119)
Actual chest (cm):
76 (86, 97, 106)
Underarm length: 42cm

KNIT KIT
Yarn: Paintbox Cotton DK, shades
(A) 443 Tea Rose, 5 (5, 6, 8) 50g
balls, (B) 444 Raspberry Pink, (C)
434 Marine Blue, (D) 429 Lime
Green, one 50g ball of each
Needles: 3.75mm, 4mm
Stitch holder
Tapestry needle

TENSION SQUARE
n 22 sts x 30 rows
n 10cm x 10cm
n Stocking stitch
n 4mm needles

FOR ABBREVIATIONS SEE PAGE 97

ABOUT THE YARN
Paintbox Cotton DK is a soft
100% cotton yarn that’s perfect
for colourwork such as intarsia or
Fair Isle. Paintbox comes in a
huge range of over 50 shades so
you can decide how bright or
delicate you’d like your design to
be. It’s machine washable too,
and costs £2.50 per 50g (125m)
ball from 0845 544 2196,
loveknitting.com

NEED AN ALTERNATIVE?

Stylecraft Classique Cotton DK

is a supersoft yarn made from

100% cotton. It’s available in a

palette of 24 bold and pastel

shades and costs £2.19 per 50g

(92m) ball from knittingwool.com

INTARSIA

Intarsia is the process of

creating motifs with different

colour blocks. Unlike Fair Isle,

you don’t bring the unused

strands of yarn across the

back of your work. Instead, the

yarn not in use hangs on the

wrong side or you can wind

small amounts into neat balls

or bobbins. Twist the strands

together when you change

colour to avoid holes.

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