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Our yarns are hand-dyed on the following bases:
Cheshire Cat — light fingering weight — 100% sw merino — 28-30 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 512 yds
Mary Ann — fingering/sock weight — 85% sw merino, 15% nylon — 28-30 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 475 yds
Confetti — fingering weight — 92% superwash wool, 5% nepps, 3% lurex sparkle — 28-34 sts = 4" — 3.5 oz/432 yds
Summer Silk — fingering weight — 100% silk bourette — 25-28 sts = 4" — 3.5 oz/ 390 yds
Mad Hatter — sport weight — 100% sw merino — 20-24 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 344 yds
Sprinkles — sport weight — 95% superwash merino, 5% rainbow nepps — 20-24 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 340 yds
Cotton Kiss — sport weight — 50% superwash merino, 50% cotton — 20-24 sts = 4” — 4 oz/ 372 yds
Tweed — sport weight — 55% sw merino, 15% mulberry silk, 15% baby alpaca, 15% donegal — 22-24 sts = 4" – 3.5 oz/310 yds
Alice DK weight — 70% sw merino, 30% silk — 21-23 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 242 yds
Silk Twist DK weight — 72% fine sw merino, 28% mulberry silk — 20-22 sts = 4" —3.5 oz/250 yds
Lory— DK weight — 100% superwash merino — 21-32 sts = 4" — 4 oz/280 yds
March Hare — worsted weight — 100% sw merino — 16-20 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 184 yds
Walrus — chunky weight — 100% superwash merino — 12 sts = 4" — 4 oz/280 yds
For more details on all our yarn bases, click here.Knit this beginner-friendly sweater in a spectrum of color. It features a slightly cropped, box-top fit with
dropped shoulders, rolled boatneck, and loose three-quarter sleeves. Sleeve and body length are easily altered
for an ideal fit. This pattern includes instructions for both top-down and bottom-up knitting.
Knitting from the top-down allows you to try the sweater on as you go and knit a custom fit.
Yarn: Wonderland Yarns “Cheshire Cat” light fingering weight; 100% superwash merino: “So Fond of Rainbows” 20 mini skein collection, 20 x 1 oz skeins, 128 yds per skein. Shown in “Fantastical Folly.” Choose your favorite colors: Sizes 1-4 will use 11 minis, Size 5 will use 13 minis, Size 6 will use 14 minis.
Needles & Notions: US size 4/3.5mm (or size needed to get the proper gauge) circular needles —lengths of 16"/40 cm for the sleeves, 24"/60 cm for the body, (OR your preferred method for working in the round) darning needle, scrap yarn in similar weight, removable stitch markers—one of them unique
Gauge: 24 sts & 36 rounds = 4"/10 cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking (remember sweater gauge is important for a good fit)
Sizes: This standard fitting long sleeve V-neck pullover is worked from the top down. Choose the size with a finished bust
measurement 2"–4" [5–10 cm] larger than your bust measurement. XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL) Shown in size Medium (see schematic on last page)
Measurements: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) (Also see Schematic)
(Size 3 sweater shown on a size 10 model, with 2" negative ease. For a looser fitting sweater, go up a size or two.)
A. Bust circumference: 37 (40, 45, 51, 56, 62)" [94 (102, 114, 130, 142, 157.5) cm]
B. Neck width: 7.5 (8, 8, 8, 8, 8)" [20 (20, 20, 20, 20, 20) cm]
C. Shoulder length (each): 5.5 (6, 7.25, 8.75, 10, 11.5" [14 (15, 18.5, 22, 25.5, 29) cm]
D. Armhole depth: 7 (7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 8.5)" [18 (18, 19, 20, 21.5, 21.5) cm]
E. Upper arm circumference: 13 (13, 14, 15, 16, 16)" [33 (33, 36, 38, 41, 41) cm]
F. Three-quarter sleeve length from underarm to hem: 12" (30.5 cm), or desired length.
G. Underarm to bottom edge: Body length from underarm to hem: 12 " (30.5 cm), or desired length.
