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Skull and Circus Sweater, front view on a gravel road

Skull and Circus Sweater, holding a maple leaf

Skull and Circus Sweater, back view in the woods

Skull and Circus Sweater, close-up of the skull colorwork and mesh hem

Skull and Circus Sweater, side view on the Lake Superior shore

Skull and Circus Sweater in maroon and pink, front view

Skull and Circus Sweater

Name: Skull and Circus Sweater
SKU: 196353
Price: 12.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$12.00

I love vintage skull art and anatomy books. My kids tease me regularly for snapping pictures of the bones that we find in the woods. But I can’t help it. This sweater was designed in celebration of that reflective time of the year when the days are markedly shorter and summer’s delights are in our recent memories.

This pullover sweater knitted from the top down with raglan shaping features simple colorwork at the hem, pronounced raglan seams and a close fit. It’d make a great first colorwork project since the colorwork does not incorporate any shaping.

Swatch first: the Skull and Stormy Hat is knitted at the same gauge as this sweater.

Yarn

Sugarplum Circus BFL Sport (100% Superwash Bluefaced Leicester, 287 yards / 100 grams)
Main Color: 3 (3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 5) skeins Obsidian
Contrast Color: 1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1) skein Moon

OR approximately
Main Color: 622 (690, 745, 816, 863) (948, 1076, 1165) yards / 569 (631, 681, 746, 789) (867, 984, 1065) meters
Contrast Color: 26 (29, 31, 33, 36) (40, 44, 49) yards / 24 (27, 28, 30, 33) (37, 40, 45) meters

Gauge

20 stitches and 26 rounds = 4″ / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch on larger needles, knitted in the round. This is the same gauge as the Skull and Stormy Hat.

Suggested Needles

US Size 5 / 3.75 mm circular needle, 16″ / 40 cm for the neckline and 24–40″ / 60–100 cm for the hem ribbing.

US Size 6 / 4 mm circular needle, 16″ / 40 cm and 24–40″ / 60–100 cm, for the yoke and body.

Double pointed needles in the same sizes for the sleeves.

Sizes

8 sizes: XXS (XS, S, M1, M2) (L1, L2, XL)

Finished bust: 32 (35.25, 37.5, 41.5, 44.75) (47.25, 54.5, 57.5)” / 81.25 (89.25, 95.25, 105.75, 113.75) (120, 138, 146.25) cm

Meant to be worn with 2–4″ / 5–10.25 cm of positive ease. Sizes shown: XS and L2.

Techniques Used

Long Tail Cast On Method
Small Circumference Knitting in the Round
Stranded Colorwork
Knitting in the Round on a Circular Needle
Increasing and Decreasing

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