By http://maryheatherbrowne.com/">Mary Heather Cogar
Dreaming up my Rhinebeck sweater has become one of my favourite fall rituals each year, and I always want to wear a warm and sturdy cardigan at the festival.
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Sugarleaf is worked in a woolen-spun wool yarn that blooms beautifully when washed, giving the colourwork yoke a smooth, unified look and the body of the sweater a cozy feel. | |
21 sts and 32 rows = 4" / 10cm st st | |
US 4 - 3.5 mm | |
Finished chest circumference: 32[34, 36, 38, 40] (42, 44, 46, 48) [50, 52, 54]" / 81[86, 91, 97, 102] (107, 112, 117, 122, 127) (137, 142, 147]cm. |
The New Mexico Organic and Local Color by Green Mountain Spinnery, which are dyed and un-dyed versions of the same cosy woolen-spun base yarn, ended up providing the perfect outer layer for a chilly weekend outside. Sugarleaf is a versatile sweater with a modern, fitted silhouette that works as well in my “real life” as it does on a special wool festival trip. As I was working on Sugarleaf in preparation for my trip, it was such a pleasure to think of the yarn’s origins: the sheep the wool comes from are raised just a few hours away from my home in New Mexico.
Sugarleaf’s body is worked back and forth in one piece, from the top’s face-framing circular yoke colourwork section down. Sleeves are picked up after the body is worked and knit seamlessly from underarms to the cuff. The cuffs and hem are trimmed with a garter rib, and a simple I-cord bind-off along the fronts and neck of the cardigan makes a tidy edging. Melissa Jean Design toggle buttons made from rich, smooth rosewood strike a lovely balance between rustic and sophisticated.
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Sugarleaf is worked in a woolen-spun wool yarn that blooms beautifully when washed, giving the colourwork yoke a smooth, unified look and the body of the sweater a cozy feel.
Shown in Green Mountain Spinnery New Mexico Organic (100% wool, 180yds / 165m, 2.0oz/57g) and Local Color (100% wool, 180yds / 165m, 2.0oz/ 57g). Local Color is the plant dyed version of the undyed New Mexico Organic. MC — New Mexico Organic, Grey; CC — Local Color, Tomato
MC: 1000[1045, 1110, 1225, 1245] (1325, 1375, 1400, 1530) [1595, 1660, 1720]yds / 915[955, 1015, 1120, 1140] (1215,1260, 1320, 1400) [1460, 1520, 1575]m
CC: 100[100, 110, 110, 110] (130, 130, 130, 150) [150, 150, 170]yds / 95[95, 100, 100, 100] (120, 120, 120, 140) [140, 140, 155]m
Nine 1¼" / 3cm toggle buttons; shown with Melissa Jean large rosewood toggles.
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