Shiola

This feminine top down yoke sweater features four colors, a little positive ease and slightly belled short sleeves. A perfect little Summer top with simple color work and slip stitches.  Due to the small amount of yardage used for the CC’s it is a great stash buster.  

For this design slip stitches are used to carry a color from the previous round for the appearance of three color knitting while only working with two strands of yarn at a time.

Yarn

Purl Soho Linen Quill (50% Fine Highland Wool - 35% Alpaca - 15% Linen), 100g/439 yards per skein 

Color A = Kiln Red (120, 130, 140) (150, 160, 180) (200, 220, 240) yards, 

Color B = Wheat Flour (620, 680, 700) (720, 880, 960) (1020, 1080, 1130) yards, < (2, 2, 2) (2, 3, 3)  (3, 3, 3) skeins.

Color C =  Lychee Pink  (15, 20, 25) (30, 35, 40) (45, 50, 55) yards, < 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skein.

Color D = Peach Pit (15, 20, 25) (30, 35, 40) (45, 50, 55) yards, < 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skein.

Materials

US Size 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles, (or size needed to obtain gauge)  minimum 30” cord.

*Note on cord length, for the yoke and body section, especially the larger sizes, you may want a longer cord. 

For the sleeves, a shorter cord, double pointed needles or Magic Loop method may be used. 

Finished Measurements

Sizes (1, 2, 3) (4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9)

Body Circumference: (35.3, 37, 38.5) ( 41.8, 48, 50) (52.3, 54.5, 60)”

Yoke Depth: (11.2, 11.3, 11.5) (11.6, 12, 12) (12, 12.3, 12.4)”

Height to Underarm: (11, 11.5, 11.5) (11.5, 12, 12) (12, 12, 12.5)”

Sleeve Length to Underarm: (4.8, 5.2, 5.6) (5.6, 6, 5.6) (6.4, 6.4, 7.2)”

Sleeve Circumference: (9,10.8,12.5) (13.6,14.6,16.7) (18.1,19.1,20.5)”

Sleeve Circumference at hem: (11.5, 13.6, 15.7) (16.7, 18.1, 19.8) (21.9, 23, 25)

Height From Center Back Neck: (22.2, 22.8, 23) (23.1, 24, 24) (24, 24.3, 24.9)”

Height From Center Front Neck: (21.2, 21.8, 21.9) (22.1, 23, 23) (23, 23.2, 23.9)”

This design is meant to be worn with 1-6” positive ease, to choose the size for the intended fit, pick your size based on the finished measurements. Shown here in size 4 with 3.7” positive ease. 

Gauge 

22 stitches x 30 rows in stockinette stitch = 4” x 4”/ 10 x 10 cm

Notes

This sweater is worked in the round from the top down. Short rows are worked across the back for slight shaping. The slip stitch motif is carried down through the yoke, down the body and repeated on the sleeves. The sleeves stitches are put on hold after the yoke, then later picked up and worked down to the cuff.

Pattern includes schematic.