4 Strands by Kelly Forster

4 Strands

Knitting
April 2019
yarn held together
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 12 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 15 - 10.0 mm
850 - 1150 yards (777 - 1052 m)
S[M, L, XL]
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

A recent Snow-day sparked the desire for spring-cleaning. Naturally, I started with my stash!

Looking at all the lovely odds-and-ends of my leftover yarns prompted this sweater creation. Random bits of sock yarn and mohair seemed the perfect complement to the Malabrigo Arroyo that I had left from a previous sweater project that didn’t pan out (mixed dye-lot). Add to that, a gorgeous skein of Mountain Colors Winter Lace that I received for my birthday, and voila! A sweater was born!

4 Strands is a simple, top-down sweater with next-to-no shaping and plenty of ease. It works up super-quick at 3 stitches to the inch-- and because of its construction it’s guaranteed to be a one-of-a-kind, no matter how many times you make it!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
3638, 40, 42 inches / 9196, 101, 106 cm Bust Circumference. Sweater pictured is Size S.

MATERIALS
Yarn
I Used:

• Malabrigo Arroyo; Pure Superwash Merino Wool DK weight; 335 yds/305 m; Color: Vaa; 33, 4, 4 skeins
• Mountain Colors Winter Lace; 50% Wool / 50% Silk lace-weight; 1200 yds/1097 m. Color: Wild Raspberry; 11, 1, 1 skein
• Various bits of Leftover sock weight yarns. 850950, 1050, 1150 yds / 777868, 960, 1051 m total.
• Various bits of Leftover mohair yarns. 850950, 1050, 1150 yds / 777868, 960, 1051 m total.

All 4 strands of these yarns are held together creating a super-chunky/bulky weight yarn.

I have added a Stash-Tracking Worksheet with tips for matching the sleeves to the body on my blog here: https://kellykisdesigns.blogspot.com/2019/04/track-your-s...

Happy Stash-Diving!