Ashmore features delicate colourwork inspired by the concentric pressed flower art by Jennie Ashmore. This design is the first in the Organic Collection, a series of colourwork designs that are inspired by shapes found in the natural world and by artists who explore and celebrate nature in their own work.

SAMPLE
The wearer is 5’10” with a 37” chest circumference. The sample has been worked in size L, giving the wearer ~8” / 20cm of positive ease at the chest. An extra 1” of length has been worked into the sleeves and body to accommodate the wearer’s height.

Please note that in the photographs the front of the sweater has been tucked into the skirt waistband. The sweater body is worked straight without any shaping.

SIZING GUIDE
This garment is graded into sizes XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL). Recommended positive ease is 3-8” / 7.5-20cm.
Chest Circumference: 34.25 (38.5, 42.25, 45.25, 50.25) (54.5, 58.75, 62.5, 65.5)“ / 85.5 (96, 105.5, 113.5, 125.5) (136, 146.5, 156, 164) cm.

GAUGE
Using 3.25mm / US size 3 needles, or needle size required to meet gauge, 30 stitches over 36 rounds in stockinette stitch, blocked, creates a 4x4”/10x10cm square.

YARN
The sample has been worked using Botanical Yarn’s 75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon base (425m / 465yds per 100g) with colourway Cotelydon Undulata as the main colour and 4 mini skeins from the Amethyst fade as the contrast colours.

YARDAGE (includes ~10% excess)
Main Colour: 1122 (1203, 1211, 1313, 1543) (1691, 1827, 1902, 2071) metres / 1227 (1316, 1324, 1436, 1688) (1849, 1998, 2081, 2266) yards / 264 (283, 285, 309, 363) (398, 430, 448, 487) grams.
Contrast Colour:
You can work the contrast colour with a fade (as in the sample) or in one colour.
EITHER:
4x mini skeins, organised in a fade from Colour 1 (lightest) to Colour 4 (darkest):
Colour 1: 28 (31, 32, 34, 38) (42, 45, 48, 50) metres / 31 (33, 35, 38, 41) (45, 49, 52, 55) yards / 7 (7, 8, 8, 9) (10, 11, 11, 12) grams.
Colour 2: 32 (34, 36, 39, 43) (47, 51, 54, 57) metres / 35 (37, 40, 42, 47) (51, 55, 59, 62) yards / 8 (8, 9, 9, 10) (11, 12, 13, 13) grams.
Colour 3: 35 (38, 40, 43, 47) (51, 56, 60, 62) metres / 38 (41, 44, 47, 51) (56, 61, 65, 68) yards / 8 (9, 9, 10, 11) (12, 13, 14, 15) grams.
Colour 4: 37 (40, 42, 45, 50) (55, 59, 64, 66) metres / 41 (44, 46, 50, 54) (60, 65, 70, 73) yards / 9 (9, 10, 11, 12) (13, 14, 15, 16) grams.
OR:
1 Contrast Colour with a total yardage of 132 (141, 150, 160, 175) (193, 209, 224, 234) metres / 144 (155, 164, 175, 192) (212, 228, 245, 256) yards / 31 (33, 35, 38, 41) (46, 49, 53, 55) grams.

TOOLS & NOTIONS
2.75mm / US size 2 circular needles (to work cuffs and waistband; varying cable lengths would be helpful)
2.5mm / US size 1.5 needles (to work neckband)
3.25mm / US size 3 circular needles (to work yoke, body and sleeves; varying cable lengths would be helpful)
1 marker
scrap yarn
tapestry needle to weave in ends

SKILLS REQUIRED:
-long tail cast on
-joining and working in the round
-working twisted ribbing
-increases (right and left lifted increases)
-reading colourwork charts
-working stranded colourwork with two colours
-separating yoke into body and sleeves
-cable CO for underarm seam
-standard bind off
-picking up stitches at underarm seam
-working a regular pattern of decreases (K2tog and SSK)