All the cold and grey of late winter can get a little wearying, and some bright joy of spring is eagerly watched for! Those buds of flowers who brave the still cold days and whisper the promise and joy of warmer days to come! This is what the Camelia Jersey is about – joy and colour in the cold!
The Camelia Jersey is a top-down seamless colour work sweater. Around the neck is cast on and short rows worked to shape the shoulders and lift the back. Then increases are worked concurrently with the colour-work yoke. Once the sleeves are separated, the body is knit down straight until a 1x1 twisted rib hem is worked. The sleeve stitches are placed back on the needles and the sleeve is worked straight down before a decrease round and finished with a 1x1 twisted rib cuff worked. Around the neck is picked up and again a two-colour corrugated twisted rib neckband is worked to complete the sweater.
The colour work section has four colours but is worked in only two colours at a time and there are no long floats, making it an easy fun sweater! The body and arm lengths can be easily adjusted to make a perfect fit for you.

Finished Sizes
The Camelia Jersey has 1-4” / 2.5 – 10 cm of positive ease. Choose a size to knit that is between 1-4” / 2.5 - 10 cm larger than your actual bust size.
Sizes 1 – 9 have Finished Garment Bust circumference: 32 (36, 40, 44, 48) 52, 56, 60, 64” / 81 {91.5, 101.5, 112, 122} 132, 142, 152, 162.5 cm

Needles and Notions
US 3 / 3.25 mm, US 4 / 3.5 mm, and US 2.5 / 3 mm circular needles 32” / 80 cm long and for small circumference knitting. This pattern uses the magic loop method for the small circumference knitting. Adjust needle size as needed to obtain correct gauge and if required for colour work.
Circular stitch markers, tapestry needle, and waste yarn / cords.

Yarn – please note these yarn amounts are estimates
Dreamfire Artisan Yarns 100% merino fingering weight yarn (non-superwash) Colour 1 ‘Blackbeard’,
Colour 2 ‘Little Miss Summer’, Colour 3 ‘Platinum’ and Colour 4 ‘Light Moss’
You will need approximately - Colour 1: 1017 (1093, 1170, 1257, 1377, 1498, 1629, 1772) yds / 930 (1000, 1070, 1150, 1260, 1370, 1490, 1620} metres; Colours 2, 3 and 4: 109 (118, 127, 138, 146, 162, 180, 203) yds / 100 {108, 116, 126, 134, 148, 164, 186} metres

Gauge
28 stitches / 36 rows per 4” / 10cm using US 3 / 3.25 mm needle on stockinette in the round after blocking. This pattern suggests you increase your needle size for the colour-work section.