Canopy is the fourth and final design in KC Knitting Co’s Seasons of Cascadia pattern collection, inspired by the four distinctive seasons of the Pacific Northwest and featuring yarn dyers from Oregon and Washington.

The three other designs in Seasons of Cascadia are:
February in Portland (winter)
Odell (spring)
Sunspot (summer)

The beautiful, tonal colors and luxurious feel of Sprigs and Stone’s Mer-Yak DK, hand-dyed in Olympia, WA, give Canopy’s cropped waistline and wide, elbow-length sleeves an elegant drape, perfect with skirts or high-waisted pants and all the layers for fall. The colorwork motif recalls the gorgeous foliage that autumn in the Pacific Northwest is known for!

Canopy’s unique yoke design combines a traditional top-down yoke with a central leaf motif that cascades down the front of the sweater. Instructions are included to customize the yoke depth for fit. You may use stranded colorwork all the way around, or a combination of stranded, duplicate stitch, and intarsia in the round. Links to technique tutorials are all included, so It’s up to you!

This pattern is #sizeinclusive with finished bust measurements from 33-63”/84-160cm.

Canopy’s design also comes in a cowl version. Your purchase of the sweater pattern will automatically give you the cowl version for free.

SIZING

1,2,3, (4,5,6), ((7,8,9)), (((10,11)))

Finished bust circumference:
33, 37.5, 40, (42, 44.5, 47), ((51.5, 54, 58.5)), (((61, 63)))”/ 84, 95, 102, (107, 113, 120), ((131, 137, 149)), (((155, 160))) cm

Suggested fit is 2-4”/ 5-10cm positive ease at bust.

Yoke depth:
9.7” / 25cm minimum, with directions to lengthen yoke to fit in ~0.5” / 1.25cm increments

Collar circumference:
22, 23, 24, (25, 25, 26), ((26, 27, 28)), (((28, 28.5)))“ / 56, 58.5, 61, (63.5, 63.5, 66), ((66, 68.5, 71)), (((71, 72.5))) cm

Yoke circumference:
51, 55.5, 60, (62, 64.5, 70), ((75, 80.5, 85)), (((91, 93)))” / 129.5, 141, 152.5, (157.5, 164, 178), ((190.5, 204.5, 216)), (((231, 236))) cm

Body length from underarm:
11.5, 11.75, 11.75, (12, 12, 12.5), ((12.75, 13, 13.5)), (((14, 14)))”/ 29, 30, 30, (30.5, 30.5, 32), ((32.5, 33, 34)), (((35.5, 35.5))) cm

Sleeve length from underarm:
6.5, 6.75, 7, (7.5, 7.5, 7.75), ((8, 8.5, 8.5)), (((9, 9)))”/ 16.5, 17, 17.5, (19, 19, 19.5), ((20.5, 21.5, 21.5)), (((23, 23))) cm

MATERIALS

Yarn: Sprigs and Stone Mer-Yak DK, 60% superwash merino wool, 20% silk, 20% yak; 231 yds/ 100g per skein; Sugar Maple (MC), Late Bloom (CC1), Glacial Beginnings (CC2)

MC (burgundy): 626, 732, 830, (890, 982, 1072), ((1136, 1245, 1319)), (((1483, 1550))) yds / 573, 670, 760, (814, 898, 981), ((1039, 1139, 1206)), (((1356, 1418))) m
or
3, 4, 4, (4, 5, 5), ((5, 6, 6)), (((7, 7))) skeins Mer-Yak DK

CC1 (tan): 133, 143, 154, (166, 175, 185), ((197, 208, 218)), (((228, 240))) yds / 97, 105, 113, (120, 128, 136), ((144, 152, 159)), (((167, 175))) m
or
1, 1, 1, (1, 1, 1), ((1, 1, 1)), (((2, 2))) skeins Mer-Yak DK

CC2 (blue): 86, 94, 101, (108, 115, 121), ((129, 136, 143)), (((151, 158))) yds / 61, 66, 71, (75, 81, 85), ((91, 95, 101)), (((107, 111))) m
or
1 skein Mer-Yak DK for all sizes

*Sizes 5-11: This pattern has an option to lengthen the yoke before separating for sleeves to accommodate fit. If you will be lengthening the yoke, you will need more MC and CC1 than these listed yardages. As well, if you will be lengthening the body or sleeves, you will need more MC than these listed yardages.

Needle sizes:
Size A: US 5/3.75mm, or size needed to obtain gauge, 16-20”/40-50cm, 32-47”/80-120cm (or preferred length for knitting garments in the round), and DPNs/preferred small circumference needles
Size B: US 3/3.25mm, or two sizes smaller than A, 16-20”/40-50cm, 32-47”/80-120cm (or preferred length for knitting garments in the round)

Tools: Scrap yarn/spare cables, stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge:
24 sts x 28 rows = 4” x 4” (10cm x 10cm) in stockinette in the round on size A needles, after washing and blocking
24 sts x 28 rows = 4” x 4” (10cm x 10cm) in 3-color stranded colorwork in the round on size A needles, after washing and blocking

SKILLS
3-color stranded colorwork, German short rows, increases and decreases