Chickenspiration Yoke Sweater by Donna Druchunas

Chickenspiration Yoke Sweater

Knitting
August 2021
Bobolink Yarns Cate Hill East Friesian - custom spun f
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in St st in the round
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
2000 - 4000 yards (1829 - 3658 m)
Knit to Fit
English
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Donna got chickens! Of course, being a knitting designer and indie dyer, I started having ideas about projects inspired by my feisty hens.

The Colors – Chicken colors of course. I created three color combinations for the project:

Natural white and gray, bright gold and red, both inspired by my hens, and a green/blue/purple iridescent colorway inspired by Katie’s rooster at our local Cloverworks neighboring farm in Vermont.

Each section of the yoke is knitted without decreases. A few plain rows worked between the charts allow you to de-crease without interrupting the stitch pattern.

Icelandic Yoke Sweater - Includes 6 handouts:

  • Color patterns in bands on yoke only
  • Lower body and sleeves worked in the round to the armholes, then joined so the yoke can also be worked in the round
  • Yoke decreases are worked between pattern bands
  • Finishing? Just sew two short seams at the underarms