It makes so much fun to work with variegated hand-dyed yarns and watch the shades and colors change in each stitch and each row! The best way for me to enhance the beauty of such yarns is stranded colorwork.

EZANA Sweater features a geometical pattern (with subtle bobbles which can be omitted) on the circular yoke and sleeves as well as little chevron elements on the neckband, hem and cuffs. It is worked seamlessly from the top down and has a moderate positive ease.

The range of ease across all sizes is 4-4.5 cm/1.5-1.75”. The picture shows size 3 with 4 cm/1.5” of positive ease.

YARN:

MAIN COLOR: Tosh Merino Light by Madeline Tosh, fingering weight (100% sw merino wool), 384 m/420 yds in 100 Gr
Grams: 250 (270, 285, 310, 335) (355, 390, 410, 430)
Metres: 960 (1035, 1095, 1190, 1285) (1365, 1500, 1575, 1650)
Yards: 1050 (1135, 1195, 1300, 1405) (1490, 1640, 1720, 1805)
I used colorway Eleven Dark

CONTRAST COLOR: Bella by Lana Grossa, lace weight HELD DOUBLE (35% cotton, 25% alpaca, 30% nylon, 10% merino wool), 250 m in 25 Gr
Grams: 40 (45, 45, 45, 50) (50, 55, 55, 60)
Metres: 400 (450, 450, 450, 500) (500, 550, 550, 600)
Yards: 435 (490, 490, 490, 545) (545, 600, 600, 655)
I used color No. 03-Rose

NEEDLES:
• 2.5 mm/U.S. size 1.5 80 cm/32” circular needles
• 2.5 mm/U.S. size 1.5 60 cm/24” circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (cuffs)
• 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 80 cm/32” circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
• 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (sleeves)

NOTIONS:
• stitch holders or waste yarn
• main marker and smaller markers for chart sections
• tapestry needle or crochet hook to weave in ends

GAUGE:
26 sts/32 RNDs = 10 cm/4” square in stockinette stitch on 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 needles after blocking

SIZES:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
to fit chest circumference: 70 (80, 90, 100, 110) (120, 130, 140, 150) cm/28 (32, 36, 40, 44) (48, 52, 56, 60)“

FINISHED CHEST MEASUREMENT:
74 (84.5, 94, 104.5, 114) (124.5, 134, 144.5, 154) cm/29.5 (33.75, 37.5, 41.75, 45.5) (49.75, 53.5, 57.75, 61.5)“