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This sweater is named after my dear friend and yarn dyer!

The Gavriella Sweater is a cropped sweater that is light and intended for layering. It has short sleeves and plays with different yarn weights to give interest both visually and while knitting it up.
This sweater is intended to fit effortlessly; as though you don’t even feel it on.I wanted this yoke sweater to be light in both weight and look, and achieved this by alternating between worsted and fingering weight yarn. This sweater’s cropped and loose fit allows it to be perfect for layering.

Pattern Description:
Gavriella is worked from the top down with basic yoke construction. To begin the sweater, you cast on for the neck, work the collar ribbing, and then shape the back of the neck using short rows with standard increases. To add interest, I have switched between worsted and fingering weight yarn, which creates a striping effect and fun texture difference in the sweater.

Gavriella is worked in the round with an all-over garter stitch pattern. Once yoke depth and width is achieved, you will separate for the sleeves and continue to work in the round for the body. After the body is completed, the sleeves are picked up and worked. The final step is to sew the underarm gap together. This sweater was designed to have a cropped fit for easy layering, but can be easily adjusted to longer lengths.

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Skills Needed: knowledge of top down sweater construction, short rows, basic increases and decreases, working lace in garter drop stitch, changing between different weights of yarn, and duplicate stitch.

Materials:
Worsted weight & Fingering weight yarn,
Total approx. yarn used for finished sweater, swatch not included in yardage:
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
489 (620, 633, 756, 865, 1010, 1098, 1210, 1321) yards
448 (567, 579, 692, 791, 924, 1005, 1107, 1208) meters

Samples shown in Hello Gavriella Worsted Weight: 100% Non-superwash wool // 220 yards per 100 gram skein, color way- Old Soul. 3 (3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6) skeins
&
Hello Gavriella Fingering Weight: 100% Non-superwash wool merino// 436 yards per 100 grams skein, color way- Marfa. 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2) skeins

NOTE: Yardage/Meterage used is dependent on matching your gauge to pattern. If you would like to alter this pattern in any way-longer body and/or sleeves-you will want to purchase more yarn to ensure you have enough yardage/meterage.

Needles:
For bottom hem and collar ribbing worked in the round 4.0mm/US #6 16-40 in/40-100 cm circular
For body worked in the round 4.5mm/US #7 16-40 in/40-100 cm circular, or size needed to obtain gauge
For sleeves worked in the round with small cir¬cumference 4.5 mm/US #7 dpn’s or 40 in/100 cm circular for magic loop method
For sleeve cuff ribbing worked in the round with small cir¬cumference 4.0mm/US #6 dpn’s or 40 in/100 cm circular for magic loop method

Notions:
Stitch marker to denote beginning of round
Stitch holders or scrap yarn
Yarn needle for seaming the underarms

Gauge:
19 sts/24 rounds= 4 in/10 cm square in Gav stitch pattern with both worsted & fingering weight yarn worked in the round using body needles.
The height of the garter drop stitch in fingering weight yarn is approx. 0.75 in/1.50 cm within this Gav stitch pattern

Size Information:
#sizeinclusive
Gav Sweater is intended to have 4-7 in/10-18 cm of positive ease in the bust circumference for a loose, easy-to-wear fit. The upper arm circumference has a positive ease of 1.5-2.75 in/4-7 cm across all sizes. Choose a size accordingly to ensure intended positive ease. Sweater sample shown in size M. Model has 40 in/101.5 cm bust circumference and is 5 ft. 3 in/160 cm tall. This gives the sweater 2 in/5 cm of positive ease in the bust making finished circumference 42 in/106.5 cm

Finished Measurements:
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
A. Bust Circumference:
34 (39.5, 42, 48.25, 51, 56, 58.75, 64.75, 67.75) in
86 (100.5, 107, 122.5, 129.5, 142, 149, 164.5, 172) cm

B. Upper Arm Circumference:
11.25 (13, 13, 14.25, 15.5, 17.75, 19, 20.75, 20.75) in
29 (33, 33, 36.5, 39.5, 45, 48, 52.5, 52.5) cm

C. Armhole Depth:
8 (8, 8, 10.75, 10.75, 12, 12, 12, 12) in
20.25 (20.25, 20.25, 27, 27, 30.5, 30.5, 30.5, 30.5) cm

D. Length From Underarm to Sleeve Cuff End:
1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) in
4.75 (4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75) cm or desired length

E. Length From Underarm to Hem:
9.75 (11, 11, 11, 12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 12.25) in
24.5 (28, 28, 28, 31.25, 31.25, 31.25, 31.25, 31.25) cm or desired length.

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and tested.
Tech Editing: Heather Sorta // Photography: Amy Selleck

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