Hello Flower. My parents always used pet names for us: duck, sparrow, sunshine, sunflower, love.

While working on this badger yoke, as soon as I saw her little face start to emerge from the flowers, I thought, ‘well, hello there flower.’ So, this is the Hello Flower Pullover.

This sweater is knit top down using DK/Sport yarn and US5 (3.75mm) to achieve a gauge of 24 sts x 28 rows over 4 inches (10 cm) of stranded colourwork and 24 x 30 rows over plain stockinette. The sweater has a stranded yoke, hem, and sleeve cuffs.

Finished Chest Circumference
32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68) inches
80 (90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170) cm
This sweater is designed to fit with 2-4 inches (5-10 cm) positive ease.

Yarn (any modification to length or design changes from pattern instructions will affect yarn usage)
Cascade Yarns Heritage 6 100 g / 292 yds (267 m); 75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon; DK/Sport Weight.
Main Colour (Camel): 920 (1012, 1104, 1226, 1353, 1470, 1641, 1768, 1967, 2086) yds
842 (926, 1010, 1121, 1238, 1345, 1501, 1617, 1799, 1908) m
Contrast Colour 1 (Pumpkin Spice): 55 (60, 66, 73, 80, 87, 97, 105, 117, 124) yds
51 (55, 61, 67, 73, 80, 89, 96, 107, 114) m
Contrast Colour 2 (Como Blue): 49 (53, 58, 67, 71, 78, 87, 93, 104, 110) yds
45 (49, 53, 62, 65, 72, 80, 85, 95, 101) m
Contrast Colour 3 (Bark): 95 ( 104, 114, 126, 139, 151, 168, 181, 202, 214) yds
87 (95, 105, 116, 127, 138, 154, 166, 185, 196) m
Contrast Colour 4 (Snowball): 67 (73, 80, 88, 98, 107, 119, 128, 143, 151) yds
62 (67, 73, 81, 90, 98, 109, 117, 131, 138) m
Contrast Colour 5 (Golden Yellow): 22 (24, 26, 29, 32, 35, 39, 42, 47, 50) yds
20 (22, 24, 27, 30, 32, 36, 39, 43, 46) m

Needles and Notions
Collar and Ribbing: Circular needles US3 (3.25 mm) 16 inches (40 cm) and length required for chest size and sleeve cuffs, or size needed to obtain gauge
Yoke, Body and Sleeves: Circular needles US5 (3.75 mm) 16 inches (40cm) and length required for yoke, chest and sleeves, or size needed to obtain gauge
dpns or small circumference circular needles US3 (3.25 mm) AND US5 (3.75 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
Stitch/Place Markers
Stitch Holder or waste yarn
Tapestry Needle

Gauge: Over plain Stockinette stitch, 24 x 33 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm)
Over stranded colourwork, 24 x 28 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm)

Ways to make it your own: duplicate stitch the flowers around her face or work 3 colours in a row, knit the badger face along the hem instead of the flowers, use dark grey and light grey for the badger.

This pattern has been tech edited by Sigrun Jones and tested by volunteers.