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INTRO

When I think of spring, flowers are the first thing that comes to mind, but next would have to be bunnies. With its fluffy gathered stitches, Hills and Hollows is an attempt to capture the textures of the cottontail that inhabits my area, easing you through sunny meadows with dips and slopes on a journey into spring.

The gathered stitches in this pattern are created using staggered increases to bulk up the stitch count, followed by staggered decreases to bring the count back down. The design has a bottom-up construction and is worked in the round up to the armhole division. From there the front and back are each worked individually back and forth. Charts with written instructions are included. A link to a video tutorial and a photo tutorial showing how to work the lifted increases are also included.

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

SKILLS REQUIRED

Knitting in the round, lifted increases

SIZING

All of my patterns are #sizeinclusive.

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

To fit chest circumference:

28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48) (52, 56, 60, 64) in / 70 (80, 90, 100, 110, 120) (130, 140, 150, 160) cm

Finished chest circumference:

27.75 (30.5, 33.5, 39, 41.75, 47.25) (50, 55.75, 58.5, 61.25) in / 69.5 (76.5, 84, 97.5, 104.5, 118) (125, 139.5, 146.5, 153) cm

Intended to fit with 0.25-2.75 in / 0.5-7 cm of negative ease. If between sizes, it is recommended to size down. See more sizing info in the Schematic.

BLOCKED GAUGE
(using size US 3 / 3.25 mm needles)

Chart pattern: 23 sts and 39 rnds/rows = 4 in / 10 cm

Stockinette: 23 sts and 32 rows = 4 in / 10 cm

Ribbing ktbl, p1: 23 sts and 37 rnds = 4 in / 10 cm

NEEDLES

Size US 3 / 3.25 mm circular needles, 24 in / 60 cm or longer for the hem and body; small circulars or 32 in / 80 cm or longer for working magic loop for armbands; and 16 in / 40 cm for working neckband

Optional: US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needle, 24 in / 60 cm for cast-on and armband and neckband bind-off

NOTIONS

One BOR marker, two additional markers, two removable markers, scrap yarn and darning needle

Optional: 18 (20, 22, 26, 28, 32) (34, 38, 40, 42) additional markers (unique from those above) to place between each chart repeat

YARN

Ritual Dyes Crone fingering (100% superwash single-ply merino wool, 100 grams / 400 yards / 356 meters per skein) Shown in colorway Sweet Orange

YARDAGE

Yardage includes a 15% buffer.

620 (688, 764, 1006, 1105, 1262) (1508, 1694, 1804, 1932) yards

567 (629, 699, 920, 1010, 1154) (1379, 1549, 1649, 1766) meters

2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 4) (4, 5, 5, 5) skeins of Ritual Dyes Crone