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A flowy, fluttery, extra soft, peplum-shaped top with colorwork? Yes, please! For Like A Whisper, I chose some very subtle colors to knit a colorwork yoke. While the design is a bit muted with such lovely subdued colors, I kept feeling like the colorwork chart was whispered to me from the next room.

Like A Whisper is a yoked colorwork sweater, worked from the top down. It has optional short flutter sleeves and a flutter hem (or you can choose to do 2x2 ribbing instead - instructions included). The flutter hems create a bit of swing to this top. The bottom is cropped so that it can be worn with jeans, dresses and skirts, or however you prefer to wear it.

The colorwork pattern is charted.

Construction: This yoked sweater is knit from the top down in the round. The sweater begins by working the neckband, then short rows are worked to add height to the back neck. From there, you will begin working the colorwork chart. Once you have finished the yoke section, you will separate the sleeves and body. Front and back are joined at the underarms to knit in the round. The body is worked in the round, and finished with a bottom hem ruffle. The sleeve stitches that are on hold are then worked in the round with a ruffle.

Skill Level: Intermediate

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

To fit 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62) in / 76 (86, 96.5, 106.5, 117, 127, 137, 147, 158) cm circumference at bust. 

Finished Measurements

Finished bust circumference (after blocking): 33 (37.5, 42, 46.75, 50.25, 55.75, 59.5, 64, 68.5) in / 82.5 (93.5, 105, 116.5, 125.5, 139.5, 148.5, 160, 171.5) cm

Recommended ease: This sweater is designed with proportional ease, which means that the amount of positive ease is based on body measurements to achieve a consistent fit across sizes. It is intended to be worn oversized with 3-6 in / 7.5-15 cm of positive ease at the bust.

The model wears size 3 with 4 in / 10 cm of positive ease at the bust. 

Yarn & Yardage

Weight: lace

Amount:
MC: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3) skeins or 367 (409, 458, 508, 544, 621, 670, 724, 793) yds / 336 (374, 419, 465, 497, 568, 613, 663, 725) m / 55 (62, 70, 77, 83, 95, 101, 110, 120) g of Hello Gavriella Suri in Pillow Talk - 74% Baby Suri Alpaca, 26% Silk (50 g = 328 yds / 300 m)

CC1: 1 skein or 37 (41, 46, 52, 55, 65, 71, 77, 87) yds / 34 (38, 42, 47, 50, 59, 65, 71, 79) m / 6 (6, 7, 8, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13) g of Hello Gavriella Suri in Cottage Stone - 74% Baby Suri Alpaca, 26% Silk (50 g = 328 yds / 300 m)

CC2: 1 skein or 92 (103, 115, 128, 137, 162, 177, 193, 216) yds / 85 (94, 105, 117, 125, 148, 162, 176, 198) m / 14 (16, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 33) g of Hello Gavriella Suri in Sunday Morning - 74% Baby Suri Alpaca, 26% Silk (50 g = 328 yds / 300 m)

CC3: 1 skein or 22 (24, 23, 30, 32, 38, 41, 45, 50) yds / 20 (22, 21, 28, 29, 35, 38, 41, 46) m / 6 (6, 6, 8, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13) g of Neighborhood Fiber Co Suri Loft in Roland Park - 65% Suri Alpaca, 20% Merino Wool, 15% Silk (50 g = 190 yds / 174 m)

Gauge

17.5 sts and 25 rnds = 4 in / 10 cm in stockinette st with medium needles, in the round and blocked

20 sts and 28 rnds = 4 in / 10 cm in rib with smaller needles, in the round and blocked

17 sts and 21 rnds = 4 in / 10 cm in colorwork with larger needles, in the round and blocked

Needles & Notions

US 5 / 3.75 mm - 16 in / 40 cm circular for neck, 32 in / 80 cm to 40 in / 100 cm circular, and preferred needles for small circumference knitting (Magic Loop or dpns)

US 6 / 4 mm - 16 in / 40 cm circular for neck, 32 in / 80 cm to 40 in / 100 cm circular, and preferred needles for small circumference knitting (Magic Loop or dpns)

US 7 / 4.5 mm - 32 in / 80 cm to 40 in / 100 cm circular (optional for colorwork)

stitch marker
tapestry needle
scissors
waste yarn or stitch holders

Hope you enjoy!