Pax Pullover

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I love to put secret messages in my design. The inspiration behind this design is peace. Where I live in the Rocky Mountains, one of my favorite things is to go to a mountain lake, and see the reflection of the mountain in the lake. This design is just like that. The design at the top is a mirror image that stands for peace and being a peacemaker. There’s another image representing love and courage. The center motif is a star that represent light, hope, protection and guidance. And because of the reflection, peace makes more peace, kindness and love make more kindness, and at the center of all light makes more light.

Materials
Yarn: Biches & Bûches Le Gros Lambswool 100% Scottish Lambswool | Aran weight | 210 yards (192 meters) per 100 g (3 ½ oz) skein
Main color: 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins | Color: Dark Brown 100-gram skein
or approx. 835 (930, 970 1070, 1220, 1350, 1500, 1600 ,1650) yards / 760 (846, 882, 973, 1110,1228, 1365, 1456, 1501) meters of equivalent Aran-weight yarn
Contrasting color 1 (CC1): 1 skein | Color: Dark Grey 100-gram skein or approx. 71(81, 91,101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151) yards or 65(74, 84, 92,101,110,121,128, 140) meters of equivalent Aran-weight yarn
Contrast color 2 (CC1) Soft Grey Beige 1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) 100-gram skein (s) or approx. 142(162,182, 202, 222, 242, 262, 282, 302) yards or 130 (148, 167, 183, 202, 220, 238, 256, 274) meters of equivalent Aran-weight yarn

Needles: One 32-inch (80 cm) or 40-inch (100 cm) circular for the body and yoke in the size needed obtain gauge in colorwork and in a single color. One 16--inch (40 mm) circular needle for the sleeves in size needed to obtain gauge with a single color
Suggested needle size: US 9 (5.5 mm)

One 32-inch /80 or 40- cm circular needle one size smaller than gauge-size needle for ribbing on waistband and one set of double-pointed needles or Flexiflips for the cuffs Suggested needle size: US 8 (5 mm)

One 24-inch US 4 (3.5 mm) for neckband ribbing only

Additional Materials
Stitch markers, measuring tape, scissors, and tapestry needle

Gauge and swatch
1.Traditional fit :16 stitches and 20 rounds = 4 inches or 10 cm
Note: Swatch in both one color and in colorwork. You will need to knit the single-color part of the sweater with a smaller needle than the colorwork section. The gauge is the same throughout the sweater. Please watch in colorwork and in a single color in the round to determine needle size

1. Boyfriend fit: 16 stitches and 20 rounds in colorwork and 14 stitches and 20 rounds = 4 inches or 10 cm single color. Establish gauge in colorwork. I used the same size needle for the single color and colorwork. Please swatch in the round to in colorwork and in a single color to determine needle size. . Sizes: Sample is Size M knit with Boyfriend fit and 13” 31 cm) positive ease XS, S, M, ML, L, XL, XXL, XXXL, 4XL Traditional fit Gauge 1: 3-9 inches (7.5 -23) cm positive ease Boyfriend fit Gauge 2: 13 (31 cm) inch positive ease

Finished Measurements
Gauge 1 Traditional fit Chest: 37 (40, 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 58, 61) inches 94 (101.5, 109, 117,124.5 132, 139.75, 147.5, 154) cm
Gauge 2 Boyfriend fit Chest :42.25 (45.75, 49, 52,156, 59, 62.75, 66.75, 69.75) inches 105 (114, 123, 131.5, 140, 148.5, 157, 165, 174) cm
Body length to underarm: 15.25 (15.25, 16, 16.5, 17, 18.25, 20, 21.25, 21.25) inches 39 (39.5, 40.5, 42, 43, 46.5, 51, 54, 54) cm
Sleeve length :18 (18.5,19,19,19.5, 20, 20, 20.75, 20.75) inches 46 (47, 48.25, 48.25, 49.5, 51, 51, 53, 53) cm
Yoke depth: 9.5 (9.5, 9.5, 9.5 ,10.75, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75. 10.75) inches 24 (24, 24, 24, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27) cm
Total length 24.75 (25, 25.5, 26, 27.75, 29, 30.75, 32, 32) inches 63 (63.5, 64.75, 66, 70.5, 73.5, 78, 81.25, 81.25) cm

Skills used to make this happy sweater

Knitting
Purling
Stranded colorwork
1x1 ribbing
decreasing in colorwork
binding off
longtail cast on
bind off
duplicate stitch
a few 3 colors at once rows
mostly it’s 2 colors at once
Catching floats