Materials
Rowanspun 4-ply can be bought here. The hand-dyed variegated yarns used here can be ordered via the Woolclip. The main shade was got from Prestige Yarns
Pair of 6mm needles
6mm crochet hook
Yarn darning needle
Ribbon
200g of aran weight jade/turquoise yarn – is 30% silk, 70% Blue-Faced Leicester (a)
25g Rowanspun 4-ply shade 725 ‘Temptation’, purple (b)
25g Rowanspun 4-ply shade 702 ‘Stone’, grey (c)
25g Rowanspun 4-ply shade 708 ‘Midnight’, dark green (d)
50g variegated boucle – mine is Spinning Gallery Yarns, Loopy Boucle, shade ‘Blue Pools’ (e)
50g variegated handspun – mine is Spinning Gallery Yarns, Luxury DK, shade ‘Blue Pools’ (f)
50g variegated mohair (g)
Back
Bottom welt:
Using yarn (a), cast on 71 sts.
Row One: (K1, P1) to end
Row Two: Join in yarn (b) and work with both yarns plied together. (K1, P1) to end
Row Three: Break off yarn (b) and join in yarn (c) and work with both yarns plied together. (K1, P1) to end
Row Four: Break off yarn (c) and join in yarn (d) and work with both yarns plied together. (K1, P1) to end
Row Five: Break off yarn (d) and work with just yarn (a): (K1, P1) to end
Purl one row
Commence pattern:
Row One: Using yarn (a), (K1 wrapping yarn twice around needle) to end
Row Two: Break off yarn (a) and join in yarn (b). (P1, pulling both loops off to make one st.) to end
Row Three: Break off yarn (b) and join in yarn (a). (K1 wrapping yarn twice around needle) to end
Row Four: Break off yarn (a) and join in yarn (e). (P1, pulling both loops off to make one st.) to end
Row Five: K to end
Row Six: P to end
Row Seven: Break off yarn (e) and join in yarn (a). (K1 wrapping yarn twice around needle) to end
Row Eight: Break off yarn (a) and join in yarn (c). (P1, pulling both loops off to make one st.) to end
Row Nine: Break off yarn (c) and join in yarn (a). (K1 wrapping yarn twice around needle) to end
Row Ten: Break off yarn (a) and join in yarn (f). (P1, pulling both loops off to make one st.) to end
Row Eleven: K to end
Row Twelve: P to end
Row Thirteen: Break off yarn (f) and join in yarn (a). (K1 wrapping yarn twice around needle) to end
Row Fourteen: Break off yarn (a) and join in yarn (d). (P1, pulling both loops off to make one st.) to end
Row Fifteen: Break off yarn (d) and join in yarn (a). (K1 wrapping yarn twice around needle) to end
Row Sixteen: Break off yarn (a) and join in yarn (g). (P1, pulling both loops off to make one st.) to end
Row Seventeen: K to end
Row Eighteen: P to end
Repeat these eighteen rows twice more, then Rows One to Sixteen.
Shape raglan:
Cast off five sts., K to end
Next row: Cast off five sts., P to end***
Next row, as Row One, dec. 1 at each end.
Continue in pattern, dec. 1 at each end of every right-side row, until 41 sts. remain.
P one row
Shape neck:
K2tog, K8, cast off 20 sts., K to last 2 sts., sl1k1psso
Work each side of neck separately.
Right neck:
Row One: P7, P2tog
Row Two: Break off yarn (e) and join in yarn (a). (K1 wrapping yarn twice around needle) to last 2 sts., sl1k1psso
Row Three: Break off yarn (a) and join in yarn (c). (P1, pulling both loops off to make one st.) to last 2 sts., P2tog
Row Four: Break off yarn (c) and join in yarn (a). (K1 wrapping yarn twice around needle) to last 2 sts., sl1k1psso
Row Five: Break off yarn (a) and join in yarn (f). (P1, pulling both loops off to make one st.) to end
Cast off these five sts.
Left neck:
Rejoin yarn (e).
Row One: P2tog, P7
Row Two: Break off yarn (e) and join in yarn (a). K2tog, (K1 wrapping yarn twice around needle) to end.
Row Three: Break off yarn (a) and join in yarn (c). P2tog (P1, pulling both loops off to make one st.) to end.
Row Four: Break off yarn (c) and join in yarn (a). K2tog, (K1 wrapping yarn twice around needle) to end
Row Five: Break off yarn (a) and join in yarn (f). (P1, pulling both loops off to make one st.) to end
Cast off these five sts.
Front
Work as for Back until ***.
As Row One, dec. 1 at beg. of row, K15, cast off centre sts. until 17 sts remain, work as Row One, dec. at end.
Right Neck:
As Row Two
As Row Three, dec. 1 at each end.
As Row Four
As Row Five, dec. 1 at each end
As Row Six
As Row Seven, dec. 1 at end of row
As Row Eight
As Row Nine, dec. 1 at end of row
Continue in pattern thus, dec. at the end of every alt. row until two sts. remain. Cast off.
Left Neck:
Rejoin to left side.
As Row Two
As Row Three, dec. 1 at each end.
As Row Four
As Row Five, dec. 1 at each end
As Row Six
As Row Seven, dec. 1 at beg. of row
As Row Eight
As Row Nine, dec. 1 at beg. of row
Continue in pattern thus, dec. at the beg. of every alt. row until two sts. remain. Cast off.
Sleeves (both alike)
Using yarn (a), cast on 71 sts.
Row One: (K1, P1) to end
Row Two: Join in yarn (b) and work with both yarns plied together. (K1, P1) to end
Row Three: Break off yarn (b) and join in yarn (c) and work with both yarns plied together. (K1, P1) to end
Row Four: Break off yarn (c) and join in yarn (d) and work with both yarns plied together. (K1, P1) to end
Row Five: Break off yarn (d) and work with just yarn (a): K to end
Starting with a P row, Commence pattern in st. st. (inc. 1 st. at each end of every sixth row from first row onwards until 51 sts.):
Three rows in yarn (b)
Three rows in yarn (c)
Three rows in yarn (d)
Three rows in yarn (e)
Three rows in yarn (f)
Three rows in yarn (g)
Repeat three times more, casting off five sts. at beg. of last two rows of the final ‘Three rows in yarn (g)’
Shape raglan:
Next row, as Row One, dec. 1 at each end.
Continue in pattern, dec. 1 at each end of every right-side row, until 13 sts. remain.
P one row. Cast off. It should be in yarn (f).
Making up
Sew pieces together
Yoke:
Round One: Using yarn (b) tr. into every st. around neck.
Round Two: Using yarn (c) dc. into every st.
Round Three: Using yarn (d) dc. into every st.
Round Four: Using yarn (e) tr. into every alt st.
Round Five: Using yarn (f) dc. into every st.
Round Six: Using yarn (g) dc. into every st.
Using crochet hook and yarn (a) pick up all the sts. round one side of the neck and put on knitting needle.
Row One: (K1, P1) to end
Row Two: Join in yarn (b) and work with both yarns plied together. (K1, P1) to end
Row Three: Break off yarn (b) and join in yarn (c) and work with both yarns plied together. (K1, P1) to end
Row Four: Break off yarn (c) and join in yarn (d) and work with both yarns plied together. (K1, P1) to end
Row Five: Break off yarn (d) and work with just yarn (a): (K1, P1) to end
Cast off.
Do the same for the other side. Sew the edges of the two halves together.
Try jumper on, and decide where to lace the ribbon through. Pull through every other st. on a wrapped round twice row. Pull up and tie together, ensuring that it’s loose enough to be pulled off and on.
