This and other patterns are included in the Pictures for Painting vol 2 eBook.
Floriya is a top-down, seamless sweater worked from the neckline.
The circular yoke is decorated with a jacquard pattern inspired by traditional Ukrainian embroidery, which continues into subtle motifs on the sleeves.
For an improved fit, the design features a shaped back neck (short-row yoke shaping) and additional short rows in adult sizes.
Sizes available:
kids: 12 mos; 18 – 24 mos; 3 yrs (4 yrs; 5 yrs; 6–7 yrs) (8–9 yrs; 10–12 yrs; 12–14 yrs)
adults: 32 (34, 36, 38) (40, 42, 44) (46, 48, 50) (52, 54, 56) (58, 60, 62)
Needles and Materials:
– Yaka De Lux by Dye Dye Done (50% yak, 50% merino wool; 211 m / 50 g 231 yds / 1.75 oz) – required yardage indicated in table below;
– Alpaca Fino (Babyalpaca) by Pascuali (100% alpaca; 100 m / 50 g 109 yds / 1.75 oz) – 75 (75; 75; 100) (100; 100; 100) (125; 125; 125) (125; 150; 150) (150; 150; 150) g 2.7 (2.7; 2.7; 3.5) (3.5; 3.5; 3.5) (4.4; 4.4; 4.4) (4.4; 5.3; 5.3) (5.3; 5.3; 5.3) oz.
– circular needles 2.5 mm US1.5, 2.75 mm US2 and 3.00 mm US2.5 or other size to obtain gauge;
– stitch markers, stitch holder, spare circular, extra cords or a piece of auxiliary yarn, tapestry needle.
Gauge:
34 sts and 38 rows/rounds = 10×10 cm 4×4 in, in Main Pattern, on 3.5 mm US4 needles, after blocking and stretched.
Yardage (main color):
kids - 675; 760; 844(1013; 1139; 1182) (1308; 1456; 1625) m
adults - 1751 (1794; 1878; 2068) (2194; 2405; 2490) (2680; 2764; 2849) (2933; 3123; 3207) (3292; 3376; 3460) m
Difficulty level:
Medium
Pattern is distributed in PDF file format and is available in English, German, Russian, and Ukrainian.
