Skift

Designed with the beginning colorwork knitter in mind, Skift features bands of simple, easily memorized motifs gradually growing and gaining in impact. Each round requires you to remember a two or three stitch repeat with no floats longer than three stitches. This makes the colorwork very simple and easy to work. The increases are a simple repeat and are worked in the plain bands of main color that separate the motifs. This makes the yoke even easier to work. If you have yet to become a confident colorwork knitter and want to make a gorgeous colorwork sweater, this is the pattern for you. More experienced knitters will enjoy the peacefulness of this knit. 

SIZES

3 mos (6 mos, 12 mos, 18 mos) (2, 4, 6) (8, 10, 12)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Chest circumference: 16.75 (17.5, 19, 20.5) (21.5, 22.75, 24.5) (26.75, 28.25, 29.75) inches / 42 (44, 47.5, 51.5) (54, 57, 61.5) (67, 70.5, 74.5) cm

Choose the size closest to the recipient’s size in ready to wear clothing or size up for extended wear.

YARN

1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) skeins Bare Naked Wools Better Breakfast DK in MC (Poppy Seed), 1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1) skeins Bare Naked Wools Better Breakfast DK in CC (Sugarfrost).

Or 134 (161, 196, 238) (279, 322, 376) (441, 497, 562) yards / 122 (147, 179, 218) (255, 294, 344) (403, 454, 514) meters MC,

47 (52, 57, 62) (66, 71, 76) (80, 85, 90) yards / 43 (48, 52, 57) (60, 65, 69) (73, 78, 82) meters CC DK weight yarn.

NEEDLES

One 32 inch (80 cm) US size 6 (4 mm) (or size needed to obtain gauge), and one 32 inch (80 cm) US size 4 (3.5 mm) (or two whole sizes smaller than gauge needle) circular knitting needles.

NOTIONS

One stitch marker, waste yarn, and a tapestry needle.

GAUGE

21 stitches and 32 RNDS = 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette on US size 6 (4 mm) needles.

SKILL LEVEL & SKILLS REQ’D

Easy

Working two color colorwork knitting, reading a chart, working in the round, increasing (m1L), decreasing (k2tog, ssk).