Traful Sweater - Knitting Pattern

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Traful Sweater is a round yoke sweater worked seamlessly in the round, from the top down. The yoke is decorated with slipped stitches in a contrasting color, following an intuitive and easy-to-memorize pattern. Optionally, to shape the neckline and make the back slightly longer, German Short Rows are incorporated before separating the sleeves from the body and again before the lower body edge. As a distinctive finishing touch, the design features a slipped-stitch border on both the body and the sleeves. Since the sweater is worked top-down, the length of both sleeves and body can be easily adjusted to your preferences.

Villa Traful is a small village in Argentine Patagonia, a dreamlike place I visited on my most recent trip to the south of the continent in early 2024.

One sample is knitted with Bagual Wool and the other with Rowan Felted Tweed.

About This Pattern

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

Finished Measurements: 86.5 (97, 105.5, 116, 126.5) (137, 145.5, 156, 166.5) cm / [34.5 (38.75, 42, 46.5, 50.5) (54.75, 58, 62.5, 66.5) “] approximate bust circumference.

Recommended Ease: approx. 8–15 cm / 3.25–6 “ of positive ease.

How to Choose Your Size: Measure your bust circumference with a measuring tape. Add the amount of ease you’d like for your garment (you can use the recommended ease range as a guide). Choose the finished measurement that comes closest to that total.

Gauge:

19 sts x 28 rnds = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 “] with main needles in stockinette stitch in the round, after blocking.

19 sts x 38 rnds = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 “] with main needles in pattern stitch in the round, after blocking.

Suggested Needle Size
Main Fabric: 4.5 mm circular needles, 80 cm [US 7 / 32”] or size needed to obtain correct gauge.

Edgings: 4 mm circular needles, 80 cm [US 6 / 32”] or 1 mm smaller than main needles.

Sleeves: 4.5 mm and 4 mm double-pointed needles, or your preferred method for small circumferences (such as short circulars or long circulars for Magic Loop).

Yarn and Yardage
Sample 1: Bagual Merino Wool, sport weight (300 m / 100 g; 328 yd / 3.5 oz; 100% Patagonian Merino Wool), colors 194 and 219.

Sample 2: Rowan Felted Tweed, DK weight (175 m / 50 g; 191 yd / 1.76 oz; 50% wool, 25% viscose, 25% alpaca), colors Camel 157 and Treacle 145.

Approximate Yardage:
Yarn A: 710 (775, 890, 990, 1120) (1235, 1380, 1510, 1680) m / 775 (850, 975, 1085, 1225) (1350, 1510, 1650, 1835) yd.
Yarn B: 155 (170, 195, 210, 225) (245, 270, 300, 320) m / 170 (185, 215, 230, 245) (270, 295, 330, 350) yd.

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