Sandwick Pullover Knitting Pattern Download

Description

Slip stitches form layers of color on this simple pullover that resemble bricks or stacked stones. Long before humans had the technology for brickmaking, they created walls by piling stones atop each other in a staggered pattern. People have lived on Mainland Orkney for a very long time, and 5,000 years ago they built a small village in what is now the parish of Sandwick. Their community, first discovered in 1850 and known today as Skara Brae, is the best-preserved Neolithic settlement in Europe.

Designer: Irina Anikeeva
Difficulty: Intermediate
Yarn Weight: 4
Finished Size: 32½ (37½, 41, 44, 49½ , 51)” bust circumference. Pullover shown measures 37½ “; modeled with 3½ ” of positive ease.
Specific Yarn Used: Valley Yarns Northampton (100% wool; 247 yd [226 m]/3½ oz [100 g]): #49 brown heather (MC), 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins; #43 denim heather (blue; CC1), 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s); #26 raspberry heather (pink; CC2), 1 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skein(s). Yarn distributed by WEBS.
Needles: Size 6 (4 mm): straight and 16″ cir. Size 7 (4.5 mm): straight. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Size F/5 (3.75 mm) crochet hook; waste yarn for provisional CO; stitch holders; spare 16″ cir needle in same size or smaller than cir needle; tapestry needle.
Gauge: 19 sts and 36 rows = 4″ in Brick patt on larger needles.
Notes:

• This pullover is worked back and forth in separate pieces and seamed.
• When working in the Brick pattern, use contrasting color as indicated in the instructions.