Humulus Sweater by Isabell Kraemer Kit

PLEASE NOTE: The kit comprises the yarn and the pattern (PDF file in English with French translation), and is available in your choice of colours. To see the colours before making your choice from the dropdown menus above, please see the product page of the yarns Snaeldan 3-Ply Natural Tones and Snaeldan 3-Ply Colours.

CHOICE OF COLOURS: PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THE COLOURS THAT YOU CHOOSE DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT STOCK FOR THE SELECTED SIZE, THE KIT WILL NOT BE ADDED TO YOUR BASKET. THE "BUY" BUTTON WILL NOT SAY "SOLD OUT". THE KIT WILL ONLY BE ADDED TO YOUR BASKET IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT STOCK.

Humulus is a collaboration between the designer Isabell Kraemer and Laine des Iles. Humulus (the botanical name for hops) is a lovely sweater that celebrates the elegant hop flower, its flavours and its decorative qualities. The plant is described variously as zesty, piney, earthy and floral. This sweater encompasses all of these with its delicate colourwork pattern knitted in a warm and slightly rustic yarn. It is like being wrapped in a hug.

This round yoke sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down. After the neck is done, short-rows are worked back and forth to create a higher back neck. Then the pretty colourwork yoke is worked top down to sleeve separation. Some final short-rows are worked to finish the yoke shaping before placing the sleeve sts on hold. The body is worked first in rounds down to the hem. Then sleeve sts are picked up again to work the sleeves in the round top down to the cuffs.

YARN AND COLOURS
Snaeldan 3-ply natural shades 260m / 100gm
Snaeldan 3-ply colours 130m / 50gm

4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins in Colour A (natural)
1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2) skeins in contrast Colour B (colours)

Shown here in:
Photos 1 & 3: MC Light Grey 3 with CC Golden Yellow 10
Photo 2: MC Silver Grey 2 with CC Midnight Blue 49

NEEDLES 
3.75 mm circular needle and DPNs (or short circular needle) for neck and ribbings. 
4mm circular needle and DPNs (or short circular needle) for body and sleeves.

GAUGE 
20 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stocking stitch on 4mm needle after blocking. Due to variance between knitters, colourwork should be swatched to determine whether to go up or down a needle size to keep gauge constant.

SIZES 
XS (S, M1, M2, L, XL, XXL) 
Finished bust circumference: 
37.25 (40.5, 42, 45.25, 48, 52, 56)” 
93 (101, 105, 113, 120, 130, 140) cm 
Shown here: Size S worn with 6” (15cm) of positive ease at bust.

MATERIALS 
Stitch holders or waste yarn; stitch markers; tapestry needle; blocking tools.

LANGUAGE: English, French or German - PDF file, to be emailed at time of shipment of your yarn.