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SIZES:

XS (S, M, L) (XL, 2XL, 3XL) (4XL, 5XL) with finished bust measurements of 34.5 (37.5, 40.5, 43.75) (49.75, 56, 59) (62.25, 68.25)" / 87.5 (95.5, 103, 111) (126.5, 142, 150) (158, 173.5) cm

Designed to be worn with 2 - 4” (5 - 10 cm) of positive ease.

MATERIALS:

Expression Fiber Arts Luster Sport yarn

The sample is shown in colors: Bella (MC) and Cornucopia Hues (CC).

MC: 720 (800, 880, 968) (1217, 1434, 1606) (1790, 2047) yds / 658 (732, 805, 885) (1113, 1311, 1469) (1637, 1872) m

CC: 197 yds / 180 m each of 12 mini skeins from kit (1 kit needed for all sizes)

If those colors aren't available, any from this category will work.

NEEDLES:

US sizes 3 (3.25 mm) and 4 (3.5 mm) 12” (30 cm) and 24-32” (60-80 cm) circulars. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

SKILL LEVEL:

Intermediate to Advanced: This pattern is ideal for the adventurous knitter who loves to tackle something a bit more complicated. Skills/concepts include chart reading, mosaic knitting, decreasing, short rows, and garment sizing.

Notes from the Designer:

Sombras or “shadows” can certainly be a scary thing under the wrong circumstances, but in the right circumstances, shadows can create some of the most beautiful visions I can think of...a dew drop in a dark corner of the garden catching a lone sunbeam suddenly becomes a diamond in the gloom. This fun garment is worked seamlessly in the round, beginning at the bottom ribbing and moving into shadow mosaic knitting, before being split for the front and back and worked flat until the shoulders are joined with a three-needle bind off. The sleeves are picked up at the armholes and worked top down, and the neckband is the final touch.

• Click the Videos tab to watch a video showing how to knit using the Continental knitting style.
• Sample is shown in a size Small modeled on a 34” (86 cm) bust with 3.5” (9 cm) of ease.
• Click here to watch a tutorial on working German Short Rows.
• Click here to watch a tutorial on how to switch from working mosaic in the round to working it flat.
• For best results, start the body mosaic knitting with the darkest CC, working the chart to the halfway point per color, and with each color change, use the next lightest color. Begin the sleeves with the lightest CC, and work towards the darkest.
• You will be maintaining a two-stitch 'side seam' that will be slipped on the CC rounds and knit on the MC rounds.
  

Designed by Debi Maige

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Happy knitting!

Chandi

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