SECOND STAGE SWEATER IN SIRDAR STORIES DK

Festival Collection

Everyone loves a two in one, right? Once you’ve knitted this fabulous sweater, just pull the cord and you have a funky ruched centre, creating a raised...

Everyone loves a two in one, right? Once you’ve knitted this fabulous sweater, just pull the cord and you have a funky ruched centre, creating a raised curved hemline, perfect for keeping you cool when the festival heats up. Or leave it down and you’ve got a striped long sleeve boxy sweater. It’s that easy to switch up your look!

Knitting Level: Intermediate

You will also need: 1 Pair of 4mm (UK8 - USA6) Knitting Needles, 1 Pair of 3¼mm (UK10 - USA3) Knitting Needles and 1 Pair of 3¼mm (UK10 - USA3) Double Pointed Knitting Needles.

Design no: 10540

Size Guide

Yarn Facts

About This Yarn

Sirdar Stories is a cotton-rich blend of forty Insta-friendly shades, perfect for recreating catwalk crochet looks and celebrity knitting trends. The blend of natural cotton and acrylic is perfect for creating lighter garments that keep their shape.

What's it like to work with?

A cool, soft blend of cotton and acrylic, Sirdar Stories is a lightweight yarn that’s easy to work with and gives great stitch definition to colour-work and textured patterns.

What is it best for?

We created Sirdar Stories especially for fashionable womenswear and the 50g balls are perfect for colourful makes from granny squares to stripy knits.

  • Composition

    60% Cotton 40% Acrylic

  • Tension

    22 sts x 28 rows to 10cm / 4 inches

  • Ball Weight

    50g In accordance with BS984

  • Yarn Weight

    Double Knitting

  • Yarn Length

    140 metres (153 yards) approx

  • Knitting Needle Size

    4 mm (USA 6)

  • Crochet Hook Size

    4 mm (USA F/5)

  • Washing Instructions

    40 Machine Wash / Wool Cycle