SCALLOP SHELL YOKE SWEATER KNITTING PATTERN IN SIRDAR LOVEFUL BIO BLEND
Knit this sweater in a pretty shade of innovative Loveful Bio Blend yarn. You’ll work in the round, bottom up to create this textured knit, joining the...
Knit this sweater in a pretty shade of innovative Loveful Bio Blend yarn. You’ll work in the round, bottom up to create this textured knit, joining the sleeves at the yoke. The relaxed fit of the sweater sits neatly on the hip and is super versatile to style. Feel-good Loveful Bio Blend is the first hand-knitting yarn to feature CiCLO® technology*, developed to help reduce the impact of microplastic pollution.
You will also need:1 4mm (UK8 – USA6) 80cm Circular Needle, 1 3¼mm (UK10 – USA3) 80cm Circular Needle, 1 set of 4mm (UK8 – USA6) Double Pointed Needles and 1 set of 3¼mm (UK10 – USA3) Double Pointed Needles if required for Sleeves and Neckband. Stitch Holders and Stitch Markers.
Technique: Knitting
Skill Level: Intermediate
Pattern Number: 10908
*Discover the story behind award-winning CiCLO® Here
Yarn Facts
About This Yarn
Loveful Bio Blend The first hand knitting yarn to be made with award-winning CiCLO® technology. This revolutionary wool blend will knit, wear and wash, like all your tried and trusted Sirdar favourites. The innovation is at the end of its useful life when those CiCLO® treated fibres will behave more like the natural wool in the blend, reducing the time they persist in the environment.Smooth and silky soft to knit or crochet, Loveful Bio Blend brings beautiful stitch definition to your makes. And despite its revolutionary sustainable qualities, it doesn’t ask you to compromise on supreme softness, beautiful design or cost to make.
What is it best for?
This double knitting yarn will make any double knitting project more sustainable. The pretty, trend-led colours are perfect for elegant womenswear and between-season makes when the wool adds a little warmth to lighter weight garments.
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Composition
20% Wool 80% CiCLO® Recycled Polyester
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Tension
22 stitches x 28 rows to 10 cm / 4"
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Ball Weight
100g In accordance with BS984
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Yarn Weight
Double Knitting
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Yarn Length
343 metres (375 yards) approx
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Washing Instructions
30 Machine Wash / Wool Cycle
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Knitting Needle Size
4.0mm (USA 6)
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Crochet Hook Size
4.0mm (USA F/5)
