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
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.
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Composition
60% Cotton 40% Acrylic
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Tension
22 sts x 28 rows to 10cm / 4 inches
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Ball Weight
50g In accordance with BS984
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Yarn Weight
Double Knitting
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Yarn Length
140 metres (153 yards) approx
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Knitting Needle Size
4 mm (USA 6)
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Crochet Hook Size
4 mm (USA F/5)
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Washing Instructions
40 Machine Wash / Wool Cycle
