Cinnamon & Bourbon

$8.00

I'm having a moment with stripes that are not your average stripes, and the fantastic texture and curves in these caught my eye right away! The lines are unique and layered, but placed on a classic sweater that you can wear with anything.

This silhouette is perfectly timeless, and adding something different and new to the expected garment has been incredibly satisfying.

My test knitters had a bit of fun with their combinations. Some chose a neutral 2-color combination close to mine, while others went bright and bold. Their stripes are worked in both solids and variegated yarns, and a few knitters created versions with multiple colors involved - which also turned out beautifully!

On my sample, the natural cream against a darker background allows the texture to be the star, and the excuse to mix two beautiful Sawkill Farm and Wing and A Prayer Farm yarns together seemed like the perfect Rhinebeck plan to me. For those of you who attending Rhinebeck, you can mix and match the colors and available DK bases from both vendors as you like and spend a little time with some of my favorite festival people while you plan your own Cinnamon & Bourbon!

For those of you who won't be at the festival, grab a favorite local or stash yarn that will work to gauge and join in on the fun over in my Ravelry group, where I'm sure we will be comparing all kinds of combinations and casting on before long. The pattern is deceptively simple, so this is one of those sweaters that just flies off the needles.

As always, there are notes in the pattern on how and where to modify your sweater if needed, and the motif is both charted and written out.

It's worked from the bottom up in the round, then split into front and back pieces at armholes. The upper body pieces are worked flat to shoulders and seamed before collar and sleeve stitches are picked up and worked in the round to end.

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I'm having a moment with stripes that are not your average stripes, and the fantastic texture and curves in these caught my eye right away! The lines are unique and layered, but placed on a classic sweater that you can wear with anything.

This silhouette is perfectly timeless, and adding something different and new to the expected garment has been incredibly satisfying.

My test knitters had a bit of fun with their combinations. Some chose a neutral 2-color combination close to mine, while others went bright and bold. Their stripes are worked in both solids and variegated yarns, and a few knitters created versions with multiple colors involved - which also turned out beautifully!

On my sample, the natural cream against a darker background allows the texture to be the star, and the excuse to mix two beautiful Sawkill Farm and Wing and A Prayer Farm yarns together seemed like the perfect Rhinebeck plan to me. For those of you who attending Rhinebeck, you can mix and match the colors and available DK bases from both vendors as you like and spend a little time with some of my favorite festival people while you plan your own Cinnamon & Bourbon!

For those of you who won't be at the festival, grab a favorite local or stash yarn that will work to gauge and join in on the fun over in my Ravelry group, where I'm sure we will be comparing all kinds of combinations and casting on before long. The pattern is deceptively simple, so this is one of those sweaters that just flies off the needles.

As always, there are notes in the pattern on how and where to modify your sweater if needed, and the motif is both charted and written out.

It's worked from the bottom up in the round, then split into front and back pieces at armholes. The upper body pieces are worked flat to shoulders and seamed before collar and sleeve stitches are picked up and worked in the round to end.

Scroll down for more details.

Yarn: A heavy DK or light worsted weight yarn is needed, in two colors.

Main Color: Sawkill Farm DK (50% Sawkill Farm Wool, 50% Domestic Merino; 300 yds/275m per 3.5oz/100g skein), in Harvest Heather.

Accent Color: Wing & A Prayer Thelma and Louise DK (50% Mohair, 25% Cotswold, 25% Merino; 240yds/ 219m per 3.5oz/100g skein), in natural white.

If substituting yarn, I suggest a round and soft DK or light worsted weight wool or wool blend. The yarns I chose are slightly rustic blends that wear and block out to be quite soft, but they do not have a lot of spring or memory to them, allowing for an easy fit once blocked. Any yarn with too much memory might pull in more and affect gauge, given the slipped stitches. Work and block your swatch to be sure you are getting gauge, and to ensure your colors look good in the pattern. Both the DK yarns I chose have great stitch definition, and work as either both background or accent yarn. If substituting a different yarn, choose another wool that will behave similarly and blocks to gauge as noted.

Gauge: 20 sts and 32 rounds/rows per 4”/10cm in pattern on larger needles, 20 sts and 28 rounds/rows in 2x2 rib on larger needles, and 22 sts and 28 rounds/ rows in 2x2 rib at cuff on smaller needles.

Needles: US#6/4mm needles for body, sleeves, and collar. US#5/3.75mm to complete cuffs. Or use size needed to get gauge. I suggest a long circular needle for the body, and a shorter circular needle in gauge size for collar, sleeves, and cuffs.

Sizes:

36(40,44,48,52)(56,60,64,68)”

91.5(101.5,111.75,122,132)(142.25,152.5,162.5,172.5)cm

For fit shown, I suggest 5”/12.75cm of positive ease.

Yardage:

Main Color: 900(1000,1100,1200,1300)(1400,1500,1600,1700)yds/825(915,1005,1100,1190)(1280,1370,1465,1555)m

Accent Color: 300(325,350,400,425)(450,500,525,550)yds/275(300,320,365,390)(415,460,480,500)m