Description

The 1983 Sweater is the perfect design to experiment with colours and textures! Choose a fluffy yarn for the body for the ultimate comfy sweater. It features a crew neck and a round stranded colourwork yoke knitted from the top down. Some rows include three colours, so experience with colourwork is recommended. There are more colourwork details at the hems and cuffs.

The kit includes the following colourways in the required quantities on British DK from Les Garons and Fluff from Walcot Yarns Les Garons.The pattern is not included; is available in our shop or on Ravelry.

Yarn A (2 or 3 skeins, 100g, British DK): Carmen’s Story
Yarn B (4 to 8 skeins, 50g, Fluff): Marmelade
Yarn C (1 skein, 100g, British DK): Vincent’s Highland Coo
Yarn D (1 skein, 100g, British DK): Rmy’s Peach

British DK
70% Bluefaced Leicester Wool
30% Masham Wool
Non-superwash
263yd / 240m per 100g skein
DK

Fluff
55% Baby Alpaca
18% Fine Merino Wool
17% Mulberry Silk
10% Yak
Non-superwash
219 yd / 200 m per 50 g skein
Sport

Sizes (finished chest circumference)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
32 (35, 39, 44, 48, 51, 55, 60, 64)
80 (89.5, 99, 110.5, 120, 129.5, 139, 150.5, 160) cm

Yarn A
2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skein(s)
252 (286, 316, 360, 400, 440, 494, 537, 571) yd
230 (262, 289, 329, 366, 402, 452, 491, 522) m

Yarn B
4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8) skeins
680 (771, 851, 968, 1077, 1184, 1262, 1446, 1537) yd
622 (705, 778, 885, 985, 1083, 1154, 1322, 1405) m

Yarn C
1 skein
61 (69, 76, 87, 97, 107, 120, 131, 139) yd
56 (63, 69, 80, 89, 98, 110, 120, 127) m

Yarn D
1 skein
41 (46, 51, 58, 65, 71, 80, 87, 92) yd
37 (42, 47, 53, 59, 65, 73, 80, 84) m