Chiaro Scuro is Italian for light-dark, or more precisely, clear-obscure. And light to dark is what this pullover is all about, with a beautiful ombre effect resulting from a very simple geometric stranded pattern.
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Sweater sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10)
Finished sweater measurements at full chest:
32 (34.5, 37.5, 40) (42.5, 45.5, 48) (50.5, 53.5, 56)" 0.5-3" positive ease recommended.
Shown in size 5 worn with 6.5" ease. (The sweater meaures 42.5" at the chest, which is 6.5" larger than the model's bust measurement.)
Yarn:
Sunday Knits 3 ply (sport weight) yarns, including any combination of blends: Brigadoon, Nirvana, Eden or Angelic (about 245 yds per 50-gm skein). I used 17 different colors; 1130 (1240, 1340, 1460) (1530, 1670, 1760) (1850, 1990, 2130) yds total.
Kits (link at bottom of page) are available if you'd like to duplicate my colorway. But I also encourage you to create your own! Select any number of colors that look great together, and then arrange them from light to dark. The pattern instructions show you how.
Or make Chiaro Scuro with Spincycle Dyed in the Wool yarn, where each skein is unique and has a wide range of hues and values, like this one in Ghost Ranch.
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Or use any sport weight yarn that works nicely to gauge.
Gauge: 24 sts and 32 rows = 4" / 10 cm in stranded stockinette stitch using size 5 (3.75 mm) needles.
Needles & Notions: Size 5 US (3.75 mm) circular needles for gauge and size 10 US 6 mm) for hems; double-pointed needles size 3 US (3.25 for attached neckline I-cord; tapestry needle, stitch markers, scrap yarn.
Techniques used: Stranded knitting, reading charts, short rows, provisional cast-on, sewn bind-off (explained).
Pattern includes: Written instructions, colorwork charts in all sizes, schematic, glossary, links to tutotials and resources.
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