PRODUCT: hand knitting pattern for Gramma’s Medley Sweater.

PUBLISHED: October 2021

INTRODUCTION

Gramma's Medley Sweater was named for my Grandma. She taught me to knit and with every stitch on anything I knit, it brings back memories of her. She passed away the year I designed this sweater, March 2021. Even though she is physically gone, her essence will forever live on in this design and with every new stitch I knit.

Gramma’s Medley is a made up of series of stockinette, slip stitches, and striping to create a patchwork look without seams, kind of like piecing back together life during and after grief. The texture in both stitch technique and variegated color yarn introduces a playful way to use simple stitches while not being boring. Each section gives you some creativity to mix and match your yarn with different stitches, solid stockinette patches, striping areas, slip stitches to bring that pop of color and texture into your sweater!

CONSTRUCTION:bottom-up sweater, knit in the round until separating for front and back knit flat, sleeves also knit in the round

SKILLS: knitting in the round, slip stitches, striping, decreases, picking up stitches

NEEDLES:

Body: US 6 / 4.0 mm, or any size to obtain gauge

Neck Collar, Bottom Hem, Sleeve Cuffs: US 4 / 3.5 mm, or smaller needles if desired

NOTIONS: stitch markers, tapestry needle, measuring tape, gauge ruler if needed

GAUGE (using Body needles):Stockinette stitch: 22 sts & 32 rows/rnds per 4"/10 cm, after steam or wet blocking.

Slip Stitch pattern (*sl1, k2*): 23 sts & 37 rows/rnds per 4”/10cm, after steam or wet blocking

YARN:fingering weight

Sample knit in: Periwinkle Sheep, “Highland Wool Fingering”, 100% Peruvian highland wool, non-superwash, 435 yards/100g

CA: Rose Gold (pinks with black striping)

CB: Mount Kisco (variegated pinks, khaki, and greens with black striping)

CC: Stonewashed Denim (denim blues with black striping)

YARN USAGE

CA: 360 (380, 400, 430, 480) [530, 580, 620, 680, 750] yds/ 329 (347, 365, 391, 438) [484, 530, 566, 621, 685] m

CB: 400 (475, 550, 650, 700) [800, 900, 1000, 1150, 1250] yds/ 365 (434, 502, 594, 640) [731, 822, 914, 1051, 1143] m

CC 300 (330, 370, 400, 440) [440, 480, 520, 570, 620, 670] yds/ 274 (301, 338, 365, 402) [438, 475, 521, 566, 612] m

SIZES: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

SEE TABLE FOR FINISHED MEASUREMENTS.

PATTERN NOTES:

This guideline can help you find the ease that is right you!

1. Measure around your chest at the fullest/widest point.

2. Grab one of your favorite fitting tops. Measure the top flat, at about 1"/ 2.5 cm below the armhole. Multiply by 2 to get the top’s circumference.

3. (Top Circumference – Full Chest = Ease)

   If negative number, that’s negative ease. If it is a positive number, that’s positive ease.

Sample photographed is Size 4 worn with 6”/15 cm of positive ease at chest.

Photography by Chettara T. Photography.

Pattern has been test knitted. Pattern tech edited by Chaitanya Muralidhara. Examples of other knitters who have knit this pattern during test knit are in the Blog.

Look up hashtags on Instagram with #GrammasMedleySweater and#tinatseknits to share your progress and FOs and to find other projects! Also tag me@tina.say.knits.

Pay What You Choose: In order to make my designs more financially accessible but still valuing the work it takes to create these patterns, I am implementing a “Pay What You Choose” model. These prices indicate the fair amount that has been put into the designs and hopefully can become a sustainable way for me to keep creating hand knitting patterns.

Listed are the codes and the price you will be paying next to them:

No Code: $12.50

TTierA: $10.50

TTierB: $9.50