I like stripes, that must be obvious now, I guess. And I like playing around with stripes …
Stripes with a twist is a pullover that features a buttoned turtle neck, stripes, extra long sleeves with thumb holes and a playful (easy) stitch pattern that makes the stripes go dancing. (based on the golfjes- a skirt)
It is worked top-down, seamlessly in the round with a contiguous sleeve inset developed by Susie Myers.
What you’ll need
MC (main color): ± 600, 700, 800, 900 1000, 1100, 1200m (660, 770, 880, 990, 1100, 1200, 1300 yards) of DK / 8 ply
CC (contrasting color): ± 340, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650m (380, 440, 500, 550, 600, 660, 710 yards) of DK / 8 ply
4 mm (US 6) circular needle
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle
crochet hook for the provisional cast-on
2 different kinds of markers
– 2 or 3 markers to mark the stitch
patterns
– 4 markers to mark the sleevecap
5 buttons (diameter: 1.5 to 2 cm
(0.5 to 0.75”)
Gauge
20 sts and 30 rows stockinette stitch with the larger needle = 10 x 10 cm (4”x4”)
See more color combinations and examples from my testers here
I also made a matching hat with the same dancing stripes
Hat with a twist is a slouchy hat that accompanies the stripes with a twist pullover. It features the same stripes and playful (easy) pattern that makes the stripes go dancing. A large pompom finishes the hat. (Instructions for making a pompom included)
To easily adjust the length of the hat, it is worked top-down, seamlessly in the round.
Sizes
available for size: KIDS, S, M, L (head circumference: 48-53 / 51-56 / 54-59 / 57-64 cm (19-21 / 20-22 / 22-23.25 / 23.25-25”)
finished measurements: 44 / 47.5 / 50 / 54 cm (17.25 / 18.5 / 19.5 / 21.25”
Check it out here
I have just discovered your designs – they are all beautiful and amazing! I downloaded the stripes-with-a-twist pattern for the jumper from Ravelry and can’t wait to knit it. I really love the yarn/colour(s) used in the example which starts with red/orange at the bottom and ends with the pale turquoise at the top. I would be extremely grateful if you could let me know what that yarn and multicolour might be. Many thanks – and I’ll be following all your designs now. I also would like to say that your pattern is beautifully written and illustrated.
Thank you so very much for lovely comment. The sweater you are referring to is one of my testers’ who tested the pattern before release.
It is lovely, isn’t it ?
If you are a member of Ravelry.com you can ask it herself here http://www.ravelry.com/projects/revi-and-noa/stripes-with-a-twist
She used some kind of mini skeins in fingering weight with the yarn held double.