Minimalist Rainbow - sweater knitting pattern

This pattern has been published in Miss Babs Fall 2023 Collection.



Minimalist Rainbow is a comfortable pullover featuring multicolor stripes and optional pockets and turtleneck. The sweater is seamless, worked top-down and designed to be worn with 4-6”/10-15 cm of positive ease. The hip-length body is worked straight, without shaping, and finished with a wide rib section with optional pockets. The sleeves are worked in the same stripe pattern as the body and are finished with a long ribbed cuff. The pattern has two options for finishing the neckline: a ribbed neckband or a loose turtleneck.

Yarn

Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply

100% Superwash Merino Wool; 400 yd/4 oz (365 m/110 g) skeins

and

One Yummy 2-Ply Mini Bundle 100% Superwash Merino Wool; ten 80 yd/0.8 oz (72 m/23 g) mini skeins

3 (3, 4, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5, 5) skeins in main color for a sweater with a turtleneck, shown in White Peppercorn

or 3 (3, 3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 5, 5) skeins in main color for a sweater with a short neckband;

1 skein in contrasting color 1, shown in Gentian

1 ten-skein set in contrasting colors 2-11, shown in Vivid

Or approximately 1150 (1150, 1230, 1370, 1460) (1570, 1700, 1860, 1950) yards/955 (1043, 1118, 1247, 1328) (1435, 1547, 1695, 1776) meters of fingering weight yarn in main color for a sweater with a turtleneck, or 830 (910, 990, 1120, 1200) (1310, 1430, 1580, 1670) yards/752 (830, 901, 1017, 1095) (1190, 1299, 1443, 1524) meters in main color for a sweater with a short neckband, and 130 (140, 140, 170, 180) (180, 200, 220, 220) yards/115 (122, 127, 150, 156) (162, 178, 194, 201) meters in contrasting color 1, and 40 (40, 40, 50, 50) (50, 60, 60, 60) yards/29 (32, 35, 38, 41) (44, 48, 51, 54) meters each in contrasting colors 2-11.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished Measurements

Chest: 34½ (38¾, 42½, 46¼, 50½) (54¼, 58½, 62¼, 66½)”/86 (97, 106, 115.5, 126) (135.5, 146, 155.5, 166) cm

Shown in size 4, to be worn with 4-6”/10-15 cm of positive ease.

Gauge

Blocked

26 stitches and 36 rows/rounds = 4”/10 cm square in stockinette stitch, with medium needle

26 stitches and 44 rows/rounds = 4”/10 cm square in 1x3 rib stitch, with smallest needle

26 stitches and 44 rows/rounds = 4”/10 cm square in 1x1 rib stitch, with smallest needle

Needles

US 4 3.5 mm circular needle, 32-48”/80-120 cm long depending on size of garment, or size to obtain stockinette gauge (medium needle)

US 4 3.5 mm circular needle, double-pointed needles or preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round, or size to obtain stockinette gauge (medium needle)

Two US 3 3.25 mm circular needles, 32-48”/80-120 cm long depending on size of garment, or size to obtain rib gauge (smallest needle)

US 3 3.25 mm circular needle, double-pointed needles or preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round, or size to obtain rib gauge (smallest needle)

US 5 3.75 mm circular needle, 24”/60 cm long (largest needle - optional, for turtleneck only)

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knit.