Quasar Sweater Kit

The Quasar Sweater by Dario Tubiana features all-over stranded colour work. This top-down pullover looks fantastic on everyone, regardless of gender or age, with its contemporary twist on the traditional Fair Isle patterning. With a seamless construction, your Quasar Sweater will flow off the needles, and shine brightly like its namesake.

This sweater is knitted top-down, seamlessly in the round. The yoke is worked to the underarm where the work is divided and the sleeves are separated from the body. The body is worked and then the sleeves are picked up in the round and knitted top down. Short row shaping is incorporated at the shoulders right after the neckline.

The Quasar Sweater is the twelve pattern from The Almanac Series II, a seasonal guide to knitting with The Fibre Co. yarns.

Designer: Dario Tubiana
Design Inspiration: Geometric Knitting with Dario Tubiana and the Quasar Sweater
Collection: The Almanac Series II
More from Dario Tubiana: Clifford 

Kit contains:

• PDF of Quasar Sweater knitting pattern
• 4-8 hanks of The Fibre Co. Cumbria yarn (depending on your size)
• Free Project Bag from The Fibre Co.

Yarn:

The Fibre Co. Cumbria (60% Merino wool, 30% Masham wool, 10% mohair; 216 m (236 yd) per 100 g hank) in Isel (A) – 3 [4: 4: 4: 5: 5: 6: 6: 6] hanks and Blackbeck (B) – 1 [1: 1: 1: 1: 2: 2: 2: 2] hanks.

Colours:

The photos show the sweater in the shades Isel (Col A) and Blackbeck (Col B). Choose Col A from the first set and Col B from the second set of shades of Cumbria shown above.

Sizes and measurements:

1 [2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9]
To fit a chest circumference of: 76-81 [86-91: 97-102: 107-112: 117-122: 127-132: 137-142: 147-152: 157-162] cm (30-32 [34-36: 38-40: 42-44: 46-48: 50-52: 54-56: 58-60: 62-64] in)

Finished chest circumference (at underarm): 76 [85: 95: 105: 114: 124: 133: 148: 157] cm (30 [33: 37.5: 41.5: 45: 49: 52.5: 58: 62] in)
Finished Length (from shoulder neck edge): 46 [47: 48: 52: 53.5: 54.5: 56: 57: 58] cm (18 [18: 18.5: 20.5: 21: 21.5: 22: 22.5: 23] in)

Needles and notions required:

• 3mm (US 2.5) circular needle or double-pointed needles for working a small circumference in the round
• 3.5mm (US 4) 60 cm (24 in) circular needle (or size to obtain gauge)
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders or waste yarn
• Darning needle

Techniques used:

• Short Rows – Wrap and Turn Method

Notes:

This is an intermediate pattern. For more specs, please go to the Quasar Sweater pattern page.

You can also purchase items in this kit separately: Quasar Sweater knitting pattern, Cumbria yarn and Project Bag from The Fibre Co.