PRODUCT: hand knitting pattern for Wavelength Sweater.

PUBLISHED: December 2020

INTRODUCTION

Someone saw this design and thought it looked like sound waves, sound waves for voices. Everyone has a voice, big or small, and every voice has value and how we use it is important. Wavelength is the distance between peaks, like the colorwork repeat, or “a person's ideas and way of thinking, especially as it affects their ability to communicate with others.” I hope with each of our wavelengths, we are able to use our voice to tell our story, to express ourselves, to influence change, and to connect with fellow human beings. This sweater is designed to be gender neutral! Women, men, or nonbinary folks, this design is for people regardless of gender identity! Thank you, Serendipitous Wool, for collaborating with me on this design!

CONSTRUCTION: top-down sweater with crop or full body length mods, no seaming.

SKILLS: 2-color stranded colorwork, yoke increases, sleeve decreasing, German short rows, pick-up stitches, knitting in the round.

NEEDLES:US 6 / 4.0 mm circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge

· Choose circular needle length according to chest circumference.

· Use two sizes smaller needles for neck collar for more crew neckline than boat neckline.

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

GAUGE:22 sts & 26 rows/rnds per 4" / 10 cm (in 1x1 colorwork pattern, *MCk1, CCk1*, in the round, or stockinette stitch, after blocking)

YARN:DK weight

Samples knit in: Serendipitous Wool “Agni”, 4 ply DK weight, 100% Superwash Merino, 231 yds/211 m per 100g

Tina’s Sample (left): MC: Dark Desire, CC: Pink Moonstone Succulent

Michael’s Sample (Right): MC: Blue Marble, CC: Moon Lake *Other yarns used were due to low yardage.

Yardage is based on schematic measurements. Adding/reducing length to body and sleeves will change yardage usage.

CROPPED Body Length:

MC: 600, 650, 700, 750 (800, 850, 910, 970) [1030, 1090, 1160] yds / 549, 594, 640, 686 (732, 777, 832, 887) [942, 997, 1061] m

CC: 120, 140, 160, 180 (200, 230, 260, 290) [320, 350, 390] yds / 110, 128, 146, 165 (183, 210, 238, 265) [293, 320, 357] m

FULL Body Length:

MC: 750, 800, 900, 1000 (1100, 1200, 1300, 1400) [1500, 1600, 1700] yds / 686, 732, 823, 914 (1006, 1097, 1189, 1280) [1372, 1463, 1554] m

CC: 200, 220, 240, 270 (300, 330, 360, 400) [440, 480, 520] yds / 183, 201, 219, 247 (274, 302, 329, 366) [402, 439, 475] m

SIZES: 1, 2, 3, 4 (5, 6, 7, 8) [9, 10, 11]

SEE TABLE FOR FINISHED MEASUREMENTS (worn with negative 2” to 6” of positive ease at chest).

PATTERN NOTES:

Finding ease right for you, a guideline:

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 are: Tina’s is size 3 with negative 1” of ease. Michael’s is size 5 with 6” of positive ease.

Photography by Chettara T. Photography.

Pattern has been test knitted. Examples of other knitters who have knit this pattern during test knit are in theBlog.

Look up hashtags on Instagram with#wavelengthsweater 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