Please note the kit does not include the pattern you will need to purchase it here: 

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/antipodes-3 

Please note, this yarn kit is dyed to order and will dispatch within 3 weeks of your order date. Please check our latest events to see if there may be a longer lead time as I may be travelling at yarn festivals so there may be a longer delay, Thank you for your patience in advance. 

From Andrea:

I always think of the Rhinebeck Sweater as my showstopper for the year - and this one has a little bit of everything! Very interesting saddle shoulder construction, stripes, stranded colorwork, and faux seams a la The Weekender! I can’t wait for October!

This sweater is worked from the top down, seamlessly. We begin with the saddle shoulder, then pick up stitches for the back and fronts separately. Once the yoke is completed, we will join to work the body in the round. The sleeve stitches are picked up from the armhole openings and worked in the round.

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

FINISHED CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE
31 (34.5, 38.25, 41.75)(45.25, 48.75, 52.25)(55.75, 59.25, 62.75, 66.25)”
78.5 (87.5, 97, 106)(115, 124, 133)(141.5, 150.5, 159.5, 168.5) cm
Intended to be worn with approx. 6-3”/15-7.5 cm positive ease. Sample shown in size 3 with approx. 5.25”/13.5 cm positive ease on a woman who is 5’5”/165 cm tall.

YARN REQUIREMENTS
These are just approximations. Total yarn usage will depend on the yarn you use (fiber content, ply, etc.), your personal gauge, and any modifications you may make.

SUGGESTED YARN

MC - Botanical Yarn Superwash Sport 100% Merino  (100g/328yds/300 m) - 3 (3, 3, 3)(4, 4, 4)(4, 5, 5, 5) skeins 

CC - 10 x 20g skeins of Sport Superwash 100% Merino 60m per 20g = 600m 

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
Main Fabric: US 4/3.5 mm - 32-40”/80-100 cm circular and preferred needles for small circumference knitting (Magic Loop or Double Pointed Needles), plus a spare needle for binding off the underarms.

Ribbing: US 2/2.75 mm - 32-40”/80-100 cm circular and preferred needles for small circumference knitting.

(Use the needle size you need to achieve and maintain gauge, going down two US sizes for the ribbing.)

NOTIONS
Stitch markers, locking stitch markers (optional), cable needle, tapestry needle, row counter (highly recommended), Barbers cords style stitch holder or spare circular needle for provisional cast on, stitch holders or waste yarn

GAUGE
27.25 sts & 34 rows = 4”/10 cm
Measured over stockinette stitch in the round using the Main Fabric needle, after blocking.

TECHNIQUES TO INDULGE IN
Provisional cast on (video tutorial included)
Stripes
Increasing
Decreasing
Picking up stitches
German short rows (video tutorial included)
Stranded colorwork (charted)
Slipping stitches
Knitting
Purling
Tubular bind off (video tutorials included)
Backward loop cast on (video tutorials included)