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Funky Turtle is a playful colourblock pullover: a perfect beginner friendly and/or stash leftovers buster project.
It is a relaxed pullover, which is knitted seamlessly from the top down in the round. The turtle neck, hem and cuffs are worked in a modified half twisted ribbing. The rest of the garment is worked in Stockinette Stitch. The bottom of the round yoke is shaped with the short rows, which make the back of the yoke longer and give the garment an overall better fit, but they can be omitted if you do not feel comfortable with a new technique.
A simple stranded colourwork pattern highlights the transition between sections. The body and sleeves are worked straight with increases before the hem ribbing on the body and decreases before the cuffs.
The pattern is written for eight sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8) with a finished bust circumference of approx. 99 (107.5, 118, 126.5, 138) (145.5, 156, 164) cm // 39.5 (43, 47.25, 50.5, 54.75) (58, 62.25, 65.75) in incl. approx. 10 cm (4 in) of the recommended positive ease.
The sample is shown in size 3 on a 160 cm (5.3 ft) tall model with approx. 84-66-94 cm (33–26–39 in) body measurements.
For more of the finished garment measurements, please refer to the schematic.
Highland DK by LITLG (100% untreated highland wool, 246 yds / 225 m — 100 g).
C1: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 3) skeins of colourway Oast.
C2: 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) (3, 3, 3) skeins of colourway Camel.
C3: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 3, 3) skeins of colourway Thistle.
C4: 1 skein of colourway Nut.
If you decide to use another yarn, you will need approx.
C1: 357 (381, 406, 431, 480) (517, 554, 578) yds /
326 (348, 371, 394, 439) (473, 507, 529) m of DK-weight yarn.
C2: 394 (431, 455, 504, 541) (578, 627, 652) yds /
360 (394, 416, 461, 495) (529, 573, 596 ) m of DK-weight yarn.
C3: 344 (369, 406, 431, 455) (492, 517, 541) yds /
315 (338, 371, 394, 416) (450, 473, 495) m of DK-weight yarn.
C4: 49 (54, 62, 62, 66) (74, 74, 74) yds /
45 (49, 57, 57, 60) (68, 68, 68) m of DK-weight yarn.
Or a total of approx. 1144 (1235, 1329, 1428, 1542) (1661, 1772, 1845) yds /
1046 (1129, 1215, 1306, 1410) (1520, 1621, 1688) m of any DK (light worsted) weight yarn.
∙ US 4 / 3.5 mm 24–32" / 60–80 cm circular needles (for the ribbing);
∙ US 6 / 4 mm 24–32" / 60–80 cm circular needles (for everything else);
∙ At least 3 stitch markers;
∙ Stitch holders or waste yarn.
∙ 19 sts x 22 rnds to 4" / 10 cm on US 6 / 4 mm needles in Stockinette Stitch, after blocking;
∙ 26 sts x 32 rnds to 4" / 10 cm on US 4 / 3.5 mm needles in Modified Half-Twisted Ribbing, after blocking (unstretched).
Cover photo credit: Laine publishing