Instructions to make your own “Endellion” sweater in sizes 1 (100 cm chest circumference), 2 (120 cm), 3 (140 cm), 4 (160 cm) and 5 (180 cm). When you buy this pattern you will receive a pdf to download immediately.

A seamless sweater, Endellion is knit using different patterns for different parts of its body. It features medallion motifs on the front and back yokes and regal-like motifs decorate the wide-fitting raglan sleeves. The colourwork fabric in worsted-weight wool makes for a thick and luxurious fabric. A majestic sweater designed to make you feel like a queen wrapped in wool!

Knit top-down and in the round, using just 3 colours (light, medium and dark), once the neck (choose between a turtle or crew neck) has been knitted you will divide the front and back yokes, and left and right sleeves and then make gradual increases to shape the shoulders as you follow from the colourwork Charts. The body and sleeves are then separated at the underarms and knitted separately. Keep the body in a dark contrasting colour for a dramatic and flattering look, or play around with the colour order for a completely different look.

Level of difficulty and skills required

Adventurous. This pattern is for you if you are already experienced in stranded colourwork knitting and looking for a new challenge. The patterning which gives the design its unique look requires experienced tensioning and catching floats due to some very large floats at the back. Be aware that most of the patterning also requires 3 colours per round. Knowledge of chart-reading, Short Rows and Tubular cast-on/bind-off is assumed.

Gauge (in colourwork pattern)

10 x 10 cm = 18 stitches x 20 rounds on 4.5 mm needles.

Yarn

“Hamelton Tweed 1” by BC Garn 100m/50g

Or any worsted/heavy DK that knits to this gauge.

Metrage

MC (Curry) = 5 (6, 7, 8, 9) skeins.

CC1 (Natural) = 1.5 (2, 3, 4, 5) skeins.

CC2 (Black) = 5-6 (6-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9) skeins (depending on desired body length).

Materials

1 x 4.5 mm circular needle for the main fabric.

1 x 4 mm circular needle for the ribbings (you may wish to use dpns for the cuffs).

Or needle to get gauge and then one size down for the ribbings.

Stitch holders.