Gabriella's Big Way Sweater

$8.00

Gabriella's Big Way symbolizes majestic power and dynamic tenacity to persevere no matter the conditions. The name was inspired by our llama, Gabriella, who was a gentle giant.

Gabriella's Big Way is a charming adult match to Gabriella’s Little Way. Knit in worsted yarn, the drop shoulder sweater is worked in the round from the lower edge to the underarm, then the Front and Back are worked separately back and forth. The Front is split to form a zipper placket. Sleeves are worked down from the armhole to cuff.  

Gabriella's Big Way is designed to be worn with
positive ease of 3-8” / 8-20 cm, and comes in finished
chest sizes of 35.25 - 70.5" / 90 - 179 cm.

Gabriella's Big Way symbolizes majestic power and dynamic tenacity to persevere no matter the conditions. The name was inspired by our llama, Gabriella, who was a gentle giant.

Gabriella's Big Way is a charming adult match to Gabriella’s Little Way. Knit in worsted yarn, the drop shoulder sweater is worked in the round from the lower edge to the underarm, then the Front and Back are worked separately back and forth. The Front is split to form a zipper placket. Sleeves are worked down from the armhole to cuff.  

Gabriella's Big Way is designed to be worn with
positive ease of 3-8” / 8-20 cm, and comes in finished
chest sizes of 35.25 - 70.5" / 90 - 179 cm.

Experience / Skills:
Intermediate level. Long tail cast on, knitting in the round, stranded colorwork, Latvian Braid, picking up stitches, increases, decreases, I-cord bind off, three-needle bind off, and sewing zipper.

Finished Chest Measurement: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
35.25 (38.5, 44.75, 48, 51.25, 54.5, 57.5, 60.75, 64, 70.5)" / 90 (98, 114, 122, 130, 138, 146, 154, 163, 179) cm

Yarn: Worsted requirement
MC: 470 (560, 700, 855, 900, 1025, 1090, 1150, 1200, 1330) y / 430 (512, 640, 782, 823, 937, 997, 1052, 1097, 1216) m
C1: 200 (240, 300, 370, 380, 445, 465, 500, 520, 570) yd / 183 (219, 274, 338, 347, 407, 425, 457, 475, 521) m
C2: 270 (320, 400, 490, 520, 590, 620, 660, 690, 760) yd / 247 (293, 366, 448, 475, 539, 567, 604, 631, 695) m

Suggested Yarn: Harrisville Designs, Highland, Worsted
(200 yd / 183 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein)
MC: Ebony, 3 (3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7) skeins
C1: Oatmeal, 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3) skeins
C2: Azure, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4) skeins

Needles
Circular: US 7 (4.5 mm) for color work, US 6 (4.0 mm) for stockinette and US 5 (3.75 mm) for Ribbing
Length: 12”, 24”, 32” or 40” / 30 cm, 61 cm, 80 cm or 100 cm, DPNs

Gauge:
20 sts and 24 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in color work using US 7 (4.5 mm)
20 sts and 28 rows US 6 (4.0 mm) using stockinette 20 stitches and 28 rows =4” / 10 cm in stockinette using US 6 (4.0 mm)