BELLA BLOCKING is a feminine sweater by designer Anne Ventzel. Its two colors create a wonderful opportunity for you to create your own unique version.
The sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down and has no finishing work. First, the back yoke is worked back and forth, and short rows are worked to create a good fit. The characteristic stranded pattern is worked in the middle of the yoke, creating color change. The front and back are joined at the bottom of the armholes, and the body is worked in the round. After this, stitches are picked up and knitted along the neck opening, and a neck edge is worked in twisted rib. At the end, stitches are picked up and knitted along the armholes, and the sleeves are worked, with short rows in the first section to optimize the fit. The characteristic stranded pattern is worked at the bottoms of the sleeves. All edges are worked in twisted rib and bound off using the Italian bind-off technique.
The pattern contains the directions for a long-sleeved version of BELLA BLOCKING with a regular body length and a three-quarter-length sleeved version with a shorter body length.
Yarn bundle includes quantities based on the long sleeved, regular body length version of the pattern.
SIZES
Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7
Sweater chest circumference: 99 (106) 113 (120) 127 (136) 142 cm
It varies from person to person how much positive ease you like in your clothes. It can be a good idea to measure some of your favorite sweaters to help you choose the perfect size for you. I like a slightly looser fit, so I have chosen 23 cm of positive ease
for my versions of BELLA BLOCKING, and I recommend a minimum of 15 cm of positive ease.
Needles
4.5 mm and 5 mm circular needles, 40 and 80-120 cm
You need two 5 mm circular needles for Judy’s magic cast on.
Gauge*
17 sts x 24 rows in PATTERN on a 5 mm needle = 10 x 10 cm
YARN
*Our yarn bundle is based on the version that team member Susan knit for herself using Isager Tweed + Walcot Yarns / Les Garçons Fluff held together. Susan's gauge was 15.5 sts / 10cm and she knit a size 3 with a bracelet length sleeve and shorter body.
Color 1: Isager Tweed (2, 2) (3, 3, 3) (3) (4) skeins + Walcot Yarns / les Garçons Fluff (2, 2) (3, 3, 3) (3) (4) skeins
Color 2: Isager Tweed (3, 3) (3, 3, 3) (4) (4) + Walcot Yarns / les Garçons Fluff (3, 3) (3, 3, 3) (4) (4) skeins
Colour Combinations:
- Kit 1: C1 - Isager Tweed Chocolate + Fluff Officer / C2: Isager Tweed Plum + Fluff Dancing Flamingo
- Kit 2: C1: Isager Tweed Charcoal + Fluff Shadow / C2: Isager Tweed Winter Grey + Fluff Cold Rain
- Kit 3: C1: Isager Tweed Navy + Fluff Glacial Depths / C2: Isager Tweed Raw White + Fluff Feather
- Kit 4: C1: Isager Tweed Raspberry + Fluff Cinema / C2: Isager Tweed Plum + Fluff English Rose
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Kit 5: C1: Isager Tweed Oak + Fluff Feather / C2: Isager Tweed Paprika + Fluff Marmalade