Spero

• Product description

  Burst into the brilliant sunlight and empower your creativity with the engaging and customizable Spero sweater. Knit seamlessly from the top-down, this playful pullover boasts interchangeable colorwork charts and three sleeve length options, producing a finished piece that is entirely your own. Modern geometrics meet traditional motifs, making your stranded knitting feel fresh and fun. 

  Explore the pattern: Spero Spotlight Video

   

  Designer: Jared Flood

  Collection: Ranch 03: Campbell-Hansmire
  

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• Pattern materials

  YARN

  Brooklyn Tweed Ranch 03: Campbell-Hansmire — 100% Single-Source Colorado Merino Wool; 170 yards / 155 meters per 50g

  • 10 (11, 12, 14, 15) (16, 17, 18, 20) skeins of Main Color (MC); 1 skein each of Color 1 (C1) and Color 2 (C2)
  • Photographed in colors Fathom (MC), Poppy (C1), & Tendu (C2)

  While this pattern was written for Ranch 03, a limited-edition yarn, Peerie can be used as a substitute for the pattern at the same gauge.

  
  

  YARDAGE

  • 1650 (1820, 2035, 2250, 2445) (2610, 2815, 3050, 3280) yards [1509 (1664, 1861, 2057, 2236) (2387, 2574, 2789, 2999) meters] of MC; 85 (90, 100, 105, 110) (135, 135, 145, 150) yards [78 (82, 91, 96, 101) (123, 123, 133, 137) meters] of C1; 80 (80, 90, 100, 105) (120, 125, 135, 140) yards [73 (73, 82, 91, 96) (110, 114, 123, 128) meters] of C2 of sport weight wool yarn
  • Listed yardage is sufficient for long sleeve version and straight body version. Short and half sleeve versions and tapered body version will require less of MC.

  
  

  
  

• Pattern specs

  CONSTRUCTION

  • Spero is worked from the top down, beginning with the neckband ribbing.
  • The sweater is shaped using a round yoke construction, with five increase rounds spaced out over the total yoke depth. The vertical spaces between these increase rounds involve no shaping so colorwork motifs can be worked freely without interruption. A yoke diagram is included to show how the yoke is shaped and where the short-row shaping occurs.
  • Instructions are included for three sleeve lengths: short, half, and long.
  • Alternative colorwork charts are provided and can be substituted at will to create your own unique garment. Or, design your own charts using the coloring sheet provided at the end of the pattern.

  
  

  FINISHED DIMENSIONS

  • 37¼ (40¾, 45¼, 49¼, 53¼) (57¼, 61¼, 65¼, 69¼)” [94.5 (103.5, 115, 125, 135.5) (145.5, 155.5, 165.5, 176) cm] circumference at chest
  • Sample shown is size 40¾”/103.5 cm with 7¾”/19.5 cm positive ease on model

  Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.

  
  

  GAUGE

  • 28 stitches & 32 rounds = 4”/10 cm in colorwork yoke pattern with Size A needle(s), after blocking
  • 28 stitches & 42 rounds = 4”/10 cm stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

  
  

  NEEDLES

  Size A (for Main Fabric)

  • One each 32”/80 cm and 16”/40 cm circular needles and set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge
  • Suggested Size: 3.75 mm (US 5)

  Size B (for Ribbing)

  • One each 32”/80 cm and 16”/40 cm circular needles and set of DPNs 2 or 3 sizes smaller than Size A
  • Suggested Size: 3.25 mm (US 3)

  
  

  Please note: the stitch patterns used for this garment are charted only.

• Techniques

  Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

  • Rib Cabled Cast On
  • Cabled Cast On
  • Short Rows: German Method

• Pattern Updates

  9 April 2021: Version 1.1

  The following copy has been added to the pattern's Spec Sheet:

  While Spero was written for Ranch 03, a limited-edition yarn, Peerie can be used as a substitute for the pattern at the same gauge.

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