Gardinium is worked from the top down, starting with a ribbed collar followed by a large circular yoke worked in stranded colorwork. The pattern will bring your knitting journey in a picturesque garden, where 3 colors of DK weight yarn are combined to create a flowery design. The rest of the body is worked in stockinette stitch in the round. To add to the fun, a variegated or speckled yarn is a good choice as the main color. The two contrasting colors requires small yardage, making this pattern a good stash buster idea. The pattern is available in 10 sizes (37.5” to 66.5”) and should be worn with about 4-6” of positive ease.

Sizing #sizeinclusive
Size: 1 (2, 3, 4 / 5, 6, 7 / 8, 9, 10)
Bust circumference: 37.5 (39.25, 41, 43.75 / 48, 51.75, 55.25 / 59.75, 64, 66.5)“
95 (100, 104, 111 / 122, 131, 140 / 152, 163, 169) cm
To be worn with 4-6” (10-15 cm) of positive ease.

Yarn and yardage
3 colors of DK weight yarn:
MC: 723 (758, 814, 864 / 959, 1039, 1155 / 1237, 1344, 1392) yds
661 (693, 744, 790 / 877, 950, 1056 / 1131, 1229, 1273) m
CC1: 202 (211, 224, 252 / 277, 305, 379 / 412, 440, 474) yds
185 (193, 205, 230 / 253, 279, 347 / 377, 402, 433) m
CC2: 72 (76, 80, 95 / 104, 113, 151 / 161, 172, 183) yds
66 (69, 73, 87 / 95, 103, 138 / 147, 157, 167) m

About the prototype
The prototype is a size 2 worn with approx. 4” (10 cm) of ease.
The yarns used are:
MC: Malabrigo Rios (colorway: Chia);
CC1: Sweet Paprika Minuet (colorway: Graphite);
CC2: Madelinetosh Vintage (colorway: Corsage).

Difficulty
Intermediate: working from a top-down sweater construction, working in the round, basic stranded colorwork (2 colors per round), reading a colorwork chart, basic increases and decreases.