The Sashiko Sweater contains a recreation of the Japanese embroidery technique that it’s named after. The sweater is knitted from the top down in circular knitting. It has rice stitch sections that add texture and patterned sections that are worked using the colorwork technique. This pattern uses short German rounds, but you can choose your preferred method of short rounds. Once the sweater has been finished and blocked to the given measurements, you will start embroidering the colourwork section and that’s where the magic begins, you will see how your project changes completely.

“Later on, you can remove the selected thread in the embroidery and embroider it again with a different color, you will have a different sweater”

   Sizes  1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 (10) 11 Bust circumference: 82 (85) 93 (97) 105 (113) 120 (125) 133 (138) 150 cm / 32.25 (33.5) 36.5 (38.25) 41.25 (44.5) 47.25 (49.25) 52.25 (54.25) 59 inches. Sleeve circumference: 26 (26.5) 29 (30) 32 (34) 37.5 (39) 39.5 (47.5) 48.5 cm / 10.25 (10.5) 11.5 (11.75) 12.5 (13.5) 14.56 (15.25) 15.5 (18.75) 19 inches. Sleeve length:  38 (38) 40 (40) 43 (43) 43 (43) 43 (43) 44 cm / 14.96 (14.96) 15.74 (15.74) 16.93 (16.93) 16.93 (16.93)16.93 (16.93) 17.32 inches. Total length (short version): 32 (32) 32 (32) 32 (34) 34 (34) 34 (34) 34 cm / 12.5 (12.5) 12.5 (12.5) 12.5 (13.5) 13.5 (13.5) 13.5 (13.5) 13.5 inches. Total length (long versión): 36 (36) 36 (36) 36 (38) 38 (38) 38 (38) 38 cm / 14.25 (14.25) 14.25 (14.25) 14.25 (15) 15 (15) 15     (15) 15 inches. Yarn Nadir by Lalanalú. Fingering weight yarn - 380 m / 100 g; 415 yards / 3.53 oz 100% Spanish Merino Wool undyed, from the Leonese “La Huertona livestock farm, processed by Wooldreamers. MC: Colourway Nuez moscada, 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 skeins or approximately 743 (760) 870 (930) 987 (1037) 1087 (1137) 1180 (1223) 1325 metres / 812 (831) 951 (1017) 1079 (1134) 1188 (1243) 1291 (1338) 1450  yards of fingering weight yarn. BC: Colourway Crudo, (1) 1 (1) 1 (2) 2 (2) 2 (3) 3 skeins or approximately 210 (220) 334 (346) 375 (519) 591 (642) 723 (774) 897 metres / 230 (241) 365 (379) 410 (568) 647 (702) 791 (847) 981 yards of fingering weight yarn. Zenit by Lalanalú. Fingering weight yarn - 190 m / 50 g; 208 yards / 1.76 oz 100% Spanish Merino Wool, from the Leonese “La Huertona” livestock farm, dyed in a range of colourways created by Alimaravillas. CC1: Colourway Coni Darko, 1 skein or approximately 190 metres / 208 yards of fingering weight yarn for all sizes. CC2: Colourway Albert, 1 skein or approximately 190 metres / 208 yards of fingering weight yarn for all sizes.   Enjoy this pattern.