Introducing Antique Flora, where the classic pullover gets a marled twist. Designed with a cozy mock-turtleneck (or crewneck) collar and a seamless top-down yoke, this sweater features a vintage damask-inspired, faded marled colorwork motif that gracefully extends past the sleeve split into the body. The pattern includes precise row-by-row fade instructions, allowing you to effortlessly knit the custom fade of your dreams!

Marling, the unique effect achieved by mixing two yarns together, is showcased beautifully in this design. We've marled two strands of sock yarn to create a custom gradient/fade for the contrasting color in the stranded colorwork yoke. Video tutorials and a fade guide are included to inspire and inform.

Antique Flora's one-of-a-kind damask-inspired colorwork motif also extends onto the long sleeves, ending just before the elbow. The sleeves and sweater body are completed with optional shaping, classic stockinette, and 3x1 ribbed cuffs and hem.

Knit with DK-weight yarn for the main color and two strands of fingering weight yarn marled together for a gentle 5-color fade in the contrasting color, Antique Flora is adaptable to your stash. You can easily use fewer (or more) contrasting colors depending on your preference. Watch our informative video on woolandpine.com for more details.

Sizing Info: For Antique Flora, we suggest choosing a size that allows for 0-6” of positive ease at the bust. Not sure what ‘positive ease’ means? Simply put, it’s extra room in your garment for a comfortable fit. For example, if your full bust measures 40”, choose a finished size of 44” for 4”ease or size 41” for a closer fitting 1” ease. Pick what feels best for you!

Choose a finished with 0-6” positive ease

A) Bust: 29.5 (34, 37, 41, 44)(48, 52, 55, 59, 64.5)"

B) Yoke depth: 8 (8.5, 8.5, 9, 9)(10, 10, 11, 11, 12)"

C) Upper arm: 10 (10, 10.75, 12, 14)(15.5, 16.5, 19.5, 21, 22.75)"

D) Sweater length: customizable - 15" - 38cm

E) Sleeve length: customizable - 14-15.5" - 35.5-39.5cm

Yarn:

MC: Spun Right Round Squish **DK** - 250yards/115g - 100% Superfine Superwash Merino

MC: 700 (840,960, 1060, 1180)(1300, 1440, 1540, 1660, 1800) yards

640 (770, 875, 970, 1080)(1190, 1315, 1410, 1518, 1645) meters

CC: Spun Right Round Classic **Sock** - 435 yards/1 00g - 100% Superwash Merino *while we used 5 colors marled (holding two different colors of sock yarn together to "marl" or blend), you can easily use fewer (or more) colors from stash depending on available yardage. See video on [www.woolandpine.com](https://www.woolandpine.com/antique-flora) for a brief overview on marling for Antique Flora.*

C1: 15 (18, 20, 22, 25)(27, 30, 32, 35, 38) yards

C2: 88 (105, 120, 133, 148)(164, 180,192,208,225) yards

C3:154 (184,210,232, 258)(284, 315,338,364,394) yards

C4: 168 (202, 230, 254, 282)(312, 345, 370, 398, 420) yards

C5: 105, 128, 145, 160, 178)(196, 218, 232, 250, 272) yards

The pattern includes precise row-by-row fade instructions so you can easily knit the custom fade of your dreams!

Gauge:

24 sts x 23 rows in US 6 stockinette colorwork in the round = 4" x 4"

Needles:

US 4 (3.50mm) 16" circular or dp needles

US 6 (4.00mm) 16-40" circular or dp needles