Inspired by the soft shades of spring flowers, Haru-Gasumi (Japanese for “Spring Haze”) is a clean, fitted pullover. Mari chose three delicate shades from Loft’s palette to create a beautiful edging detail to adorn this clean, tailored garment. The hem/cuff pattern combines color striping with a special slip-stitch technique to create a blending transition from dark to light. The hourglass silhouette gives the pullover a subtle elegance and allows the patterned trim details to take focus.
YARDAGE
Fingering weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:
- Main Color (MC): 1090 (1175, 1265, 1415, 1585, 1755) yards
- Contrast Color 1 (CC1): 65 (70, 75, 80, 90, 100) yards
- Contrast Color 2 (CC2): 145 (155, 165, 180, 205, 225) yards
YARN
Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 275 yards/50g):
- 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7) skeins of MC; 1 skein of each of CC1 and CC2
- Photographed in Fossil (MC), Postcard (CC1), and Blanket Fort (CC2)
Gauge
Working Gauge:
- 29 stitches & 40 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch (knit on RS; purl on WS) with Size A needle; before blocking
- 29 stitches & 27 rows = 4″ wide and 2″ long over Trim Stitch pattern with Size A needle; before blocking
Finished Gauge:
- 28 stitches & 40 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle; measurement taken from relaxed fabric after blocking
- 29 stitches & 27 rows = 4″ wide and 2″ long over Trim Stitch pattern with Size A needle; after blocking
Needles
Size A needle:
- One pair of straight (or circular) needles, one set of double pointed needles (DPNs), and one 16″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauges listed
- Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)
Finished dimensions
- 34 (36¼, 38, 42, 46, 50)” blocked garment circumference at bust
- Intended Ease: +0-2″
- Sample shown is size 34″ with +2″ of ease on model
