Riparia is a top-down pullover with a colorful yoke that evokes bright wildflowers grown at the edge of a riverbank. The hem and cuffs offer an opportunity to continue to indulge in colorwork with complementary motifs.

Sizes 
• Finished Bust: 34 (37, 40¼, 43, 46, 50, 53¼)” / 85 (92.5, 101, 107.5, 115, 125, 133.5)cm

Shown in size 37” / 92.5cm with 1” / 2.5cm of positive ease.

Yarn 
The Knitting Boutique Anacostia DK 
100% superwash Merino 
240 yds / 219m / 113g 
• 4 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7) skeins (MC) 
• 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skein (CC1) 
• 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skein (CC2)

Shown in Toast (MC), Dark Rose (CC1) & Primrose (CC2).

or

• 889 (964, 1063, 1166, 1285, 1428, 1557) yds 778 (844, 930, 1020, 1125, 1249, 1362)m DK weight yarn (MC) 
• 122 (127, 146, 160, 177, 196, 214) yds 107 (112, 128, 140, 155, 172, 187)m DK weight yarn (CC1) 
• 100 (110, 120, 131, 145, 161, 175) yds 88 (97, 105, 115, 127, 141, 153)m DK weight yarn (CC2)

Needles 
• US 2.5 / 3mm circular needles, for neck, cuff and bottom ribbing* 
• US 5 / 3.75mm circular needles* 
• Set of US 2.5 / 3mm double-pointed needles 
• Set of US 5 / 3.75mm double-pointed needles

* It is recommended to have various lengths of circular needles on hand. As the yoke increases are worked, the length of your circular needle may need to be adjusted to accommodate changing numbers of stitches. For the sleeves, any method of working in the round (double-pointed needles, two circulars or a long circular for magic loop) may be used.

Notions 
• stitch marker 
• waste yarn 
• tapestry needle

Gauge 
• 24 sts and 34 rnds = 4” / 10cm in Stockinette stitch with larger needles, blocked

Skills Used 
• provisional cast-on 
• knitting in the round 
• stranded colorwork 
• reading colorwork charts 
• short rows 
• increasing 
• decreasing

For more information, see: https://knittingboutique.com/riverwalk-collection.html

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