King Salmon Light by Caitlin Hunter

King Salmon Light is a fingering weight version of my King Salmon sweater. Knit from the top down, this sweater features a bold salmon design on the yoke, a relaxed, comfortable, unisex fit and is easily adjustable in the sleeve and body length to create a perfect fit.

This version has a more traditional shape than the original design, the yoke is a standard depth as opposed to the exaggerated yoke depth of the original, worsted weight version. You can find the original King Salmon sweater here!

The sample shown here is a size 4, with 14” of positive ease on a 34” bust for an oversized fit. I recommend choosing a size with 3-14” of positive ease depending on your style preferences.

Any fingering weight wool or wool blend that you can get gauge with and like the fabric of will work beautifully for this design! Studio Donegal's Darnie would be a beautiful alternative.

MATERIALS

Needles:
Note - needle sizes are suggested only. You may need to use a different size to achieve gauge. You may also need different needle sizes to maintain the same gauge between colorwork and plain stockinette sections.

Main: US 2 / 2.75 mm
Ribbing US 1.5 / 2.5 mm

Notions:
Tapestry needle, row counter (optional), stitch markers (one for BOR, more if you wish to separate your pattern repeats for the colourwork), waste yarn or stitch holders for putting the sleeves on hold.

Yardage:
Note - yardage is estimated and may vary depending on yarn used, gauge variations and modification.
MC: 1557 (1728, 1898, 2069, 2240, 2411) {2582, 2753, 2942, 3113} yards
1423 (1579, 1735, 1891, 2048, 2204) {2360, 2516, 2689, 2846} meters

Skeins of Loft MC: 6 (7, 7, 8, 9, 9) {10, 10, 11, 12}

CC: 298 (331, 363, 396, 429, 461) {494, 527, 563, 596} yards
273 (302, 332, 362, 392, 422) {452, 482, 515, 545} meters

Skeins of Loft CC: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) {2, 2, 3, 3}

Gauge:
26 sts and 38 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette and
colorwork fabric on main needle after blocking.
Note - You should always knit your swatch the same
way that the pattern is knit—in this case, in the round.
Block your swatch as you will your finished garment
and allow it to dry fully before measuring.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) {7, 8, 9, 10}
Measurements given are for the finished garment. This sweater is designed to fit with 3-14” / 8-35.5 cm of positive ease. Sample shown is a size 4, with 14” / 35.5 cm of positive ease on a See full fit details on schematic included.

Chest circumference: 36 (40, 44, 48, 52, 56) {60, 64, 68, 72}“
91.5 (101.5, 112, 122, 132, 142) {152.5,
162.5, 172.5, 183} cm