Free Solo Jumper Kit by Melanie Berg
Free Solo Jumper Kit by Melanie Berg
Free Solo Jumper Kit by Melanie Berg
Free Solo Jumper Kit by Melanie Berg
- 6x Harvest Hues 4ply full skeins (100g each) in Rosebay (2x), Barley (2x) and Pomegranate (2x)
- Project bag
- 7x Harvest Hues 4ply full skeins (100g each) in Rosebay (3x), Barley (2x) and Pomegranate (2x)
- Project bag
- 8x Harvest Hues 4ply full skeins (100g each) in Rosebay (2x), Barley (2x) and Pomegranate (2x)
- Project bag
- 6x Harvest Hues 4ply full skeins (100g each) in Bracken (2x), Flax (2x) and Pomegranate (2x)
- Project bag
- 7x Harvest Hues 4ply full skeins (100g each) in Bracken (3x), Flax (2x) and Pomegranate (2x)
- Project bag
- 8x Harvest Hues 4ply full skeins (100g each) in Bracken (2x), Flax (2x) and Pomegranate (2x)
- Project bag
- 6x Harvest Hues 4ply full skeins (100g each) in Woad (2x), Russet (2x) and Blue Spruce (2x)
- Project bag
- 7x Harvest Hues 4ply full skeins (100g each) in Bracken (3x), Flax (2x) and Pomegranate (2x)
- Project bag
- 8x Harvest Hues 4ply full skeins (100g each) in Bracken (4x), Flax (2x) and Pomegranate (2x)
- Project bag
The Free Solo Sweater is designed by Melanie Berg. Please note that the kit does not include the pattern. You can purchase the pattern via Ravelry and her website.
Going Free Solo means to climb without ropes or tools, hanging onto the cliff face with your bare hands believing you are strong enough to bring yourself to safety. Melanie Berg has named her beautiful knitting pattern Free Solo as a reminder of just that, having trust in yourself!
Luckily, Melanie’s pattern provides us knitters with plenty of instructions and help to create this gorgeous jumper so we are definitely not left hanging! This design is worked top down using three shades of Harvest Hues 4ply and a slip stitch pattern to create the subtle colour changes on the yoke, hem, and cuffs.
Pattern Info & Sizing
Pattern Info & Sizing
The Free Solo Sweater is designed by Melanie Berg. Please note that the kit does not include the pattern. You can purchase the pattern via Ravelry and her website.
Sizing: (1, 2, 3) (4) (5, 6, 7)
Finished bust circumference: (103.5, 111.5, 121.5) (132.5) (143.5, 153, 164) cm / (41.5, 44.75, 48.5) (53) (57.5, 61.25, 65.5)"
Designed to fit with 15 - 20.5 cm / 6 - 8” of positive ease at the bust, less for larger sizes.
Gauge: 29 sts x 38 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4" (in stockinette stitch)
Recommended needle sizes:
3.75 mm / US 5
3.25 mm / US 3
Yarn Characteristics
Yarn Characteristics
Harvest Hues 4ply:
With Harvest Hues, we were inspired by the subtle tones of autumn in Devon. Blending the saturated tones of our dyed Falklands Merino and lustrous Bluefaced Leicester with the naturally dark fibre of local Zwartbles, we’ve achieved a range of complex shades with incredible depth of colour. The yarn is woolly and full-bodied, balancing softness, bounce and shine.
33% Bluefaced Leicester / 33% Falklands Merino / 33% Zwartbles
400m per 100g | 100m per 25g mini
Care Instructions
Care Instructions
We recommend that our yarns are gently washed before use as we don't do any washing or conditioning after the yarns are spun and skeined. You'll be amazed by how much the fibre blooms after a soak and it will certainly help you get a more accurate feel for gauge and character of the yarn over time.
If using hand dyed yarn then this step is not necessary, but you may wish to stripe your skeins for colour consistency.
Once your piece is finished, we recommend another hand wash before wet blocking the piece to the given dimensions. This will set all your stitches and guarantee that your garment looks its best.
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