Amio Sweater

The Amio Sweater is cast on around the neckline and the raglan shaping is worked down to the separation of the sleeves. The body continues with the colour-work to a folded hem, which is seamed down. The sleeves are placed on the needles and worked down with decreases to a rib cuff. Finally, the neckband is picked up and either a crew neck band or a turtleneck collar is worked with increasing sizes of needles, before having a few rounds worked in the contrast colour and then bound off.

Recommended Ease and Sizes
Amio has sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) with a Finished Garment Bust Circumference: 34 (39, 43 ¾, 48 ½, 53 ½, 58, 63, 68)” / 86 {99, 111, 123, 136, 148, 160, 173} cm
There is 5 - 10” / 12.5 - 25 cm of positive ease allowed for in the garment. Choose a size to knit that is between 5 - 10” / 12.5 - 25 cm larger than your actual bust size.

Needles and Notions
US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needle 32” / 80 cm long and for small circumference knitting or to gauge for colour-work in the round
US 3 / 3.25 mm circular needles 32” / 80 cm long and for small circumference knitting or to gauge for stockinette in the round
US 2 / 2.75 mm circular needles 32” / 80 cm long and for small circumference knitting
Circular stitch markers, removable stitch marker, tapestry needle and waste yarn.

Yarn – please note these yarn amounts are estimates
Colour 1 – fingering weight yarn with approx. 400 m / 437 yds per 100 gm skein in colour Driftwood 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6) skeins required
Colour 2 - fingering weight yarn with approx. 400 m / 437 yds per 100 gm skein in colour Green Olives 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2) required
If substituting yarn (for the crew neck) you will need approximately - Colour 1: 1224 (1312, 1400, 1563, 1728, 1914, 2100, 2308) yds / 1120 {1200, 1280, 1430, 1580, 1750, 1920, 2110} metres; Colour 2: 262 (295, 324, 372, 428, 481, 556, 621) yds / 240 {270, 296, 340, 392, 440, 508, 568} metres
Allow an extra 92 (92, 92, 96, 98, 98, 104, 107) yds / 84 {84, 84, 88, 90, 90, 95, 98} metres of Colour 1 for the turtleneck.

Gauge
28 stitches / 36 rows per 4” / 10cm using US 3 / 3.25 mm needle on stockinette in the round after blocking and using US 5 / 3.75 mm needle for colour-work in the round after blocking