Would you like to explore knitted cables?
Then come knit the Ualach sweater with Carol! Learn how to knit a top-down sweater in two colours with short rows and captivating cables.
All Techniques are covered in the workshop.
What's Included?
This Teachable course goes hand-in-hand with the included written Ualach Wrap knitting pattern, so you'll never be left wondering how to approach a section.
Some techniques covered in this course are:
- Working in the round
- German Short rows
- Lifted Increases
- Working stripes
- Details of each cable
- Seamless sweater techniques
- Picking up stitches
- Decreasing 5 into 1
- Finishing
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Community Access
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Wondering about the Ualach Sweater?
Press play on this video and take a peek inside as Carol takes you through the Ualach Sweater:
Would you like a look at the course content?
- Casting On (3:35)
- Joining in Rnd & Increases (2:31)
- Working German Short Rows (2:35)
- Short Row with Increases (4:44)
- Work Lifted Increase (2:46)
- Circle Cable Set Up & Inc 5 from 1 (2:38)
- Circle Cable Overview & Rnd 9 (4:24)
- Make 5 from 1 (1:48)
- 2 by 2 cables (2:36)
- 2 by 1 cable (2:08)
- Decrease from 5 to 1 (2:10)
- Checking Your Size & Dec 5 to 1 (4:57)
- Setting Up Wave Cable (4:43)
- Wave Cable Row 11 (3:46)
- Adding Second Colour & Inc Rnd 4 (3:09)
- Working Neck Edging (5:39)
- Separating Yoke & Sleeve (6:30)
Pattern Information
SIZES
To Fit Actual Bust Circumference Up To: 31.75 (35.25, 38.25, 41, 44, 47, 50, 53, 55.75, 59.25)” / 80.5 (89.5, 97, 104, 112, 119.5, 127, 134.5, 141.5, 150.5) cm
1-3” / 2.5-7.5 cm of positive ease recommended.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust Circumference: 32.75 (36.25, 39.25, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 56.75, 60.25)” / 83 (92, 99.5, 106.5, 114.5, 122, 129.5, 137, 144, 153) cm
Size 36.25” / 92 cm modelled with 1”/ 2.5 cm positive ease.
Length from Back of Neck: 23.25 (23.5, 24, 24.25, 24.5, 25, 25.25, 25.5, 26.25, 26.75)” / 59 (59.5, 61, 61.5, 62, 63.5, 64, 65, 66.5, 68) cm, not including neckband.
YARN
Stolen Stitches ‘Blasta’ (60% Irish wool, 40% New Zealand wool, 232 yds / 212 m per 100g); colours:
MC: Liath, 3 (4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) skeins
CC: Rust (hand dyed by Townhouse Yarns), 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3) skeins
Approximate Total Yardage: 1016 (1093, 1185, 1238, 1304, 1385, 1470, 1542, 1638, 1725) yds / 929 (999, 1084, 1132, 1192, 1266, 1344, 1410, 1498, 1577) m
MC: 689 (740, 804, 843, 884, 933, 1006, 1045, 1102, 1156) yds / 630 (677, 735, 771, 808, 853, 920, 956, 1008, 1057) m
CC: 327 (353, 381, 395, 420, 452, 464, 497, 536, 569) yds / 299 (323, 348, 361, 384, 413, 424, 454, 490, 520) m
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US size 6 / 4 mm circular needles, 32”/ 80 cm long (or longer for larger sizes) & 16” / 40 cm
US size 6 / 4 mm dpns if magic loop not used for sleeves
Always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed, as every knitter’s gauge is unique.
Tapestry needle, waste yarn, markers, cable needle.
GAUGE
19 sts and 28 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in St St blocked
Circle Cable (13 sts) 2.25” / 5.5 cm wide
Wave Cable (14 sts) 2.25” / 5.5 cm wide
Want to Add a Yarn Kit?
Yarn kits are available for all of our project workshops. The yarn used in this wrap is Blasta yarn, a custom spun DK weight wool yarn from Stolen Stitches. 60% Irish fleece & 40% New Zealand.
Mix the mill spun colour with some added hand-dyed yarn, as shown in the sample, for a unique combination.
Just click the button below and nab your yarn kit:
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