Vintage ’83 Bundles – Drea Renee Knits, Ritual Dyes & The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers

Vintage ’83 Bundles by Drea Renee Knits with Ritual Dyes and The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers

Vintage ’83 is a cute cropped short-sleeve sweater by Drea Renee Knits created in Ritual Dyes’ Maven as the base, with The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers in Oh Dang! as colourful striped details. We stock the original sample colourways so you can make one just like Andrea!

BUNDLES (select bundle & size to view images):

• Andrea’s Original – MC: Natural with CCs: Pretty Shield, Juniper & Shake-a-Day
• Saturated Original – MC: Bone with CCs: Bear Gulch, York & Werther’s OG
• Imogen’s Choice – MC: Dune with CCs: Pine Drop, Porch Pumpkin & York
• Fig Tree’s Fave – MC: Sprig with CCs: Bear Gulch, Mr Pocket & Gary Cooper

Limited offer: bundles will come with a FREE paper pattern, whilst stocks last. You can also view the pattern on Ravelry.

If you’d like to make your own combination, you can pick up individual skeins of both yarns here.

DETAILS:
This sweater is knit from the top down beginning with the folded collar. The circular yoke is adorned with 2 color brioche, and then you will separate the sleeves placing them on hold while the body is finished with a simple slip stitch textured pattern. The sleeves are then returned to the needle, picking up stitches for the underarm for a totally seamless sweater!

SIZES: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)

FINISHED BUST CIRCUMFERENCE: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46)(50, 54, 58, 62)”
Recommended ease is -2 – +2”/-5 – +5 cm; sample is shown in Size 2 on a 34”/86.5 cm bust with 0”/0 cm ease.

SUGGESTED YARN
MC – Ritual Dyes Maven Rambouillet (265 yds/50 g) – 3 (3, 4, 4, 5)(5, 6, 7, 7) skeins Natural (white)
CCs – The Farmers Daughter Fibers Oh Dang! Suri Alpaca/Silk (328 yds/50 g) | A – 1 skein Pretty Shield (red) | B – 1 skein Juniper (aqua) | C – 1 skein Shake a Day (yellow)

SUGGESTED NEEDLES

• Main Fabric: US 5/3.75 mm – 24”/60 cm to 40”/100 cm circular and preferred needles for small circumference knitting (Magic Loop or DPNs)
• Brioche: US 4/3.5 mm – 24”/60 cm to 32”/80 cm circular for yoke
• Ribbing: US 3/3.25 mm – 16”/40 cm circular for collar, 24”/60 cm for hem and preferred needles for small circumference knitting for cuffs