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We're here to help you stitch sustainability into every aspect of your making.
With our carefully curated selection of non-superwash, plastic-free yarns and notions, we have everything you need to get started on your next project - and the one after that.
Here's to a wardrobe of knits we love and want to wear for years to come!
The Tiffany Lamp Sweater is an effortless colorwork yoke design, inspired by a Tiffany lamp in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. The complex glass designs of Tiffany lamp shades are reflected in the gorgeous geometric colorwork yoke – perfect for playing around with your favorite colors!
Tiffany Lamp is worked seamlessly from the top down, in the round. The colorwork yoke features stranded knitting with increases, decreases and short-rows. When the yoke is finished, the body and sleeves are divided and worked separately in a seamless construction.
Laura Barker
De Rerum Natura Ulysse
This pattern is available in Making Stories Magazine Issue 12, Art Nouveau.
SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Finished bust circumference: 83.75 (91, 98.25, 107.25, 115.75) [124.25, 133.25, 140.5, 149.5, 157.75] cm / 33 (35.75, 38.75, 42.25, 45.5) [49, 52.5, 55.25, 59, 62]” - recommended to be worn with 4.25-7.75 cm / 1.75-3” of positive ease at the bust.
YARN
De Rerum Natura Ulysse (100% Merino d’Arles; 185 metres / 202 yards per 50 g)
MC: 930 (1035, 1105, 1205, 1285) [1400, 1485, 1590, 1660, 1725] metres /1015 (1130, 1205, 1315, 1405) [1530, 1620, 1740, 1810, 1885] yards
CC1: 70 (80, 85, 90, 90) [105, 105, 120, 120, 120] metres / 80 (85, 95, 100, 100) [115, 115, 130, 130, 130] yards
CC2: 35 (40, 45, 50, 50) [55, 55, 60, 60, 60] metres / 40 (45, 50, 50, 50) [60, 60, 65, 65, 65] yards
Sample shown is knit in colourways Nuit (MC), Genet (CC1) and Erable (CC2). Laura wears a size 3 with 14.25 cm / 5.5" of positive ease.
NEEDLES
4.0 mm / US 5 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 cm / 32” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
3.25 mm / US 3 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 cm / 32” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
2.75 mm / US 2 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 cm / 32” (or needle one size smaller than middle needle)
You will also need the needle sizes above in your preferred format for small-circumference knitting.
GAUGE
25 sts x 38 rounds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (in the round, in stockinette stitch, on middle needle, after blocking)
24 sts x 24 rounds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (in the round, in colourwork pattern, on largest needle, after blocking)
23 sts x 44 rounds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (in the round, in 1x1 rib at neck on smallest needle, after blocking)
28 sts x 44 rounds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (in the round, in 1x1 rib at hem/cuff, on smallest needle, after blocking)
NOTIONS
• Blocking tools
• Darning needle
• Scrap yarn
• Stitch markers
• Tape measure
SKILLS & TECHNIQUES
• German Short Rows
• Tubular Cast-On
• Tubular Bind-Off
• Colourwork
• Lifted increases
• Reverse yarn overs
CONTRIBUTORS
• Model: Laura Alden
• Photography: Melinda Dela Costa
• Tech Editing: Jessica Schwab & Jen Hurley
• Graphic Design: Camille Romano
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
• Neck circumference: 53 (53, 53, 57.5, 57.5) [60, 60, 60, 60, 60] cm / 20.75 (20.75, 20.75, 22.5, 22.5) [23.75, 23.75, 23.75, 23.75, 23.75]”
• Yoke depth at front: 17 (18.5, 19, 19, 19.5) [21, 22, 23.5, 26, 27.5] cm / 6.75 (7.25, 7.5, 7.5, 7.75) [8.25, 8.75, 9.25, 10.25, 10.75]”
• Bust circumference: 83.75 (91, 98.25, 107.25, 115.75) [124.25, 133.25, 140.5, 149.5, 157.75] cm / 33 (35.75, 38.75, 42.25, 45.5) [49, 52.5, 55.25, 59, 62]”
• Waist (with optional shaping): 79 (86, 93.5, 102.5, 111) [119.5, 128.5, 135.5, 144.5, 153] cm / 31 (34, 36.75, 40.25, 43.75) [47, 50.5, 53.5, 57, 60.25]”
• Side length from underarm: 40.5 cm / 16”
• Upper sleeve circumference: 28.5 (31.25, 35.25, 37.75, 40.25) [42.75, 44.75, 48.75, 52.75, 56] cm / 11.25 (12.75, 14, 15.25, 16.75) [17.25, 18, 19.5, 21.5, 22.25]”
• Sleeve length from underarm: 47 cm / 18.25”
• Sleeve cuff circumference: 17.5 (17.5, 17.5, 17.5, 19.5) [19.5, 21.75, 21.75, 24, 24] cm / 6.75 (6.75, 6.75, 6.75, 7.75) [7.75, 8.5, 8.5, 9.5, 9.5]”
Erika's Tiffany Lamp Sweater in size 5, knit in De Rerum Natura Ulysse, colorways Confiture de Rose (MC), Lagon (CC1) and Quartz (CC2)
Janet's Tiffany Lamp Sweater in size 2, knit in De Rerum Natura Ulysse, colorways Forêt (MC), Printemps, Quartz, Crème Anglaise, and Poivre Blanc (CCs)
Anne's Tiffany Lamp Sweater in size 3, knit in De Rerum Natura Ulysse, colorways Merlot (MC), Eucalyptus (CC1) and Bouleau (CC2)
One of our all-time favorite (and desert island) yarns, De Rerum Natura's Ulysse is an incredibly soft woollen-spun yarn that shows texture - think cables and twisted stitches - beautifully and is perfect for everything from a cardigan for the newest tiny arrival in your family or a shawl for your great-grandmother.
One of our all-time favorite (and desert island) yarns, De Rerum Natura's Ulysse is an incredibly soft woollen-spun yarn that shows texture - think cables and twisted stitches - beautifully and is perfect for everything from a cardigan for the newest tiny arrival in your family or a shawl for your great-grandmother.
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