Designed by Kineco
Aurora
Aurora is inspired by the northern lights.
It is worked seamlessly from the top down.
Update History
Full pattern text published on this page.
Initial release.
Yarn
Main Color :
Cascade Yarns Heritage
[100g / 400m / 75% wool, 25% nylon]
col.5672 Black approximately 200g / 800m
Contrast Color :
Viking Yarns Stellar Sock
[100g / 400m / 75% wool, 20% nylon, 5% stellina]
col.Petrol approximately 100g / 400m
Needles
3.3mm / JP4 circular needle
3.9mm / JP6 circular needle
Gauge
21 sts and 40 rows = 10cm
In Brioche pattern ( Chart) with 3.9mm / JP6 needle
Notions
Stitch markers
Holders
Measurements
Finished body circumference approximately 104cm
Abbreviations
- R: Round
- SR: Short Row
- MC: Main Color yarn
- CC: Contrast Color yarn
- RS: Right Side
- WS: Wrong Side
- CO: Cast on
- BO: Bind off
- BOR: Beginning Of Round
- M: Marker
- PM: Place Marker
- SM: Slip Marker
- RM: Remove Marker
- [ ]: repeat [ ]
- bef: before
- K: Knit
- P: Purl
- tbl: through back loop
- Sl: Slip
- MDS: Make Double Stitch
- DS: Double Stitch
- KDS: Knit Double Stitch
- PDS: Purl Double Stitch
- Sl1yo: Slip 1 yarn over
- Brk: Brioche knit
- Brp: Brioche purl
- Kfb: Knit into front and back of stitch
- K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together
- SSK: Slip, Slip, Knit 2 sts together through back loop
- inc: increase
- dec: decrease
- st(s): stitch(es)
- Chart: Work Chart
Chart
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Sec.1: Neck
Use 3.3mm / JP4 circular needle and MC
R1: CO126, PM for BOR, Join to work in the round
> BOR is at the back of the right sleeve
R2: SM, [P1, Sl1] to M
R3: SM, [P1, K1 tbl] to M
R4-9: [R2-3] 3 times
R10: SM, P to M
Sec.2: Yoke
Change to 3.9mm / JP6 circular needle
Set Up: SM, K to M
Start German Short Rows
SR1(RS): SM, [K1, Sl1yo] 5 times, K1, Turn
SR2(WS): MDS, [Brp1, P1] to M, SM, [Sl1yo, P1] 25 times, Turn
SR3(RS): MDS, [Brk1, K1] to 1 st bef M, Brk1, SM,
[Sl1yo, K1] to DS, KDS, [K1, Sl1yo] 2 times, K1, Turn
SR4(WS): MDS, [Brp1, P1] 2 times, P1, [P1, Brp1] to M, SM,
[P1, Sl1yo] to 1 st bef DS, P1, PDS,
[P1, Sl1yo] 2 times, P1, Turn
SR5(RS): MDS, [Brk1, K1] 2 times, K1, [K1, Brk1] to 1 st bef M,
K1, SM, [K1, Sl1yo] to 1 st bef DS, K1, KDS,
[K1, Sl1yo] 2 times, K1, Turn
SR6(WS): MDS, [Brp1, P1] 2 times, P1, [P1, Brp1] to 1 st bef M,
P1, SM, [Sl1yo, P1] to DS, PDS, [P1, Sl1yo] 2 times,
P1, Turn
SR7(RS): MDS, [Brk1, K1] 2 times, K1, [K1, Brk1] to M, SM,
[Sl1yo, K1] to DS, KDS, [K1, Sl1yo] 2 times, K1, Turn
SR8-10: SR4-6
SR11(RS): MDS, [Brk1, K1] 2 times, K1, [K1, Brk1] to M
End German Short Rows
R1: SM, [Sl1yo, K1] to DS, KDS, [K1, Sl1yo] to 1 st bef DS,
K1, KDS, [K1, Sl1yo] to 1 st bef M, K1
R2: SM, [Brk1, K1] 15 times, K1, [K1, Brk1] 12 times, K3,
[Brk1, K1] to M
R3: SM, [K1, Sl1yo] to M
R4: SM, [K1, Brk1] to M
R5: SM, [Sl1yo, K1] to M
R6: SM, [Brk1, K1] to M
R7-14: [R3-6] 2 times
R15: SM, P to M
R16: SM, [K2, Kfb] to M
> 42 sts inc, 168 sts in total
Join CC and Start Chart
R17-31: SM, [Chart] to M
R32(MC): SM, [K3, Kfb] to M
> 42 sts inc, 210 sts in total
R33-47: SM, [Chart] to M
R48(MC): SM, [K4, Kfb] to M
> 42 sts inc, 252 sts in total
R49-63: SM, [Chart] to M
R64(MC): SM, [K5, Kfb] to M
> 42 sts inc, 294 sts in total
R65-79: SM, [Chart] to M
Sec.3: Body
Separate Sleeves and Body
Set Up: SM, Place 56 sleeve stitches on a holder, CO10, K6,
[Kfb, K5] 14 times, K1,
Place 56 sleeve stitches on a holder, CO10, K6,
[Kfb, K5] 14 times, K1
> 230 sts in total for body
R1-15: SM, [Chart] to M
R16(MC): SM, K to M
R17-96: [R1-16] 5 times
Break CC
Sec.4: Hem
R1: SM, [P1, Sl1] to M
R2: SM, [P1, K1 tbl] to M
R3-34: [R1-2] 16 times
R35: R1
R36: BO all stitches in R2 pattern
Sec.5: Sleeves
Use 3.9mm / JP6 circular needle and MC
Set Up: Begin at the center of the underarm,
Pick up and knit 5 sts from the underarm,
K56 from a holder, Pick up and knit 5 sts from underarm,
PM for BOR, Join to work in the round
> 66 sts in total
Join CC and Start Chart
R1-15: SM, [Chart] to M
R16(MC): SM, K to M
R17-48: [R1-16] 2 times
R49-63: SM, [Chart] to M
R64(MC): SM, K2tog, K to 2 sts bef M, SSK
> 2 sts dec, 64 sts in total
R65-112: [R49-64] 3 times
> 6 sts dec, 58 sts in total
R113-127: SM, [Chart] to M
R128(MC): SM, K to M
Break CC
Sec.6: Cuffs
R1: SM, [P1, Sl1] to M
R2: SM, [P1, K1 tbl] to M
R3-24: [R1-2] 11 times
R25: R1
R26: BO all stitches in R2 pattern
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