Snow Tracks Pullover

TEST KNIT CAN START AS SOON AS you are selected and will end on Feb 10th 2024

The Snow Tracks pullover is a white fluffy snow field with long enticing snow tracks as reglan detail. It’s a classic top down raglan with a twist. On the front you have Snow Tracks as raglan details while on the back you just have one single track running down the spine. It’s worked in one piece with no seams. 

Raglan shaping has a different ratio for body and sleeves for a better fit. Shaping tables for each size are included to make it easier for knitters to keep track of the increases.
 

Gauge

Stockinette stitch with both yarn held together: 20 sts x 27 rows on 4.5 mm (7 US) needles with one strand of each yarn = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches], after washing and lighlty blocking.

Needles

Circular needles: 3,5 mm (4 US) and 4.5 mm (7 US). Cables to accommodate neck, yoke and bust.
Magic Loop, Double pointed needles or mini circular needles can be used for the sleeves and cuffs: Sizes 3,5 mm (4 US) and 4.5 mm (7 US).
Needle sizes are just a suggestion please select needle sizes to obtain the correct gauge.

Yarn

• We Are Knitters - Finita Yarn (A) -70% merino wool, 30% baby alpaca 100g (3.53 ounces) = 400 m (437 yds)

• We Are Knitters - Touch Me Mohair (B)- 54% baby alpaca, 22% super kid mohair, 24% mulberry silk - 50g (1.76 ounces) = 400 m (437 yds)

Colorways of sample

• We Are Knitters - Finita Yarn (A) - Natural 

• We Are Knitters - Touch Me Mohair (B) - Natural

Suggested substitutions

Any fingering yarn held together with kid silk mohair will work for this pattern. Here some examples:

• Fingering: Drops Flora, Rowan Sock, Isager Tweed, Hobbii Unicorn Solid, Sandnes Garn Tynn Peer Gynt, Sandnes Garn Sunday, LITLG Singles, Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light.
• Kid silk mohair: Drops Kid Silk, Rowan Kidsilk Haze, Isager Silk Mohair, Hobbii Friends Kid Silk, Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair. 

More pictures available here: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/iknitsoidontkill/snow-tracks---sample

Sizes A (B C D E) [F G H I]

Bustt cfr cm  77  (88  98  107  118)  [129  139  150  158]

Bust cfr Inches 30,25 (34,75  38,5  42,25  46,5) [50,75  54,75  59  62,25]

Advanced beginner/intermediate
Techniques: knit, purl, slip stitch with yarn in the back, simple increase and decrease (kfb, k2tog, ssk), right lifted increase, left lifted increase, German short rows, backwards loop cast on, picking up stitches knitwise.

Circular needles: 3,5 mm (4 US) and 4.5 mm (7 US). Cables to accommodate neck, yoke and bust.
Magic Loop, Double pointed needles or mini circular needles can be used for the sleeves and cuffs: Sizes 3,5 mm (4 US) and 4.5 mm (7 US).
Needle sizes are just a suggestion please select needle sizes to obtain the correct gauge.

All testers will be able to ask for assistance via mail and/or on a FB or Slack group (TBD).

The pattern has been tech edited but please report any issues or problems you may encounter (could be for anything: typos, incorrect stitch counts, places where the pattern is not clear, or any issue you find or doubts that keeps you from going forward with your test). 

During this process you will be required to:

• keep notes with modifications you have made for your fitting/liking (i.e. longer/shorted body, sleeves, neck, hems or cuffs) and share those notes with the designer on or before the deadline.
•  keep notes on the type and amount of yarn you used so it can be added to the yarn substitution list.
• to do your best to finish the project in full by the deadline. You  will communicate any delay to the designer.

Please understand that the notes are fundamental to the designer for the testing process.

Pictures:
You will be required to take photos, modelled on a person is preferred but not necessary, and send them to the designer by email on or before the deadline.
These photos will be used on IG, FB and Ravelry and you will be credited every time, even by name if you do not have a profile and you wish to be credited.

Please understand that pictures are fundamental for the testing process.

TESTER WILL BE ALSO ASKED TO:

• Post at least twice on your public instagram and facebook feed, tagging the designer, using the design hashtag in your post. 
• Tag @iknitso on instagram or @KittingTherapy.it on facebook when you post your work.
• Use the Ravelry testing code and upload a project with notes and pictures on or before the deadline.
• Post a picture to your instagram for the launch of the pattern. (date will be set after the testing process)

Please contact me  if you don't have an IG, FB or Ravelry account.

The designer is offering discounted or free pattern(s) to testers

Knitters will have a free revised copy of this pattern and a copy of my first pattern "Everchanging Pullover."
Since I'm a new designer I'm afraid I can't offer more than this.

The designer has created the following milestones, in order to keep track of progress during the test knit. By marking off each milestone as you complete it, you can easily keep the designer up to date with your progress.