Catch a wave

Try on a gorgeous rippled jumper by Cara Medus that's full of interesting textures

- Cara Medus

A BIT TRICKY 

DK WEIGHT

5MM 4.5MM

YOU WILL NEED

■UK Alpaca Superfine DK (75% alpaca, 25% wool, 50g/112m) Damson, Jade, Lilac, Mustard, Parchment, Rose, Yellow Ochre See table for measurements and above yarn quantities 2 balls of each: Midnight Blue Sky Blue Wine Lunar Grey

■A 5mm (US H/8) hook

■A 4.5mm (US 7) hook For yarn stockists contact Scheepjes www.scheepjes.com/en

TENSION

18 sts to measure 10cm (4in) over half treble crochet using a 5mm hook or size needed to obtain tension (see Notes for row tension)

ABBREVIATIONS

fdc (foundation dc) Ch2, *insert hook in second ch from hook, yrh and pull up a loop, yrh and pull through one loop on hook (this loop will sit as base of st), yrh and draw 2 loops; rep from * inserting hook in loop at base of prev st

htr V-st (Htr, ch1, htr) in st or sp indicated

shell (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in st or sp indicated

tr V-st Work as for htr V-st, using tr instead of htr sts 

Get a wiggle on and hook up a project that's equal parts sumptuous and fun! With lots of different stitches to keep your hooks happy, this will be a fab jumper to make and wear.

NOTES

Jumper is worked top down in rows. The piece each side of the neckline is worked first and joined at base of neckline. Once seams are sewn, an edging is added and worked in turned rounds.

As there are several different stitch patterns it is difficult to give a row tension, but as a guide, the first 12 rows of the Back should measure approx 10cm. Row tension is not critical as length can be easily adjusted by working more or fewer rows of edging. Stitch tension may vary slightly over the different stitch patterns; blocking is essential to even out any variations. When beginning a row with a new colour, start with a standing stitch.