High Peak Sweater Kit with Manchelopi

• Kit Notes
• Yarn Specs
• The Brand

•  Designed by Lív Ulven (@Woodlandsknits), we fell in love with this sweater the second we saw it! Contemporary and classic, and knit with Manchelopi yarn to guarantee a warm but lightweight sweater that is will be your go to on chilly days.

  This yoked sweater is worked from the top down, and features geometric stranded colourwork. 

  Big thanks to beautiful @stitch.witch.craft for the cover image! 

  Your Kit Includes:
  
  • Manchelopi yarn: 
  – MC: 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 (5) 5 (6) 6 wheels
  – CC1: 1 wheel
  – CC2: 1 wheel
  (Shown in Natural Light Grey, but we have put together some gorgeous alternatives! Lots of other combos are possible – feel free to build your own!)

  • PDF pattern (delivered by email via Ravelry)

  You will also need:
  • Circular href=”https://www.tribeyarns.com/collections/knitting-needles”>needles: 4 mm (US 6) 60-100cm circular needles, or the required needles to obtain gauge, and/or dpns for sleeves
  • Circular needles: 4.5 mm (US 7) 60-100cm circular needles, or the required needles to obtain gauge, and/or dpns for sleeves. (Some knitters may wish to use a size larger for the colourwork section.)
  • Stitch markers
  • Tapestry needle for darning ends
  • Stitch holders. We massively recommend these!

  Sizes
  1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9

  Finished Measurements
  
  Chest circ: 89 (95) 99 (105) 115 (125) 131 (140) 154 cm / 

  35 (37.5) 39 (41.25) 45.25 (49.25) 51.5 (55) 60.5 inches
  
  Sleeve length: 49 (50) 51 (52) 52 (53) 53 (54) 54 cm /19.25 (19.75) 20 (20.5) 20.5 (20.75) 20.75 (21.25) 21.25 inches
  
  Body length from underarm to hem: 38 (39) 40 (41) 41 (42) 42 (43) 43 cm / 15 (15.25) 15.75 (16.25) 16.25 (16.5) 16.5 (17) 17 inches
  
  Upper arm circ.: 38 (40) 41 (44) 47 (48) 51 (52) 53 cm / 15 (15.75) 16.25 (17.25) 18.5 (19) 20 (20.5) 20.75 inches
  
  Neck circ.: 42 (42) 43 (44) 46 (49) 51 (54) 56 cm / 16.5 (16.5) 17 (17.25) 18 (19.25) 20 (21.25) 22 inches
  
  Please note that these are estimates.

  Recommended positive ease of 10-25cm.

  Gauge 
  17 sts and 28 rows = 4 x 4” (10 x 10cm) in stocking stitch, in the round on larger needles, blocked.

  Note: Manchelopis comes double-stranded in one plate. They are knit as presented for this pattern, i.e. use both strands together from one cake.

• Ingredients: 100% Manchega Wool

  Length: 230m (252yd) per wheel

  Weight: 100g per wheel

  Gauge: One strand = Fingering/4ply, 3mm – 4.5mm (US 2.5 – 7) needle Two strands = DK / Worsted / Aran, 5mm – 6.5mm (US 8 – 10.5) needle

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  Sustainable Yarn with Social Awareness

  Wooldreamers was created by the 4th Generation of our Family Mill where the family work with every stage of wool: from the sheep to the yarn.

  The Wooldreamers project aims to be part of the solution to the critical problem of Spanish wool being undervalued, and in some cases treated as waste 

  due to global market conditions.

  Nowadays, our family mill covers all stages of Spanish wool production, right from shearing the sheep to spinning the yarn under the same roof. This means we are the only ones treating the wool from the very beginning. So we can guarantee the quality of yarn, with minimum carbon emissions AND we can guarantee the traceability of our yarn from the sheep to your hands.

  We have been working very closely with local Spanish farmers on the adoption of preferable techniques and sharing knowledge in order to produce the very best yarn, always focusing on animal welfare. 

  After many years of prep we launched our first collections, starting with Dehesa de Barrera – 100% Spanish Merino Wool Yarn with full traceability (coming to Tribe soon!)

  Our second collection was Manchelopi: A unique and soft unspun yarn made with Manchega Wool. The white and black wool comes from 2 different flocks near our hometown. This yarn is so different and light. Everyone who tries it falls in love with it.

   

   

  And last but not least, we would like to share something that we are very committed to. In the planning of each collection, we collaborate with people with disabilities at risk of social exclusion. People who deserve to be rewarded for the great work they do. They help us with the labelling and braiding of our skeins.

  So, to sum up, we are a project that pays special attention to sustainability, helping farmers to continue caring for their flocks, supporting local wool, and showing solidarity with our vulnerable community.

  @wooldreamers – Instagram