Affric is a top-down raglan sweater with bands of colourwork across the body and sleeves. It uses one main colour and 2 or 3 contrast colours. The yoke is shaped with short rows and the colourwork is simple and easy to memorise, with only two colours worked at once.
Our printed copy has the full written instructions, the included Ravelry download code giving you access to additional colourwork charts.
Gauge
17 stitches and 26 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in stockinette
17 stitches and 22 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in colourwork
Recommended needle size
4.5mm (US7) needles, or size needed to get gauge (you may need to change needles to maintain colourwork gauge)
3.5mm (US4) for neckband, hem, and cuffs
Sizes
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Finished Chest Measurement
(77.5, 84.5, 92, 99, 106) (113, 120, 127, 134, 141) (148, 155.5, 162.5, 169.5, 176.5) cm/(30.5, 33.25, 36.25, 39, 41.75) (44.5, 47.25, 50, 52.75, 55.5) (58.25, 61.25, 64, 66.75, 69.5) inches
Recommended ease 8-15 cm/3-6 inches, so you should pick a size that is 8-15 cm/3-6 inches larger than your chest.
Yardage
Main Colour (MC): (634, 678, 740, 784, 855) (900, 960, 1020, 1078, 1152) (1225, 1303, 1350, 1417, 1473) meters/(694, 741, 810, 857, 935) (984, 1050, 1116, 1179, 1260) (1340, 1425, 1476, 1550, 1611) yards
Contrast Colour 1 (CC1): (233, 248, 271, 287, 314) (330, 352, 374, 395, 422) (449, 478, 495, 520, 540) meters/(255, 271, 296, 314, 343) (361, 385, 409, 432, 462) (491, 523, 541, 569, 590) yards
Contrast Colour 2 (CC2): (78, 83, 90, 96, 105) (110, 117, 125, 132, 141) (150, 159, 165, 173, 180) meters/(85, 91, 98, 105, 115) (120, 128, 137, 144, 154) (164, 174, 180, 189, 197) yards
Contrast Colour 3 (CC3): (35, 38, 41, 44, 48) (50, 53, 57, 60, 64) (68, 72, 75, 79, 82) meters/(38, 42, 45, 48, 52) (55, 58, 62, 66, 70) (74, 79, 82, 86, 90) yards
Note: You can use MC for CC3; you will require both the amounts of yarn listed.