Long Sleeve Butterfly ‘Fade version’
These are additional instructions for the ‘Fade version’.
You will need to have the original ‘Long Sleeve Butterfly’ to knit the sweater.
The pattern is available at Ravelry.com or Chiakiknit.com.
Yarn – Tosh DK (100g / 225 yards)
MC - Main color
AC - Additional color
S (M, L, XL) size – MC / 3 (3, 4, 4) skeins, AC / 1 (1, 2, 2) skein(s)
Note: For L size - If you make the additional color section narrower,
you can knit with 1 skein instead of 2 skeins of additional color.
Body
After joining the body, keep using the main color and K all sts 26 (29, 23, 19) rounds.
Fading / total 41 rounds with all K sts.
Round 1 – Attach AC, K one round.
Rounds 2, 3 & 4 – work with MC.
Round 5 – work with AC.
Rounds 6 & 7 – work with MC.
Round 8 – work with AC.
Rounds 9 & 10 – work with MC.
Round 11 – work with AC.
Round 12 – work with MC.
Round 13 – work with AC.
Round 14 – work with MC.
Round 15 – work with AC.
Round 16 – work with MC. Cut yarn.
Rounds 17~41 – work with AC.
Bottom Ribbing
Change to small size needles.
Work total 15 rounds with ribbing. (original instruction is for 14 rounds)
Round 1 – Attach MC work one round in ribbing pattern.
Round 2 – work with AC in ribbing pattern.
Round 3~15 – Alternate MC and AC every round. End with MC.
BO all sts in ribbing pattern using AC.
Sleeve
Work with the shaping up to Round 80.
Keep following the shaping and at the same time change the colors as follows:
Round 81 – Attach AC and work one round.
Rounds 82, 83, & 84 – work with MC.
Round 85 – work with AC.
Round 86 & 87 – work with MC.
Round 88 – work with AC.
Round 89 – work with MC.
Round 90 – work with AC.
Round 91 – work with MC. Cut yarn.
Rounds 92 ~ 104 – work with AC.
Ribbing
Work the same as body bottom ribbing.
Prepared by ©Chiaki Knit
These are additional instructions for the ‘Fade version’.
You will need to have the original ‘Long Sleeve Butterfly’ to knit the sweater.
The pattern is available at Ravelry.com or Chiakiknit.com.
Yarn – Tosh DK (100g / 225 yards)
MC - Main color
AC - Additional color
S (M, L, XL) size – MC / 3 (3, 4, 4) skeins, AC / 1 (1, 2, 2) skein(s)
Note: For L size - If you make the additional color section narrower,
you can knit with 1 skein instead of 2 skeins of additional color.
Body
After joining the body, keep using the main color and K all sts 26 (29, 23, 19) rounds.
Fading / total 41 rounds with all K sts.
Round 1 – Attach AC, K one round.
Rounds 2, 3 & 4 – work with MC.
Round 5 – work with AC.
Rounds 6 & 7 – work with MC.
Round 8 – work with AC.
Rounds 9 & 10 – work with MC.
Round 11 – work with AC.
Round 12 – work with MC.
Round 13 – work with AC.
Round 14 – work with MC.
Round 15 – work with AC.
Round 16 – work with MC. Cut yarn.
Rounds 17~41 – work with AC.
Bottom Ribbing
Change to small size needles.
Work total 15 rounds with ribbing. (original instruction is for 14 rounds)
Round 1 – Attach MC work one round in ribbing pattern.
Round 2 – work with AC in ribbing pattern.
Round 3~15 – Alternate MC and AC every round. End with MC.
BO all sts in ribbing pattern using AC.
Sleeve
Work with the shaping up to Round 80.
Keep following the shaping and at the same time change the colors as follows:
Round 81 – Attach AC and work one round.
Rounds 82, 83, & 84 – work with MC.
Round 85 – work with AC.
Round 86 & 87 – work with MC.
Round 88 – work with AC.
Round 89 – work with MC.
Round 90 – work with AC.
Round 91 – work with MC. Cut yarn.
Rounds 92 ~ 104 – work with AC.
Ribbing
Work the same as body bottom ribbing.
Prepared by ©Chiaki Knit