Totally Puzzled Stashbuster

This is the perfect stashbuster for using up any mis-matched colours in your stash! Black rib bands make the bold coloured puzzle pieces stand out. The fronts and back of the body are knitted flat in one piece with bands picked up at the end. The colour work uses the intarsia method and can be worked in any colour combination you choose! Techniques include knit and purl stitches, intarsia colour work from a chart, increases and decreases and picking up stitches. This pattern is in multiple sizes to fit a chest/bust from 81cm/32in up to 122cm/48in. Pattern includes a full list of abbreviations, schematic, colour chart and a printable page for your notes.

You will need an approx. total of 1610 (1755: 1890)m/1755 (1913: 2060)yds of various DK yarns, plus a 100g ball of black DK yarn for bands (approx. 275m/300yds).

Most DK yarns will work with this pattern, provided it can be knitted to the stated tension.

Tension

22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm/4in over st st using 4mm/US 6 needles.