Citrus Slice

Citrus Slice is a minimalist colorwork design featuring a yoke worked in stranded color work meant to resemble a citrus fruit cut in half! I knit the sample to show a grapefruit. Simply change up the colors to create a lemon, lime or orange! Knit up in Kelbourne Woolens Germantown yarn, an affordable worsted weight wool workhouse yarn.

Finished Dimensions:

• Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
• 36 (40, 44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64, 68, 72)” / 91.5 (101.5, 112, 122, 132) (142, 152.5, 162.5, 172.5, 183) cm Bust Circumference 
• Designed to fit with 4-8” / 10-20 cm positive ease 

Gauge:

• 17 sts and 24 rows over 4”/10 cm in stockinette st worked in the round and blocked 

Needles:

• Size 7 (4.5 mm)  16-40” / 40-101.5 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge, and additional needle of the same size for your preferred method of small circumference knitting (9”/ 23 cm circular, 2-circulars, DPNs or Magic Loop) for the sleeves and cuffs
• Suggest sizing up 1 or 2 size needles for color work section for even tension

Materials: 

• Kelbourne Woolens Germantown yarn (worsted weight, 220 yards / 100 grams)
• MC (Jade): approximately 580 (645, 710, 770, 835) (910, 980, 1050, 1130, 1205) yards / 530 (590, 649, 704, 763) (832, 896, 960, 1033, 1102) meters OR 3 (3, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins
• CC1 (Natural): approximately 135 (150, 165, 180, 195) (210, 225, 245, 260, 280) yards / 123 (137, 151, 165, 178) (192, 206, 224, 238, 256) meters  OR 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins
• CC2 (Salmon): approximately 160 (180, 195, 215, 230) (250, 270, 290, 310, 335) yards / 146 (165, 178, 197, 210) (229, 247, 265, 283, 306) meters OR 1 (1, 1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins
• CC3 (Honey): approximately 18 (20, 22, 24, 26) (28, 30, 32, 35, 37) yards / 16 (18, 20, 22, 24) (26, 27, 29, 32, 34) meters OR 1 skein

Notions:

• BOR marker, waste yarn/stitch holders, tapestry needle, row counter (optional)