Rowan Island Blend

Rowan's Island Blend is a lustrous blend of Falkland fine merino wool, alpaca, and silk, perfect for garments and accessories that feature defined stitch motifs--like Purl Soho's Quartz Pullover. This top down sweater from designer Andrea Cull employs simple two-stitch cross-cables to chisel a beautiful crystalline pattern into the yoke, a striking mix of engineered and natural, hard and soft... but soft ultimately wins the day with Island Blend on your needles!

Quartz Pullover Sizes: 36½ (39, 43½, 47, 51½) (54¼, 58¾, 61¼, 64) to fit actual chest circumference of approximately 30-33 (33-36, 36-40, 40-44, 44-48) (48-51, 51-55, 55-58, 58-61) inches with 3-6 inches of ease.

Yarn Requirements: 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) (13, 13, 14, 15) skeins of Rowan Island Blend, 70% Falkland fine merino wool/15% alpaca/15% silk. Each skein is approximately 137 yards/100 grams; approximately 1060 (1160, 1300, 1420, 1560) (1650, 1780, 1900, 2030) total yards required. 
Needles (sold separately): US 6, 16-inch and 32-inch circular needles, a set of US 6 double pointed needles; US 7, 16-inch and 32-inch circular needles, a set of US 7 double pointed needles.

Purchase your Quartz Pullover pattern on Ravelry here. Crocheters can also get in on the Island Blend fun and make the Michele Costa's Lancaster Ruana--get the pattern here.

Gauge: 18 stitches and 27 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger needles