Colorido - A Mystery KAL - Part 1

This Mystery KAL is part of a Knit for Tibet campaign we do in the Wool-Aid ravelry group to help to provide as much warm knitted items for the earthquake victims as possible.

"Knit for Tibet is an outreach effort of the Kyegu Relief Fund, established in response to the devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern Tibetan town of Kyegu on April 14, 2010. The humanitarian need is ongoing and significant. Approximately 10,000 people were killed, 20,000 people are injured, and 100,000 people have been left homeless and destitute. More than 90% of the buildings were reduced to rubble. Many of the survivors have no family left."

Winters are harsh in Kyegu, and the people are facing desperate conditions. Many are currently living in lightweight tents. They are especially in need of vests, sweaters, and socks. The sizes most needed are for babies and teens. 

Please also check the Wool-Aid website for more info.

With the COLORIDO Mystery  KAL I hope to be able to help adding some more sweaters to the next shipment.

Here how it works:

I will post parts of the pattern on my blog every so often. If you have a questions please either post your questions on the Wool-Aid ravelry board, as a comment here or send an email to c.burkhard at gmail dot com.

COLORIDO
PART 1

COLORIDO is a top down raglan  sweater (no seeming) in a size 14 (34” finished circumference) 

You will need:

• approx 850 yards of bulky weight yarn, a main color and 3 additional colors. Two CC’s could work too but better are three. I use Brown Sheep, Lambs Pride bulky, approx 5 skeins MC and 1 skein each for CC. If you plan to contribute this sweater to the Tibet campaign, please use a yarn which is at least 80% animal fiber.
• Dpn US 10 and US 10.5, circular needles US 10 and US 10.5 
• Stitchmarkers 

Gauge: 3.5 sts and 4.25 rows per inch

The sweater will be in the ravelry database under the name Colorido so that you can link your project page to it. Feel free to use my picture too.

Hints: 
• Use different color marker for the first pm if you have.

Abbreviations: RS: Right side WS: Wrong side M1: With left needle tip, lift strand in between needles from front to back. Knit the lifted loop  through the back to twist the stitch. CO: Cast on. BO: Bind off MC: Main Color CC: Contrasting color Pm: Place marker Kfb: Knit in front and back of the stitch

With MC cast on 36 sts with larger needle. (Do not join) 

Neck shaping:

Row 1: (RS) K1, pm, K1 (seam st), pm, k6 (sleeve sts), pm, k1 (seam st), pm, k18 (back sts), pm, k1 (seam st), pm, k6 (sleeve sts), pm, k1 (seam st), pm, k1.

Row 2: P to end.

Row 3: (K to marker, M1, slm, k1, slm, M1) 4x, k to end. (44 sts)

Row 4: P to end.

Row 5: Kfb, (k to marker, M1, slm, k1, slm, M1) 4x, k to last st, kfb.

Row 6: P to end.