Another summer masterpiece by Rowan's genius of color, Kaffe Fassett. This sophisticated summer top combines great colors with comfortable relaxed shaping. "Courthouse Steps" is a take off on a classic American patchwork quilt pattern and clearly shows Kaffe's most recent collaboration with Liza Prior Lucy for Rowan's emergence in the billion dollar quilting market. Knit in Rowan Cotton Glace and 4-ply Cotton, Courthouse Steps features simple shaping, a boat neck collar, and drop shoulder three quarter length sleeves.

Rated for experienced knitters, the design is suitable for anyone comfortable with knitting intarsia from a chart. The finished top can be made in any of five sizes -- XSmall (bust 32), Small (bust 34), Medium (bust 36), Large (bust 38), and XLarge (bust 40). Our kit contains all the yarn you require to complete the sweater in any of the sizes, using Kaffe's original colors. Rowan 4-ply Cotton is a lovely, soft fingering weight 100% cotton yarn. Cotton Glace, a light weight mercerized cotton with a lovely sheen has been a classic in the Rowan summer line up for years. The patterns calls for a tension of 25 stitches and 35 rows to 4 inches (10 cm) on US 3 (3.25mm) needles. The pattern is found in Rowan's Knitting Magazine number 29, published in Spring of 2001.

Technique:Intarsia
Difficulty:Experienced
Rarity:Many of these shades have been discontinued and it took us over a year to locate all the colors to put it together.

Kit Contents:
In total the kit contains 28, 50 gram balls of Rowan 4-ply Cotton or Cotton Glace consisting of the following shades and quantities:

1 Bonny 4 ply (104)
2 Vine 4 ply (103)
2 Nightsky 4 ply (115)
2 Vamp 4 ply (117)
3 Nightshade Glace (746)
1 Magenta 4 ply (106)
2 Poppy Glace (741)
2 Crushed Rose Glace (793)
2 Pepper Glace (796)
2 Bubbles Glace (724)
2 Dijon Glace (739)
1 Pear Glace (780)
2 Terracotta Glace (786)
2 Hyacinth Glace (787)
2 Blood Orange Glace (445)