Sirdar - 10914 - Ringwood Short Sleeve Sweater - Loveful Bio Blend

Fans of top-down in the round knitting will love this short sleeve sweater, a perfect piece for in-between seasons. Choose your favourite shade of Loveful Bio Blend to knit this modern design, featuring short raglan sleeves accentuated with pretty shaping detail.

Award-winning Loveful Bio Blend is the first hand-knitting yarn made with CiCLO® technology to help reduce the time microplastic pollution remains in the environment.

You Will Also Need: 1 4mm (UK8 - USA6) 80cm Circular Knitting Needle, 1 3.25mm (UK10 - USA3) 40cm Circular Knitting Needle, 1 set of 4mm (UK8 - USA6) Double Pointed Needles, Stitch Holders and Stitch Markers.

Skill Level: Intermediate.

Picture on the pattern is knitted in Sirdar Loveful Bioblend in the shade 102.

What is Bioblend?

Traditional man-made fibres like acrylic and polyester can take over 100 years to break down, while natural fibres such as wool and cotton decompose in just a few years. 

The clever people at Sirdar have found a solution - their revolutionary new Loveful Bio Blend yarn blends recycled polyester (from post-consumer bottles) with wool, enhanced with a special additive that enables the polyester to break down at the same rate as natural fibres! CiCLO® is a sustainable textile additive designed to attract naturally occurring microbes to man-made fibres (specifically polyester and nylon) to enable biodegradation. It is used to make synthetic materials behave more like natural fibres when they end up in the environment, helping to reduce the persistence of microplastic pollution. Importantly, it does this without compromising performance, softness or durability and, of course, it still feels incredible to work with!