Description

Knit from the top down and full of texture, with easy to master colorwork motifs, this sweater is hard to put down! Perfect for layering and styling into a plethora of outfits. Techniques from this pattern include knitting, purling, working in the round, ribbing, short rows, stranded colorwork, working from a chart, picking up stitches, increasing, crochet bobbles, cables (with a tutorial for cabling without a cable needle!), and tubular cast on and bind off. 

SIZES: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished bust circumference:

• 30 (34, 37.5, 42.5, 46)(50, 53.5, 58.5, 62.5)”
• 76 (86.5, 95, 108, 117)(127, 136, 148.5, 159) cm
• Recommended ease is -2 to +2”/-5 to +5 cm; sample is shown in Size 2 on a 34”/86.5 cm bust with no ease.

YARN: Fingering 

MC - Fingering weight (400 yds/100 g)

• 1074 (1200, 1308, 1532, 1700)(1828, 2000, 2280, 2436) yds
• 268 (300, 327, 383, 425)(457, 500, 570, 610)g
• 982 (1097, 1196, 1400, 1555)(1671, 1835, 2085, 2227) m

CC - Fingering or Sport (200 yds/approx. 50 g)

• 220 (247, 267, 313, 348)(374, 411, 467, 499) yds
• 55 (61, 67, 78, 87)(93, 102, 116, 124) g
• 201 (225, 244, 287, 318)(342, 376, 427, 456) m

NEEDLES & HOOKS:

• Main Fabric: US 5/3.75 mm –24”/60 cm to 40”/100 cm circular and preferred needles for small circumference knitting (Magic Loop or DPNs)
• Ribbing: US 3/3.25 mm - 16”/40 cm circular for collar, 32”/80 cm for hem and preferred needles for small circumference knitting for cuffs, plus a spare for the Tubular Bind Off.
• Bobbles: Crochet Hook Size E/3.5 mm

(Use the needle size you need to achieve gauge. The ribbing needle should be 2 US sizes smaller than the Main Fabric needle.)

OTHER TOOLS: 

• Stitch marker
• cable needle (optional, see notes for a tutorial on cabling without a needle)
• row counter (recommended)
• scissors
• waste yarn or stitch holders

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate 

GAUGE: 27 stitches and 36.5 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern knit in the round, after blocking.