What you need
| Sizes | S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL · To fit bust 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52 inches · Finished bust 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62 inches (about 10 inches of positive ease) |
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| Yarn | Brushed mohair blend, DK to light worsted weight, about 230 yd / 210 m per 50 g, in fourteen colours. Total 1075 to 1840 yards by size — four of the fourteen colours need under forty yards even in the largest size. |
| Needles | US 10 / 6 mm circulars (16 inch and 24 or 32 inch) and DPNs for the main fabric. US 9 / 5.5 mm for the neckband and the cuffs. |
| Gauge (tension) | 16 sts and 22 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette in the round on US 10; 18 sts and 24 rounds = 4 inches in 1x1 rib on US 9. Measured after blocking. |
Skills you’ll use
- Knit
- Purl
- M1L
- M1R
- K2tog
- Ssk
- Working in the round
- Changing colour
- Suitable for an advanced beginner.
What’s in the PDF
- 20-page PDF, fully written out for six sizes
- The complete 80-band stripe sequence (169 rounds) as a numbered table AND drawn out in colour — every band with its round numbers, its colour, and whether it is a knit band or a purl ridge
- The yoke, the body and both sleeves all run off that one list, so the stripes flow out of the yoke and down the arms and the two sleeves match without any counting
- A table, per size, of the sleeve rounds where a decrease would land on a purl ridge, and what to do about them
- Both the front and the back of the sample photographed, plus close-ups of the raglan line, the ridges, the cuff and the hem
- A raglan diagram, a full schematic and a ridge diagram
- Yarn quantities in yards per colour for every size — so you know which colours need a ball and which need fifteen yards
- A "How the Numbers Close" page and a twelve-point troubleshooting page
Questions about this pattern
Do I have to invent my own stripe sequence?
No — the whole sequence is written out, 80 bands and 169 rounds, every one numbered with its colour. Work straight down the list and you get the sweater in the photographs.
Is the sweater knitted in pieces?
No — it is a top-down raglan worked in one piece in the round, with no seams anywhere.
Do I really need fourteen colours?
The sample uses fourteen, several of them marled or heathered, but quantities are listed per colour — four of them need under forty yards, so substitute colour for colour as your stash allows.
