Contains:
- Knitting pattern with written instructions and schematics
- US Imperial Measurements
- Women's sizes XXS to 6X (30.5 " to 71" bust)
- Suitable for intermediate knitters
Materials you need at home:
- 775 (875, 950, 1125, 1225, 1300, 1450, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800) yards worsted weight cotton blend yarn
- One size 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 29” long or longer
- One size 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 12” long (16” long for size 1X and above)
- One set of five size 6 (4 mm) double-pointed needles (dpn)
- One size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 16” long
- Stitch markers (including removable stitch markers)
- Waste yarn
This is a great sweater to throw on over a tank top for extra warmth on a cool summer evening. If you would prefer a longer sweater, you can just keep working until it’s the length you want, since the sweater is worked from the top-down.
This pullover is worked from the top down, beginning at the back shoulders. The back is worked to the armholes, then placed on hold while the front is picked up from the back shoulders and worked to the armholes. Then the back and front are joined and the body is worked to the bottom edge. The sleeves are picked up from the armholes and worked to the cuffs, with short-row shaping to shape the sleeve caps.
The openwork pattern is presented in both written and charted formats.
Skill Level: Experienced
Skills Used: Lace knitting, knitting in the round, increasing and decreasing, picking up stitches, Wrap-and-Turn Short-Rows (explained in the pattern)
Sizes: XX-Small (X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X)
Finished Measurements: 30.5 (35, 39, 43, 47.5, 50, 54.5, 57, 61, 67, 71)” bust; intended to be worn with approximately 4–6" ease
Materials: Worsted weight cotton blend yarn: 775 (875, 950, 1125, 1225, 1300, 1450, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800) yards. Note: If you plan to increase the length of the BODY or SLEEVES, be sure to purchase extra yarn. Model knit in Cotton Fleece by Brown Sheep Company (80% Pima cotton / 20% merino wool, 100 g skein = 215 yards): Color# CW520 Caribbean Sea.
Needles and Notions: One size 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 29” long or longer, OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE; one size 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 12” long (16” long for size 1X and above); one set of five size 6 (4 mm) double-pointed needles (dpn); one size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 16” long; stitch markers (including removable stitch markers); waste yarn
Gauge: In Openwork Pattern, 23 stitches and 28 rows = 4"/10 cm using larger needle, blocked.
Sue McCain
Like many knitters, I learned how to knit from my mother at an early age, then promptly forgot as life got in the way. I returned to it for a short time as a student in Paris when a friend convinced me to try it again. The third time was the charm—my mother retaught me while I was in grad school. I was tired of trying to find sweaters with long enough sleeves to fit my 6′ frame, so I decided I’d just make my own. I fell madly in love with knitting, and eventually slipped into designing for myself when I began reworking existing patterns with elements that I liked better. And, of course, adjusting the sleeve and body lengths.