Contains:
- Illustrated knitting pattern
- Metric and imperial measurements
- Men’s S (M, L, XL, XXL)
- Intermediate skill level
Materials you need at home:
- 1280 (1435, 1610, 1765, 1930) yd / 1170 (1310, 1470, 1615, 1765) m Aran yarn
- 4.5 mm / US 7 needles
- 5 mm / US 8 needles
- 4.5 mm / US 7 circular needle, 24” / 60 cm or longer
- 4 removable stitch markers
- yarn needle
The fine details of design and much of the knitting for this sweater were done at Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The weathered tones of driftwood, beach grass, wet sand, grey skies and rolling waves are inexorably linked with the design in my mind. Inset sleeves, a shawl collar, and English tailored shoulders give it the comfort a man wants for serious beachcombing. The rugged location just calls out for a sweater like this to brave the challenge of the waves and the wind.
Skills required: increases/decreases, short rows, basic sweater construction, picking up stitches, seaming, twisted stitches
Gauge: 16 1⁄2 sts and 24 rows to 4" / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch, using 5 mm / US 8 needles, after blocking
Finished Measurements Chest: 38 3⁄4 (42 3⁄4, 46 1⁄2, 50 1⁄2, 54 1⁄4)” / 98.5 (108.5, 118, 128.5, 138) cm; intended to be worn with 2-4” / 5-10 cm positive ease
