Inspired by breezy walks by Lake Michigan, over the drawbridge and into the marina and down Bridge Street of Charlevoix, Michigan, for ice cream and shopping, Charlevoix is a light and easy pullover. With a seamless design, relaxed fit and gentle princess shaping that skims and flatters, Charlevoix will be a vacation to knit and wear.

SIZES
XS (S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL):
FINISHED BUST CIRCUMFERENCE—31 1/4 (34 1/4, 37 1/4, 40, 44, 47 1/4, 50 1/2)” / 80 ( 87, 95, 101.5, 112, 120, 129) cm Shown with 1” positive ease at bust.

GAUGE
24 sts and 28 rows = 4”/ 10cm in stockinette with larger needles AFTER BLOCKING.
24 sts and 40 rows = 4” (10cm) in garter stitch on smaller needles
To insure proper fit, please take time to check gauge.

YARN
fingering weight yarn such as
The Plucky Knitter Plucky Single, (80% merino wool, 20% silk, 430 yards / skein)

1. “Wintry Mix” 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 skeins or 362 (430, 474, 518, 604, 674, 726) yds / 331 (394, 433, 473, 552, 616, 663) m
2. “Study Hall” 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3) skeins or 644 (766, 843, 922, 1075, 1199, 1292) yds / 588 (700, 771, 843, 982, 1056, 1180) m

or Madelinetosh Dandelion (90% merino wool, 10% linen, 325 yds / skein)

1. “Neon Peach” 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skeins or 362 (430, 474, 518, 604, 674, 726) yds / 331 (394, 433, 473, 552, 616, 663) m
2. “Farmhouse white ” 2 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) skeins or 644 (766, 843, 922, 1075, 1199, 1292) yds / 588 (700, 771, 843, 982, 1056, 1180) m

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 5 / 3.75mm* circular needles in 32” / 80 cm length or preferred length for knitting sweater in the round
US 5 / 3.75mm* needles in preferred style for knitting sleeves in the round
US 3 / 3.25 mm* circular needles in 32” / 80 cm length or preferred length for knitting sweater hem
US 3 / 3.25 mm* needles in preferred style for knitting sleeve hem in the round
tapestry needle
6 stitch markers
or size to obtain gauge

SKILLS

• knitting and purling
• knitting sleeves in the round
• familiarity with top-down sweaters
• short row shaping
• picking up stitches
• increasing and decreasing

NOTES
Charlevoix is knit from the top down. The back neck stitches are cast on first and increases are made for the shoulders and simultaneously short row shaping drops and curves the back neck. The neckline and sleeve caps are knit “contiguously” top down using a method adapted from Susie Myers (“SusieM” on Ravelry). After the neckline is joined, the sweater is knit in the round down to the hem.
Sleeve stitches are held on waste yarn and slipped to a needle after the body is completed, and knit top-down and in the round. The sweater is finished with garter stitch on neckline, sleeves and the split bodice hems.
To create the flattering silhouette, this design includes additional shaping around the curve of the shoulder, as well as waist and hip shaping along princess lines designed to follow the wearer’s curves. The split hem eases this relaxed pullover over the hip so that it drapes freely. Please spend some time looking over the schematic to help you choose your size and decide on any modifications to the waist or hip shaping. Some positive ease is recommended for an effortless and easy layer.