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To be beguiled has two meanings: 1) to fall under a spell or enchantment and b) to be entertained, amused, and/or delighted. In designing this sweater, I wanted it to check both boxes--simple and repetitive enough to turn your brain off and zone out like falling under a good spell, but with enough fun bits to keep you engaged and enthralled.

The Beguiled Sweater is what I like to think of as a “spicy vanilla” sweater--a sea of blissful, mindless stockinette, punctuated with a few rows of a fun and memorable stitch sequence to break things up at the hemline, collar edging, arm pickup, and wrist. The accents can be done in the same color as the rest of your sweater, or you can use an accent color for a pop of contrast.

Knit from the top down, the work begins with casting on stitches for the back and German short sows are worked to ensure a comfortable fit. Once the short rows are finished and the armholes are formed, stitches are placed on hold while stitches are picked up along the shoulder slopes and the neckline is formed with increases. Then, the front and back are joined and the body is worked in the round to the desired length. The sleeves and neckline are then picked up and worked. The length of the body and sleeves are easily customizable, giving you the freedom to make a longer, tunic-style sweater like the ochre sample, or a more cropped version like the blue and white sample.

Sizes
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9

Each size corresponds to a finished bust circumference of 100 (107.25) 117.75 (128.5) 142.75 (150) 164.25 (178.5) 196.25cm or 40 (42.75) 47.25 (51.5) 57.25 (60) 65.75 (71.5) 77.25in.

Note on choosing a size: I recommend 25-35cm or 10-14 inches positive ease with this garment, so the above listed sizes are designed to fit an actual bust measurement of around 73.5 (83.5) 94 (104) 114.5 (124.5) 134.5 (144.5) 155cm or 29 (33) 37 (41) 45 (49) 53 (57) 62 inches. This means that if your bust measures 94cm/37in, you should choose Size 3, which measures 117.75cm/47.25in which will have 25.4cm/10in of positive ease. For finished measurements, see the chart on Pages 10 and 11.

Gauge
16.8 stitches x 24 rows per 10cm/4in in stockinette, blocked, on 5.5mm (US 9) needles, or size required to meet gauge. This is the equivalent of 21 stitches and 30 rows per 12.75cm/5in if you’d prefer to work with whole numbers when counting stitches.

Yarn
5 (6) 6 (6) 7 (7) 7 (8) 8 skeins of Studio Donegal ‘Donegal Wool Spinning Company’ (219y/200m per 100 grams, 100% wool) held together with 5 (6) 6 (6) 7 (7) 7 (8) 8 balls of Drops Kid-Silk (230y/210m per 25g, 75% mohair, 25% silk).

OR

14 (15) 16 (18) 19 (20) 22 (23) 25 balls of Drops Nepal.

If knitting a color blocked version, use 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (2) 2 (2) 2 balls of your yarn allowance for your contrast color. These amounts are for the full, tunic-length pullover, but if knitting a more cropped version, like the blue and white sample, you can reduce your yarn use by 3-4 balls.

Needles
5.5mm (US 9) circulars, (80-100cm/32-40in) for the body and sleeves (or size required to get gauge)
4.5mm (US 7) circulars, (40cm/16in and 80-100cm/32-40in) for the collar and hem, and double pointed needles for the cuffs (or 2 sizes smaller than the needles you use for the body and sleeves).

Notions
Tapestry needle
Stitch marker
Scissors
Tape measure