Boyfriend Sweater by Dee Hardwicke

Boyfriend Sweater

Knitting
March 2018
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1777 - 2051 yards (1625 - 1875 m)
32-34 (36-38, 40-42, 44-46) in 82-86 (91-97, 102-107, 112-117) cm
English
Errata available: deehardwicke.co.uk

A comfortable, relaxed fit sweater perfect for weekends and the great outdoors. The turtleneck makes this an extra cosy knit.

The sweater is knitted in pieces and then seamed together. Mattress stitch is recommended for a neat finish.

The sweater is designed to fit with 15cm to 20cm/ 6in to 8in positive ease. All colourwork patterns are given as charts.

Needles & accessories:
1 pair of 3.25mm (US 3) straight knitting needles
1 pair of 4mm (US 6) straight knitting needles
Stitch holder

Finished measurements:
Back width: 50.5 (56, 60.5, 65.5) cm/ 20 (22, 23.75, 25.25) in
Length: 61.5 (63.5, 65.5, 67.5) cm/ 24.25 (50, 51.75, 53) in
Sleeve length to armhole: 55 (55, 56, 56) cm/ 21.75 (22.75, 22, 22) in

Yarn used:
Rowan Alpaca Soft DK
A. Marine Blue (212) 8 (9, 10, 10) balls
B. Rainy Day (210) 2 balls for each size
C. Toffee (203) 3 balls for each size

ERRATA: Yarn quantities are listed correctly here but are incorrect for B and C in the book. Correct yarn quantities as above are also given on linked errata page.