The Bumpy Sweater is a top-down DK sweater with i-cord stripes. After completing the I-cord, you leave a long tail that you later weave in to create a charming dotted line, adding an extra flair to the design. This pattern offers a wonderful opportunity to experiment with texture, especially when blending the softness of Fluff with a beautiful fading yarn like Spincycle.⁠

Fluff is available HERE!

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Choose a size that allows for an intended positive ease of 2 to 6” (5 to 15 cm).

FINISHED CIRCUMFERENCE
32 (35¾, 40½, 44¼, 48, 52½, 55½, 60¼, 64¾)”
80 (89.5, 101, 110.5, 120, 131.5, 139, 150.5, 162) cm

YARN
Weight: DK
❖ Yarn A (grey)
766 (843, 927, 1020, 1122, 1234, 1357, 1493, 1642) yd
700 (771, 848, 933, 1026, 1128, 1241, 1365, 1501) m
4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins of Fluff from Walcot Yarns x Les Garçons
Fluff is a sport-weight yarn with great versatility. I chose to knit it at a DK gauge. If you are using another yarn, look for a DK-weight yarn, and do a swatch.

Weight: Sport
Yarn B is thinner than Yarn A to avoid puckering on the i-cord stripes
❖ Yarn B (gradient)
281 (309, 340, 374, 411, 452, 497, 547, 602) yd
257 (283, 311, 342, 376, 413, 454, 500, 550) m
2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) skeins of Nocturne by Spincycle Yarns

Sample shown in Fluff from Walcot Yarns x Les Garçons (55% Baby Alpaca, 18% Fine Merino Wool, 17% Mulberry Silk, 10% Yak; 219 yd / 200 m per 50 g skein), in the “Cold Rain” colourway (Yarn A), and in Nocturne from Spincycle Yarns (100% Merino Wool; 200 yd / 183 m per 50 g skein), in the “Thin Ice” colourway (Yarn B).

Max is wearing size 4 and is 5’11” with a 38” / 96.5 cm chest circumference.

NEEDLES
❖ Main needles: circular, circular, US 5 / 3.75 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge
❖ Ribbing needles: circular, US 3 / 3.25 mm, or 0.5 mm smaller than main needles

Double-pointed needles in the same two sizes for the sleeves and smaller circumferences, if you’re not using the magic-loop method

GAUGE
❖ 21 sts and 30 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with Yarn A, blocked

TOOLS
❖ Stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn, and a tapestry needle

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