Are you looking for a go to comfy cozy pullover? Cirrus is an easy and fun knit, using stripes and blocks of color throughout the pattern, making this a perfect sweater for using up stash yarns or simply having fun playing with colors. This worsted weight sweater is knit from the bottom up in the round seamlessly until the arm separation, then worked flat front and back to the top of the shoulders. The shoulders are finished off using a three needle bind off. The sleeves and neck are picked up and knit in the round. There are optional short rows that can be used to elongate the body and hike up the neck. This pattern has not made it through all stages of testing.

Yarn
Approximately :
MC: 721 (819, 917, 1015, 1078, 1113, 1211, 1309, 1407) yards,/ 659 (749, 839, 928, 986, 1018, 1107, 1197, 1287) meters
CC: 309 (351, 393, 435, 462, 477, 519, 561, 603) yards,/ 283 (321, 359, 398, 422, 436, 475, 513, 551) meters

Needles
US 5 size 3.75 mm 24”/ 60 cm (or longer) circular needles and dpns US 7 size 4.5 mm 24”/ 60 cm (or longer) circular needles

Gauge
20 stitches and 26 rows on 4”/ 10cm stockinette stitch swatch using larger needles.

Measurements
Chest circumference: 36 (40, 44, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66)” / 91.5 (101.5, 112, 117, 127, 137, 147, 157, 168) cm
Body Length from underarms: 16 inches / ( 40.5 cm) from underarm to bind off
Best if worn with 2-4” positive ease.

Notions:
Markers, stitch holders or waste yarn, and a tapestry needle.