The COCO sweater is the newest addition to my Armor family … It seems that I have a thing with this stitch pattern, it is so easy to knit yet so effective. And I also have a thing with a beautiful and elegant boat neck … all reflected in that name. For me the word COCO itself looks like this texture and of course Madame Chanel was one of the inventors of the boat neck.

The pattern comes with both: the sweater and the slipover version

For any questions please find my knitting support here

The COCO sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down. Start working the back and shape it with short rows before working flat in armor stitch pattern to the length of the armhole. The front sts are then picked up from the back CO edge and the neck sts are cast on to work the front to the length of the armhole. At underarm back and front are joined to work the body in armor stitch pattern in the round down to the bottom hem. After the body is completed, the sleeve sts are picked up around the arm opening to work the sleeves top down in stockinette stitch in the round to the end.

Details

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)
Bust circumference of the finished sweater, positive ease included:
102 (112, 120, 129, 138)(146, 156, 164, 178) cm /
40 (44, 47¼, 50¾, 54¼)(57½, 61½, 64½, 70)“
The garment is intended to be worn with approx. 30 cm (11¼”) of positive ease for smaller sizes and narrow bodies and gradually less positive ease for larger sizes and busty girls.

Sample shown in size 3

GAUGE
18 sts x 28 rnds = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4”) in armor stitch pattern

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
4-4.5mm (US6-7) (depending on your knitting tension), at least 80 cm (32”) circulars and DPNs for the sleeves

SUGGESTED YARN
Sweater
4 (4, 5, 5, 6)(6, 7, 7, 8) skeins of Wooldreamers, Mota, (100% wool), 230m (251yds)/100g.
Color: 015
Or m/yds: 840/920 (920/1000, 1000/1095, 1100/1200, 1200/1310)(1310/1430, 1430/1560, 1560/1700, 1700/1860) of a comparable yarn.

Slip over
Main color (MC): 442
2 (3, 3, 3, 3)(3, 4, 4, 4) skeins of Wooldreamers, Mota, (100% wool), 230m (251yds)/100g.
Or m/yds: 460/500 (500/550, 540/590, 590/650, 640/700)(690/750, 740/810, 790/860, 840/920) of a comparable yarn.
Contrast color (CC): gris natural
1 (1, 1, 1, 2)(2, 2, 2, 2) skeins of Wooldreamers, Mota, (100% wool), 230m (251yds)/100g.
Or m/yds: 170/190 (190/210, 210/230, 230/900, 260/280)(290/320, 330/360, 370/400, 440/480) of a comparable yarn.

MATERIALS
Stitch markers, crochet hook, waste yarn, spare needle

Techniques:
Crochet CO
short rows
3x1 rib
Armor stitch
knitted BO

Skill level: 2 of 5