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This sweater is one of, if not the most, cozy sweater I have ever knit. The boucle feel of this 100% merino wool by Woolfolk is just unbelievable, which is the major reason I had to knit two versions. With Cozy on Southwick you get not one, but two sweater patterns! You can decide if you want to knit a single color version or play around with stripes, AND you can also decide if you want to feature the boucle side (reverse stockinette) or the more subdued side (stockinette), depending on your preference.

I hope you enjoy making, and then wearing, this drop shoulder sweater. You can wear Cozy on Southwick with so many options - my preference is just drinking coffee on an easy Sunday morning.

Construction
This drop shoulder sweater is knit from the top-down in the round. The sweater begins by working the back shoulders and knitting to the back underarm. Then stitches are picked up for the front shoulder, which are worked one at a time. From there, both front sides are joined and stitches cast on for the bottom of the front neck and worked to the front underarm length. Then front and back are joined at the underarms to knit in the round. The body is worked in the round to complete the motif, finished with a bottom hem trim rib. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up along the armhole edge and worked in the round to the cuff. Stitches are picked up around the neck edge and worked in a rib trim.

Two sweater options are given, one with stripes and knit right side out and the other without stripes with the reverse stockinette side facing out.

Skill Level: Intermediate

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

To fit 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62) in / 76 (86, 96.5, 106.5, 117, 127, 137, 147, 158) cm circumference at bust.

Finished Measurements
Finished bust circumference (after blocking): 33 (37.5, 42.5, 47, 51.75, 56.5, 61.25, 65.75, 70.5) in / 82.5 (94, 106, 117.5, 129.5, 141, 153, 164.5, 176.5) cm

Recommended ease: This sweater is designed with proportional ease, which means that the amount of positive ease is based on body measurements to achieve a consistent fit across sizes. It is intended to be worn oversized with 3-8.5 in / 6.5-18.5 cm of positive ease at the bust.

The model wears size 3 with 4.25 in / 11 cm of positive ease at the bust.

Yarn & Yardage
Weight: DK
Stripe Version
MC Amount: 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8) skeins or 509 (573, 648, 709, 776, 846, 900, 971, 1025) yds / 466 (525, 594, 650, 711, 775, 825, 890, 939) m / 200 (250, 250, 300, 300, 350, 350, 400, 400) g of Woolfolk Flette - 100% ultimate merino (50 g = 131 yds / 120 m) in no. 01

CC Amount: 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4) skeins or 215 (242, 274, 300, 328, 357, 380, 410, 433) yds / 197 (222, 251, 274, 300, 327, 348, 376, 397) m / 100 (100, 150, 150, 150, 150, 150, 200, 200) g of Woolfolk Flette - 100% ultimate merino (50 g = 131 yds / 120 m) in Jadeite (special collaboration with Ritual Dyes)

Single Color Version
Yarn Amount: 6 (7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11) skeins or 710 (800, 905, 990, 1084, 1181, 1257, 1356, 1431) yds / 1651 (732, 829, 907, 993, 1082, 1152, 1242, 1311) m / 300 (350, 350, 400, 450, 500, 500, 550, 550) g of Woolfolk Flette - 100% ultimate merino (50 g = 131 yds / 120 m) in no. 22

Gauge
17 sts and 33 rnds = 4 in / 10 cm in stockinette st with larger needles, in the round and blocked

18 sts and 34 rnds = 4 in / 10 cm in ribbing with smaller needles, in the round and blocked

Needles & Notions
US 4 / 3.5 mm - 16 in / 40 cm circular for collar, 32 in / 80 cm for hem and preferred needles for small circumference knitting for cuffs and collar
US 5 / 3.75 mm - 32 in / 80 cm to 40 in / 100 cm circular and preferred needles for small circumference knitting (Magic Loop or dpns)
stitch marker
tapestry needle
scissors
waste yarn or stitch holders

Hope you enjoy!