Drop the Salt by SpringStitchKnits

Drop the Salt

Knitting
August 2021
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
980 - 1792 yards (896 - 1639 m)
Adult
English

Yarn
Approximately :
980 (1120, 1260, 1400, 1490, 1540, 1680, 1820, 1960) yards, / 896 (1024, 1152, 1280, 1408, 1536, 1664, 1792) meters

Needles
US 5 size 3.75 mm andUS 7 size 4.5 mm

Gauge
20 stitches and 28 rows on 4 inch stockinette stitch swatch using larger needles.

Measurements
Chest circumference: 36 (40, 44, 46, 50, 54, 58, 60, 64)” / 91.5 (101.5, 112, 117, 127, 137, 147, 152, 163) cm
Body Length from underarms: 16 inches / ( 40.5 cm) from underarm to bind off

Best if worn with 2-4” positive ease.

Construction
This 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. There are short rows at the back using German short rows or desired wrap and turn method. This sweater is finished with ribbing and a three needle bind off.