Welcome to the Durango Sweater, where creative stitches and yarn mixing make out and become something spectacular! This design is knit top down and worked flat to the underarm using multiple stitches like mosaic knitting, intarsia and colorwork. It’s up to you to decide how you want to lay out your colors and yarns throughout your sweater. Once the sleeves are separated, the yoke of the sweater is seamed at the back-right shoulder and the remainder of the sweater is worked in the round. Challenge your skills and take your knitting into uncharted creative territory with this unique design.

Pattern details:

Skill Level: Intermediate Knitter to Advanced Knitter

Needle Size:

Size US 15 (10 mm) 24” / 60 cm circular needle or 2 mm smaller than gauge needle

Size US 17 (12.75 mm) 40” / 100 cm circular needle (or size needed to achieve gauge) for magic loop method or additional needles of the same size for your preferred method of small circumference knitting

Size US 17 (12.75 mm) double pointed needles, optional

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

Finished Measurements:

34.5 (36.5, 41, 45.5, 48)52.5, 57, 61.5, 64” / 87.5 (92.5, 104, 115.5, 122)133.5, 145, 156, 162.5 cm finished bust circumference. Designed to be worn with approx. 2-4” / 5-10 cm of positive ease. Sample is shown in a size 2 on a 32” / 80 cm bust with 4.5” / 11.5 cm positive ease.

Gauge:

7.5 sts and 11.5 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch worked flat using larger needles, blocked

Materials:

Spun Cloud (100% wool; approx. 100 yds / 200g)

MC1: 1 (2, 2, 2, 2)2, 2, 3, 3 skein(s) shown in French Vanilla

MC2: 1 (1, 1, 2, 2)2, 2, 2, 2 skein(s) shown in Honeysuckle

MC3: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1)1, 1, 2, 2 skein(s) shown in Love Cloud

CC: 1 (1, 2, 2, 2)2, 2, 2, 2 Mini Skein sampler kit(s) (approx. 85 yds / 164-170g) - 5 mini skeins of yarn included per kit, 17 yds / skein shown in Dusty Mauve colorway with the mini skeins used in the following order:

CC1: Castaway; CC2: Daisy Chain; CC3: Spun Cloud; CC4: Wildflower; CC5: Dreamland

*Please note that any modifications to size or length may require additional yarn.*

Stitch markers

Stitch holders or smooth scrap yarn

Tapestry Needle

Scale (for weighing yarn)

Cable needle, optional

Pattern Designer: Laurel Gervitz