Kits are available here: https://wullstudios.com/products/fallow-fields-shweater-kits

A video walk through of the pattern can be found here. (Please note this is not a step-by-step tutorial, rather an explanation of the steps involved with particular focus on how the sleeves are done.)

A video tutorial for seaming the sleeves can be found here, and a video tutorial for the corded stitch in the lower border and edges can be found here.

The Shweater is simply, as the name suggests, a shawl-sweater. I designed it because while I adore knitting shawls, I rarely wore them; if I wore them over my shoulders in the traditional style they’d constantly fall off or get in my way, and many were too bulky or the wrong shape to wear around my neck like a scarf. What I needed were some sleeves! Cue lightbulb moment.
The construction of the Shweater is simple, but unusual. It is worked just like a half-circle/half-hexagon shawl, worked flat and seamlessly with three identical panels. The only difference is that when you want your sleeves to start, you’ll add pairs of double yarnovers for the front and back seam of each sleeve. Then you’ll continue to work it exactly like a normal shawl. The real magic happens on the bind-off row. That’s when you’ll finally drop those stitches all the way back to those double yarnovers, and use a crochet hook to turn those loose strands into tidy decorative seams.

If that sounds a bit intimidating, don’t worry - there are detailed instructions for each step of the process, and video tutorials for both the unusual corded stitch in the borders and for the sleeve seaming. And the hardest part, the sleeve seams, are essentially foolproof; each seam only takes a few minutes once you get the hang of it, and if you make a mistake you can undo your seam and start over in only moments (with zero risk of messing up any other part of the work). So dive in, cast on, and enjoy your Shweater adventure!

Notes on Sizing:
The sample is shown on a model (5’3” and a US size 2-4), and on a dress form (US size 18-20).

You don’t need to worry about taking detailed measurements or getting perfect gauge to get a great fit with the shweater. The sample shown has been worn very comfortably by people between 5’2” and 5’9” and who normally wear size S to 2XL, but the pattern is specifically written to fit the broadest range of bodies possible. Modifying your Shweater is easy and instructions are included for making your Shweater longer or shorter, for making the sleeves longer or shorter, and for adjusting the sleeve width without changing the length.

Materials
Eco Merino Fingering by Wull Studios ( 100% organic merino wool; 400 yds (365 m)/ 3.5 oz (100 g)):
1 skein in Rock Garden (Color 1)
1 skein in Cloudlight (Color 2)
2 skeins in Wisdom (Color 3)
2 skeins in Sunlight On The Riverbed (Color 4)
2 skeins in Midnight Fairy Dust (Color 5)

US #7 (3.75 mm) circular needles, or size to obtain gauge.

US G (4 mm) or larger crochet hook

10 stitch markers

Gauge
17 stitches = 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette st, with yarn held double
Gauge may be altered, but will affect yardage requirements and finished size.

Finished Size
26 inches (66 cm) from neck to lower edge, by 57 inches (145 cm) at its widest point when laid flat, relaxed after blocking