This adventurous beginner, top-down garter sweater includes a simple silhouette, elongated ribbing, and a perfect fitting set-in puff sleeve. The classic fit, and ease of the make will have you making multiple tops for every occasion. This pattern is perfect for any body, any yarn, and any skill level.

Sizes
This pattern is written to meet the finished measurements in the chart provided below, with finished bust sizes: 28, 32, 36 (40, 44, 48, 52)56, 60, 64“/71.5, 81.5, 91.5 (102, 112, 122, 132)142.5, 152.5, 163cm.

The sample was knit to about 2”/5cm of negative ease (smaller than my body measurements) at my full bust. With previous garments, I have found through testers and my own samples, that this pattern would look best with anywhere between 2”/5cm of negative ease and 2”/5cm of positive ease.

Materials
You will need two markers, one BOR marker, waste yarn or extra needles to hold live stitches, darning needle, scissors, measuring tape, and your super amazing body.

Techniques
You will need to know how to pick up stitches, knit in the round, purl, increase, decrease, hold stitches, complete a sewn bind-off, block, weave in ends, and have fun.

Suggested Yarn
Sunfish from thelittlewolfknits: 75/25 superwash merino/nylon, fingering weight 4-ply, 463yd/424m per 100g AND Buoy from thelittlewolfknits: 74/26 baby suri alpaca/silk, lace weight, single ply, 328yd/300m per 50g. The sample used two skeins of Prowl on Sunfish and three skeins of Snowdrift on Buoy.

Any fingering and lace OR DK should work – just make sure to adjust to get gauge.
-Alternatives include:
o Knit Picks Swish
o Cascade Yarns 220
o Knit Picks Stroll and Aloft

Suggested Needles
Main Needle: US 7 (4.5mm) circular needle
Ribbing Needle: US 6 (4mm) circular needle
But use whatever needle you need to achieve gauge!

Gauge
18 sts x 32 rows = 4”/10cm garter knit in the round and blocked with your main needle. When swatching, remember to cast on more stitches than you’re intending to measure so that you can get an accurate measurement (the end and beginning stitches tend to be looser). I recommend using this tutorial to start and finish the swatch for the most accurate measurements.

Color Suggestions
Like I said, this pattern is perfect for any yarn, and can be made with a tonal or variegated AND it would make an amazing scrappy project. Have random odds and ends lying around? Use them for a fun stripey version!

Yardage:
For the top, you’ll need: 711, 779, 887 (989, 1117, 1213, 1323)1474, 1617, 1719yds/647, 709, 807 (900, 1017, 1104, 1204)1341, 1471, 1564m of either both Sunfish AND Buoy, or 420.

If using the suggested yarns, that would be 2, 2, 2 (3, 3, 3, 3)4, 4, 4 skeins of Sunfish, 3, 3, 3, (4, 4, 4, 5)5, 5, 6 skeins of Buoy, OR 3, 3, 4 (4, 5, 5, 5)6, 6, 7 skeins of 420.

Each additional 1”/2.5cm of length to the body will require approximately an additional 20, 23, 26 (28, 31, 34, 37)39, 42, 45yds/18, 21, 23 (26, 28, 31, 33)36, 38, 41m.

Pattern Construction
This pattern is worked from the top down, starting with the back panel, adding short-row shaping for the neck and knitting to the underarm, before picking up for the front panel, increasing to create the neckline and joining in the round at the underarm. Once joined, we’ll work in the round to the bottom. Then we’ll pick up for the neckband and add the set-in sleeve for the perfect fitting sweater!