Grain is a seamless sweater worked top-down. The sweater has a round yoke with colorwork and long sleeves. Grain has positive ease for comfortable wear and a cropped length hem with colorwork. The back of the neck is shaped higher and there’s an option to work a bust dart.

Size
XXS-XS-S (M1-M2-L1-L2) XL-2XL-3XL-5XL

This sweater is meant to worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 6’’ / 15 cm positive ease at bust circumference.

Finished measurements
Bust circumference: 37-38.5-40.75 (43-45-46.5-49.5) 53-57.5-63.25-67.75’’ / 92.5-96.5-102 (107.5-112.5-116.5-123.5) 132.5-143.5-158-169 cm

Waist circumference: 34.5-36.25-38.25 (40-41.75-43.75-47.25) 51-54.5-60-65.5’’ / 86.5-91-95.5 (100-104.5-109-118) 127.5-136.5-150-163.5 cm

Body length from underarm: 10’’ / 25 cm

Upper arm circumference: 11.75-12-13 (13.5-14.25-14.5-15.25) 16-17.5-19.75-21.5’’ / 29-30-32.5 (33.5-35.5-36.5-38) 40-43.5-49-53.5 cm

Sleeve length: 17-17.5-17.5 (17.5-18-18-18) 18.5-18.5-18.5-18.5’’ / 42.5-43.5-43.5 (43.5-44.5-44.5-45) 45.5-45.5-45.5-45.5 cm

Scye height: 8-8-8.25 (8.5-8.75-9.25-9.25) 9.75-10.25-10.75-11.5’’ / 20-20-20.5 (21.5-22-23-23) 24.5-25.5-27-28.5 cm

Neckline depth: 2’’ / 5 cm

Yarn
Blacker Yarns Tamar 4-ply (100% British wool, 347 m/100 g), or other fingering weight yarn. Shown in color Gwindra (MC) and Tiddy Brook (CC).

2-2-2 (3-3-3-3) 4-4-4-4 skeins of MC and 1-1-1 (1-1-1-1) 1-1-1-2 skeins of CC.

Yardage
MC: 665-710-745 (865-930-985-1135) 1250-1315-1420-1530 yrds / 600-650-680 (790-850-900-1040) 1140-1200-1300-1400 m

CC: 250-260-275 (285-295-305-320) 330-350-375-450 yrds / 230-240-250 (260-270-280-290) 300-320-345-410 m

Needles
US 4 (3.5 mm) - 40’’/100 cm long circular needles, and dpns if you prefer to work the sleeves with them. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge.

Gauge
22 sts x 28 rnds = 4x4’’ / 10x10 cm in stockinette stitch, worked in the round (after blocking).

Other
4 stitch markers, scrap yarn, tapestry needle.

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