Yarn support for this design was kindly provided by Dandelion Yarns and Leading Men Fiber Arts.

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Update: Another version of the pattern, calculated for the 5-skein set by Leading Men Fiber Arts is now added as a separate pdf. Upon the purchase, you will receive two files, one for each yarn.
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First two photos show the Leading Men Fiber Arts version, photos 3-5 show the Dandelion Rosy Sport version.

Ground Pepper is a classic V-neck sweater with little details that make it special. Beautiful chain-like raglan increases and faux seams on body and sleeves, along with endless possibilities in color combination, make this a piece to knit over and over again.
The sweater is worked from top down, the upper body back and forth, the rest of the body and sleeves in the round.

SIZES: XS (S, M, L, XL, XXL)
Bust circumference of the finished sweater: 31 (35, 39, 43, 46 ¼, 50 ¼)” / 79 (89, 99, 109, 117.5, 128) cm; to fit bust 28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48)” / 72 (82, 92, 102, 112, 122) cm.
The sweater is designed to be worn with 3” / 7.5 cm of positive ease for sizes XS, S, M and L and with 2 ¼” / 6 cm of positive ease for sizes XL and XXL. The positive ease is already built into each size. Shown in size S.

YARN
Leading Men Fiber Arts Callback (328 yds / 300 m per 100 g skein, 100 % superwash merino), 5-skein set, 1 skein of each color.
Ground Pepper sweater kits are available through Leading Men Fiber Arts here.

or
Dandelion Rosy Sport (350 yds / 320 m per 100 g skein, 100 % organic merino wool), approximately:
204 (245, 274, 312, 351, 435) yds / 186 (224, 250, 286, 321, 398) m C1
258 (287, 316, 348, 374, 410) yds / 235 (262, 289, 319, 342, 375) m C2
246 (273, 324, 329, 353, 384) yds / 225 (250, 296, 301, 322, 351) m C3
315 (348, 375, 408, 433, 466) yds / 288 (318, 343, 373, 396, 426) m C4

for a solid color version, you need approximately 1023 (1153, 1289, 1397, 1511, 1695) yds / 934 (1054, 1178, 1279, 1381, 1550) m of Sport weight yarn.

NEEDLES
size 4 US / 3.5 mm circular needle, 32” / 80 cm long for the raglans and body
size 4 US / 3.5 mm double pointed needles for the sleeves or the long circular needle above if using Magic Loop technique
two size 2 ½ US / 3 mm circular needles, 16” / 40 cm long for the neck ribbing and a longer one for the body ribbing (optional, you can use the shorter one, too)
size 2 ½ US / 3 mm double pointed needles for the sleeve ribbing or a long circular needle if using Magic Loop technique

NOTIONS
4 regular stitch markers
1 removable stitch marker (optional)
row counter
waste yarn for holding the sleeve stitches
tapestry needle to weave in the yarn ends

GAUGE
24 sts and 32 rows in Stockinette stitch using larger needles = 4” / 10 cm