If You Bring a Hammer – Sweater is freely inspired by the 90’s TV series Twin Peaks created by David Lynch and Mark Frost.

The sweater has red, white, and black stripes, and I can’t help but get 90’s nostalgia as soon as I look at it. It is knitted with a rib-like structure which I call the Wheeler Structure. With this structure the sweater doesn’t contract as rib usually does. In this pattern, the sweater is knitted around from the bottom up, while making the stripes. The sleeve stitches are picked up in the armhole and knitted from the top down. The neckline’s stitches are picked up from the neck and knitted in double rib. The sweater has a relatively big positive ease of about 10-13 cm / 4-5”. If you wish for a tighter version, you can choose a smaller size. Be aware that the sweater is getting a little looser after wash.

The sweater can be worn by ANYONE, but the sizes are assessed based on a man’s body.

Size (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL

Size dimensions
Guiding bust measurements: Centimeters: (85) 90 (95) 100 (110) 120 (130) 140 cm
Inches: (33.5) 35.5 (37.4) 39.4 (43.3) 47.2 (51.2) 55.1”

Width of the sweater:
(95) 100 (108) 112 (122) 132 (142) 152 cm / (38.2) 39.4 (42.5) 44.1 (48) 52 (56) 59.8“

Entire Length of the sweater:
(68) 70 (72) 73 (75) 78 (79) 79 cm / (26.7) 27.6 (28.4) 28.7 (29.5) 30.7 (31.1) 31.1”

Sleeve length (measured with the sleeve folded):
approx. (47) 49 (50) 50 (51) 52 (53) 53 cm / (18.5) 19.3 (19.7) 19.7 (20.1) 20.5 (20.9) 20.9”

Gauge: 20 stitches x 27 rows (4.5mm/US 7) knitted in Wheeler Structure =10x10cm / 4x4” (see structure description below)

Wheeler Structure: The Wheeler Structure is the term used for the structure of the sweater. The Wheeler Structure is an easy pattern where you switch between two following rounds:
Row 1: k2, p2 to end of row
Row 2: knit stocking stitch to end of row
Repeat these two rows throughout the entire sweater, unless otherwise is described.

Materials
Guiding needles: Circular needles 4mm / US 6 and 4.5mm / US 7(40cm / 16” and 80cm / 32”, or just 80cm / 32” if you knit with magic loop technique)

strong textYarn: (200) 200 (250) 250 (250) 300 (300) 300 g. / (7) 7 (9) 9 (9) 10.5) 10.5 (10.5) oz of Easy Care Classic Unicolor from Mayflower in each color: color 1, color 2 and color 3 (a total of (600) 600 (750) 750 (750) 900 (900) 900 g. / (21) 21 (26.5) 26.5 (26.5) 31.7 (31.7) 31.7) oz.)

Yarn alternatives: Swish Worsted from Knit Picks (same amount of yarn)
or DK Merino Superwash from Plymouth Yarn (same amount of yarn)

Colors: (if you want to look like Mr. Wheeler)
Color 1 = red, Color 2 = black, Color 3 = white

Other: 1 stitch marker, darning needle, and scissor.