Originally published in At the Spinnery, by One More Row Press, Ikinngut is now available as an individual pdf pattern on Ravelry and Payhip, with my usual formatting and photography.

Friends - you go on adventures with them, knit with them, and sometimes just appreciate them from afar in the comfort of your own private space. Ikinngut is the Greenlandic word for friend, and this modern rustic sweater is the perfect thing to wear for comfortable, casual rendezvous of all sorts with your besties.

Construction: Ikinngut is cast on at the back, the shoulders are shaped with a few short rows, then the back yoke is worked in a textured broken basket rib stitch pattern. The back is put on hold while stitches are picked up for each front shoulder and worked similarly to the armscye depth, with deep V front neck shaping. Back and fronts are united and fullness is added at the empire line with rapid increases creating gathers, then the body is worked in stockinette in the round to the split hem, which is worked back and forth in K2P2 rib. Slim, three-quarter length sleeves begin with picking up stitches around the armholes, then the caps are shaped with short rows, and the sleeves are worked seamlessly to the long textured cuffs. Stitches are picked up around the neck and a narrow garter neckband is worked, with a mitered V to maintain the shape of the neckline.

Techniques & Skills Used: cable CO, knit/purl, increasing/decreasing, working in simple pattern, German short rows with link to my tutorial, picking up stitches.

Size: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54)” bust, shown in third size worn with 7” positive ease. I chose an oversized fit; consult the schematic for bust and other measurements, and choose a size that provides the amount of ease you prefer.

Yarn: Green Mountain Spinnery Cotton Comfort (80% fine wool, 20% organic cotton; 180 yards/165m/58g), shown in Storm 8651; 5 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8) skeins, or approximately 900 (1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400) yards of DK weight wool/cotton or wool yarn.

Other Materials: US 6 (4mm) 32” circular needle or size to match gauge, and US 6 dpns for sleeves if not using Magic Loop; Stitch markers (2); Removable stitch marker (1); Stitch holders (2); Yarn needle.

Gauge: 19 st and 24 rows/4” in stockinette stitch, after blocking.

Thank you to Maureen at GMS, and Kathleen at One More Row Press.