The Kandis Sweater is a simple, oversized sweater with vertical stripes. The model is lightly cropped, but the length can easily be adjusted following the instructions in the pattern. The sweater is worked back and forth around the body from stitches cast on at the centre front and centre back, and then seamed together at the sides. The sleeves are worked in the round. Finally, stitches are picked up for the ribbing.

Difficulty:
★★★★☆

Sizes:
XS (S) M (L) XL.

Width:
98 (106) 116 (126) 137 cm
The sweater should have a positive ease of around 15 to 25%. This means that if you measure 88 cm. around your chest – or the widest part of your body – you should choose size S, which has a width of 106 cm, and will give you a positive ease of 20% (or 18 cm).

Length (measured at centre back):
47 (49) 49 (51) 51 cm.

Suggested yarn:
500 (500) 550-600 (650) 700 g Peruvian Highland Wool by Filcolana (100m/50g) or 450 (500) 550 (600) 650-700 g Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn (108m/50g), split across your chosen colours.

Gauge:
21 stitches x 32 rows in stockinette on 4 mm needles, or whichever needed to obtain gauge = 10 x 10 cm.

Suggested needles:
4 mm circular needles (40 and 80 or 100 cm), 3 mm circular needles (40 and 80 or 100 cm), and possibly 3 mm dpns.