This sweater plays with different yarns: smooth merino and highly-textured bouclé yarn. Maplewood is a timeless, classic top-down design with a split hem and a lot of ease for a relaxed fit and style.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Recommended ease: 10–12″ / 25.5–30.5 cm of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 40.75 (43.75, 48, 52.25, 55.25) (59.75, 64, 67, 71.25, 74.25)″ / 102 (109, 120, 131, 138) (149, 160, 167.5, 178, 185.5) cm.

Neck Circumference: 18.25 (18.5, 19.25, 19.75, 20.25) (20.75, 21.5, 22.25, 22.5, 23.25)″ / 45.5 (46.5, 48, 49, 51) (52, 53.5, 55.5, 56.5, 58) cm.

Raglan Drop: 7.5 (7.75, 8, 8.25, 8.5) (9.25, 9.75, 10.25, 10.5, 10.75)″ / 18.5 (19, 20, 21, 21.5) (23, 24.5, 25.5, 26, 27) cm.

Side Seam Length: 13″ / 33 cm. (+1″ / 2.5 cm for back hem)

Upper Arm Circumference: 16 (16.75, 17.5, 18.25, 19) (20.25, 21, 21.75, 22.5, 23.25)″ / 40 (42, 43.5, 45.5, 47.5) (51, 52.5, 54.5, 56.5, 58) cm.

Cuff Circumference: 9.5 (9.5, 10.25, 10.25, 11) (11, 11.75, 11.75, 12.25, 12.25)″ / 23.5 (23.5, 25.5, 25.5, 27.5) (27.5, 29, 29, 31, 31) cm.Sleeve Length: 16.75″ / 42 cm.

Folded Neckband Width: 1.75″ / 4.5 cm.

Cuff Length: 2.75″ / 6.5 cm.Front Hem Ribbing: 2.75″ / 7 cm.

Back Hem Ribbing: 3.75″ / 9.5 cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Yarn A: 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) (6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of Flette Bulky by Woolfolk (100% Ovis 21 Ultimate Merino wool, 131 yds / 120 m – 100 g), colourway FB02. Or approx. 475 (519, 563, 618, 683) (755, 831, 913, 1006, 1105) yds / 435 (475, 515, 565, 625) (690, 760, 835, 920, 1010) m of bulky-weight yarn.

Yarn B: 2 (2, 2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3, 4, 4) skeins of Tov by Woolfolk (100% Ovis 21 Ultimate Merino Wool, 173 yds / 158 m – 100 g), colourway T08. Or approx. 252 (279, 306, 339, 372) (410, 454, 498, 547, 596) yds / 230 (255, 280, 310, 340) (375, 415, 455, 500, 545) m of aran-weight yarn.

Needles: US 7 / 4.5 mm 48″ / 120 cm and US 10 / 6 mm 40–60″ / 100–150 cm* circular needles. For sizes 1–5, use 40″ / 100 cm needles. However, sizes 6–10 will be more comfortable on 60″ / 150 cm needles.

Notions: 5 stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn.

GAUGE
11 sts x 18 rnds to 4″ / 10 cm on US 10 / 6 mm needles in St St using yarn A, after blocking.

22 sts x 26 rnds to 4″ / 10 cm on US 7 / 4.5 mm needles in 1 x 1 Ribbing using yarn B, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
This raglan sweater is started under the neckband and worked from the top down while increasing for the body and sleeves. The majority of the body is worked in Stockinette Stitch, except for four vertical lines, two on the front and two on the back, that follow the shape of the raglan increase. These lines are knitted with two strands of yarn held together (for the sample, two strands of Woolfolk Tov were used). These knit stitches are slipped every second round. In the sample, the smooth Tov yarn sits on top of the highly textured Flette Bulky, a bulky weight bouclé yarn. When choosing yarns for your own sample you may want to consider also working with two different textures or picking a contrasting colour for yarn B is always an option too. Once the body and sleeves are divided, the body is worked until the beginning of side slits are reached. The hems are worked in yarn B. The sleeves are then picked up and worked in the round. The cuffs are worked in yarn B and then folded over and stitched down to the WS. The same is done for the neckband.