Just here for a whale of a good time! :) This sweater pattern is my white whale so to speak - finally the first time I designed and knit a sweater from start to finish. Hopefully this Moby Dick inspired creation helps to chase after the unattainable (or curl up with a good book once it’s finished).

Melville is a loose raglan style sweater with Morse code detailing (spelling out SOS with each repeat) on the raglan shaping, Fibonacci spacing of purl waves on the sleeves, and a color work whale on the body of the sweater - a whale fit for Captain Ahab himself.

Charts are included for the Morse code cabling, sleeve wave detail, and for the whale motif itself.

What You’ll Need:

yarn:
MC: 1000 (1100, 1200, 1320, 1420) (1540, 1640, 1760, 1860) yds // 915 (1005, 1100, 1205, 1300) (1410, 1500, 1610, 1700) m
CC: 300 (350, 410, 470, 540) (600, 670, 740, 810) yds // 275 (320, 375, 430, 495) (550, 610, 675, 740) m
fingering weight 70% merino wool, 30% silk

test knit completed with Knit Picks Gloss Fingering in MC River Rock, CC Robot

needles:
main: 3.5 mm circular needles for magic loop method or DPNs
neckline and ribbing: 3 mm circular needles for magic loop method or DPNs

notions:
stitch markers
cable needle
tapestry needle
scissors
scrap yarn for stitches on hold

Sizing and Gauge:

sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
all dimensions shown are of the finished and blocked garment.
finished garment chest circumference:
37 (41, 45, 49, 53) (57, 61, 65, 69) in // 94 (104, 114, 124, 134) (145, 155, 165, 175) cm

select a size that gives 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) of positive ease to replicate the oversized fit of the raglan sweater.

the test knit was done in a size 2 for a 33 inch (84 cm) bust

gauge:
24 sts x 36 rnds is 4 in (10 cm) with larger needles in stockinette st