About:
After recently breaking an ankle while walking down the stairs, I went back to basics and back to the essentials. Milk is both a closet staple and a fridge staple that is over sized and cropped in a comfortable and cozy way. This quick knit will be just the thing you need to get through your trying time.

With charts provided for your 8 of your favourite milks, both dairy or plant based, this sweater is ready for anyone.

Milk is a bottom-up yoked, stranded sweater which is cropped and over sized. The sleeves are knit with a small amount of negative ease to create a contrast between the body and sleeve. Milk is a great sweater to toss on in a pinch to go to the grocery store and wear around the house. With charts available for dairy milk and oat. Recommended to be knit with 3 to 6 inches of positive ease. The model (me) has a 34” bust and is 5’6” and is wearing the size 12 with 10 inches of positive ease.

Charts provided: Milk, Mjólk, Mjölk, Melk, Lait, Oat, Soy and Nut.

Yarn/Yardage:

MC: 700 (800, 900, 1100, 1200, 1400, 1500)yds
CC: 100 (100, 100, 100, 150, 150, 150)yds

I used Briggs and Little Durasport (430yrds/113g) held doubled because that was what was available to me without leaving my house. Yardage is shown for any sport weight held double, or worsted-aran weight yarn held single. Either is perfect for this pattern so long as you get something resembling gauge.

Gauge:
Using 4,5mm needles in Stockinette Stitch with MC: 17.5 sts x 28 rounds.

Tools:
4,5mm circular needles or size to obtain gauge and a spare circular needle to hold stitches as you work the rest of the sweater.
stitch markers as needed and to mark beginning of row.
tapestry needle for finishing.

Abbreviations:
bo: bind off
bor: beginning of round
co: cast on
cc: contrast colour
k: knit
k2tog: knit 2 together
m1l: Make 1 left
m1r: make 1 right
mc: main colour
pm: place marker
ssk: slip slip knit
sts: stitches

Sizing:
Sizes: US 0 (6, 12, 18, 22, 26, 30)
Finished Bust: 34.75 (38.4, 42, 49.25, 53, 60.25, 64) inches.
Arm circumference at Under Arm: 11 (12, 12.75, 15.5 16.5, 19.2, 20) inches.
Yoke circumference: 44 (49.5, 55, 66, 71.5, 82.5, 88) inches.
Length of body at armpit: 7 (8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10) inches.
Length of sleeve from underarm to cuff: 6.6 (7.5, 8.25, 11, 12.5, 14.7, 25.5) inches.