Oh crab! is a seamless, top down, circular yoke sweater with colorwork details on the body. Knit from the top down, you can try on this sweater while it’s in progress, for your best fit. This yoke is very easy to knit - it includes just a bit of raglan shaping before the body, to make for a good fit in the shoulders. If you’re looking for a first colorwork sweater, Oh crab! is an approachable pattern - there is no shaping within the colorwork, making this pattern slightly easier than a top-down stranded yoke.

SIZES:
A (B, C, D, E, F) (G, H, I)
FINISHED BUST CIRCUMFERENCE:
34.5 (37.5, 40.75, 43.75, 47, 50) (53.25, 56.25, 59.5)” / 86 (94, 101.5, 109.5, 117.5, 125) (133, 141, 148.5) cm
NOTE: Sizes listed are the actual finished sweater measurements.
Choose the sweater size that is + 2-6”/5-15 cm larger than your actual bust circumference.
Sample is shown with 4”/10 cm positive ease.

YARN
MC: Schoppel Bio Merino GOTS, 164 yards / 150m / 50g Color: #980 - Natural 6 (7, 7, 8, 9, 9)(10, 10, 10) balls.
CC1: Schoppel Bio Merino GOTS, 164 yds / 150m per 50g Color: #4665 – Jeans 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1)(1, 1, 1) ball.
CC2: Schoppel Edition 3, 164 yds / 150m per 50g Color: #2361 – Emma 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1)(1, 1, 1,1, 1) ball.
CC3: Schoppel Edition 3, 164 yds / 150m per 50g Color: #2511 – All Inclusive 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1)(1, 1, 1) ball.

Wool or wool blend fingering or sport weight yarn in the following amounts:

MC: 850 (950, 1050, 1150, 1250,1300)(1350, 1400, 1450) yds / 777 (869, 960, 1052, 1143, 1188)(1235, 1280, 1326) m
CC1: 50 (55, 60, 65, 70, 75)(80, 85, 90) yds /46 (51, 55, 60, 64, 69)(74, 78, 83) m
CC2: 75 (80, 85, 90, 95, 100)(105, 110, 115) yds /69 (74, 78, 83, 87, 92)(96, 101,106) m
CC3: 100 (105, 110, 115, 120, 125) (130, 135, 140) yds/ 92 (96, 101, 106, 110, 115)(119, 124, 129) m

Needle A: US 3 (3.25 mm) 16” (40 cm) and 32” (80 cm) circular needle and DPNs (or longer circular needle for magic loop) for neck CO, body and sleeve ribbing.
Needle B: US 4 (3.5 mm) 16” (40 cm) and 32” (80 cm) circular needle and DPNs (or longer circular needle for magic loop) for body and sleeves.
Needle C: US 5 / (3.75 mm) 32” (80 cm) or longer circular needle for colorwork on body.

GAUGE
Plain stockinette body & sleeves 23 sts and 32 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette st, in the round, on size B needles.
Colourwork gauge: 23 sts and 28 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) on size C needles.

MATERIALS
5 different stitch marker, waste yarn, tapestry needle.