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Online Chess is a raglan-style sweater knit seamlessly in the round from the top down, beginning at the collar. It features a beautifully expanded ribbed neckline that adds a touch of structure and elegance to the sweater.

This design is quite different from my usual style—a bit of a creative risk—and I honestly don’t know how it will be received. It all started with the stitch pattern, and I develop the pattern to showcase the striking two-color motif.

Once finished, the sweater reminded me of the elegant yet effortless knitwear worn by Elizabeth Harmon in The Queen’s Gambit. While it wasn’t directly inspired by her wardrobe, I couldn’t resist giving it a chess-related name. And honestly? I think it’s the perfect sweater for an online chess match.

I hope you love it as much as I do!

Construction

• Sweater is worked seamless, from the top down.
• Short-rows are worked in the ribbed collar to raise the back neckline for a comfortable fit.
• After work the collar, the sweater is worked in a two color Star Tweed stitch.
• After the yoke is worked, sleeves are put on hold to knit the body in Star Tweed stitch.
• The Star Tweed stitch is a combination of slipped stitches and pass over stitches, and it is worked with only one color per round.

Techniques
Short-rows (wrap and turn), working in the round, increases and decreases, slip stitches, and pass over stitch. Skill level: experienced.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Finished bust circumference

• 30.8 (38.2, 44, 49.8, 57, 62.9)“
• 78 (97, 104, 124, 145, 160) cm

Recommended ease: choose a size with 1–8” (2.5–20 cm) of positive ease.

Yarn
DK weight yarn in two colors, approximate amount:

Main color (dark blue)

• 750 (840, 950, 1105, 1200, 1300) yards
• 685 (770, 870, 1010, 1100, 1190) meters

Contrasting color (white)

• 385 (420, 490, 595, 650, 750) yards
• 350 (385, 450, 545, 595, 685) meters

Shown in Milana Cashmere Feel (90% Wool Merino, 10% Cashmere; 258 yds (236 m) / 100 g); 3 (4, 4, 4, 5, 6) skeins in colorway ‘Azul Marino’ for Main Color and 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skeins in colorway ‘Hueso’ for Contrasting Color.

Needles
- US 6 – 4 mm
16” (41 cm) and 32” (81 cm) circulars and a set of double pointed or long circular for magic loop in small circumferences.
- US 4 – 3.5 mm
16” (41 cm) and 32” (81 cm) circulars and a set of double pointed or long circular for magic loop in small circumferences.

Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions
Stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn, and tapestry needle.

Gauge
22 sts and 30 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Star Tweed stitch in the round on larger needles, after blocking.