Description:
Knit in the round from the bottom up, this seamless crewneck sweater features a split hem, drop-shoulder sleeves, and plenty of opportunity for colorful customization to help you bust your yarn stash!

As a stash-buster, this pattern is designed to use whatever yarn or leftovers you have lying around in your house. The pattern provides a range of weights that will work in your sweater, but you can also use creative techniques to achieve the correct weight. For example: hold multiple strands together or even deconstruct chunky yarn to hold fewer plies.

Additionally, while this pattern is designed with the expectation that the fiber content of your stash may vary, it will work best with wool. It is reasonable to include a variety of wools along with a few synthetic blends and other animal fibers; however, mixing vastly different fibers (like silk, cotton, or bamboo) may negatively impact the drape of the garment. The samples pictured in this pattern include both superwash and non-superwash wool, along with recycled alpaca and negligible amounts of rayon, tencel, and acrylic.

This pattern is written for two colors (MC and CC). If you are using more than two colors, when and where you decide to change colors is completely up to you and your yarn stash, so feel free to be creative and have fun!

Skills:
Knitting and purling in the round and falt; slipping sts; picking up sts; tubular CO and BO; increasing and decreasing; and short rows.

Needles and Notions:
US 5 (3.75 mm) circular needles (24”)
US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles (24”)
x4 US 5 (3.75 mm) DPNs (for sleeve cuffs)
x4 US 7 (4.5 mm) DPNs (for sleeves)

Tapestry needle, stitch marker, x2 stitch holders (or scrap yarn), scissors.

Tutorials:
Tubular Cast-On
Italian Tubular Bind-Off

Gauge:
18 sts and 36 rnds = 4” in moasaic pattern

Tip: It’s very important to include few different yarns from your stash in your gauge swatch. If you have a mix of fibers you plan to use, make sure you select a solid test group and wet-block the swatch to get the most accurate gauge.

Yarn
The yarns you choose should have an average weight of 2.1 yds/g. In the samples, the thickest yarn (used for the ribbed sections) is 1.5 yds/g, and the thinnest yarn is 2.32 yds/g.

To determine if your yarn (or yarn combo) is an appropriate weight for this pattern, simply use the equation: (yards per skein / # of strands held together) / grams per skein = ___________

If the final number falls between 1.5 and 2.32, it will work for this pattern.

For example: If you are using a sock yarn that has 459 yards per 100 grams, and you plan to hold it double, you would do (459/2) ÷ 100 = 2.295. As it falls between 1.5 and 2.32, this yarn combo works!

Reminder! As mentioned above, while this pattern is designed with the expectation that the fiber content of your stash may vary, it will work best with wool. It is reasonable to include a variety of wools along with a few synthetic blends and other animal fibers; however, mixing vastly different fibers (like silk, cotton, or bamboo) may negatively impact the drape of the garment.

Sizes & Yardage
Women’s Sizes (Bust Range): Finished bust (approx. yaradage)

XS (28-30): 32” (1,400 yds)
S (32-34): 36” (1,400 yds)
M (36-38): 40” (1,500 yds)
L (40-42): 44” (1,500 yds)
XL (44-46): 48” (1,600 yds)
2XL (48-50): 52” (1,700 yds)
3XL (52-54): 56” (1,800 yds)
4XL (56-58): 60” (1,900 yds)
5XL (60-62): 64” (2,000 yds)

Men’s Sizes (Bust Range): Finished bust (approx. yaradage)

S (34-36): 38” (1,600 yds)
M (38-40): 42” (1,700 yds)
L (42-44): 46” (1,800 yds)
XL (46-48): 50” (1,900 yds)
XXL (50-52): 54” (2,000 yds)

Note: Women’s size model has a 37” bust and is wearing a women’s medium. Men’s size model has a 42” bust and is wearing a men’s large.