NOTE: this pattern pdf is written in layers. Don’t be alarmed by the piles of words on the pages. Imagine each pattern is written on a transparency, and they are all stacked in one document. The instructions describe how to deselect all the words and numbers that are not needed.

Rindy Jane is a sweater pattern written in three gauges (15/22, 16/24, and 17/25) and graded to sixteen sizes. That seems like an awful lot of numbers to sort on a few sheets of paper tucked in a knitting bag, right?

There is no need to print the 40 pages in this pattern. Instead, print the page about making a gauge swatch, make your swatch, and determine your gauge.

Next, follow the directions for printing a layered pattern, where you will learn how to single out an 8-page pattern booklet with only the numbers for your size. This is a job to be done on a computer, not a tablet or a phone.

If you prefer a traditional pattern with all the sizes covered, master patterns are also included with the numbers in strings (for example, 30-32-34-36---38-40-42-44---46-48-50-52---54-56-58-60).

I use Adobe Acrobat Reader DC -- it is free. If your pdf reader does not support layers, you can use a master pattern to get started on your sweater. In the meantime, you are welcomed to send me an email from the email you used to purchase the pattern requesting the pattern in the gauge and size you have chosen. I will reply with your singled out instructions on a flat pdf. Please give me a few days to reply.

My hope is you already have the yarn for this sweater, or maybe you’ve been eyeing a special yarn and not had a pattern to match. This design is a blank canvas -- I encourage you to make your mark on it. All the modifications shown here are included in the instructions.

The body and sleeves of this sweater are knit in the round from the hems to the underarms and joined on one long needle. The yoke splits at the center front and is worked back and forth, and the raglan lines and the neckline are shaped at the same time. The collar and the placket stitches are picked up from the neckline’s unfinished edges.

Please note: there is a tool to estimate specific yardage included in the pattern. The yardage stated on the cover is a very rough estimate, your mileage may vary. For example:

The icelandic colorwork sweater requires 1-1-1-1---1-1-1-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2 skeins of Lettlopi Ash for CC1, 5-5-5-6---6-6-7-7---7-8-8-9---9-9-10-10 skeins of Lettlopi Golden Heather for the main color, and about 10 yards of Lettlopi White for CC2.

The colorwork ragg sweater requires 2-2-2-2---2-2-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-4 skeins of Briggs & Little Tuffy Granite for MC1, 2-2-2-2---2-2-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-4-4-4 skeins of Briggs & Little Heritage Ragg for MC2, and about 100 yds total of 1 to 3 contrast colors.

The solid green sweater with buttons requires 3-4-4-4---4-4-5-5---5-5-6-6---6-6-7-7 skeins of Briggs & Little Heritage Fern Green.