The Salcombe Sweater is an oversized sweater with classic stripes; perfect for wearing with denim jeans or shorts for a relaxed, chic look or over a summer dress for cooler evenings. The sweater is worked from the top down in stockinette stitch. First the back is worked back and forth. Stitches are then picked up from the cast-on edge to form each shoulder and short rows are used to achieve the perfect shoulder drape. The shoulders are joined at the front of the neck after shaping the neckline, and the front is knitted back and forth; once complete, the front and back are joined under the arms. The body is then knit in the round and finished in a classic rib stitch. Stitches are picked up along the armhole for the sleeves and short rows worked to provide further shaping, before working in the round in stockinette stitch and finishing with the same rib as the body. Finally, stitches are picked up and knitted in rib along the neck edge, then folded over and secured on the wrong side.

Sizes:
XS (S) M (L) XL (2L) 3XL (4XL)

Bust circumference of finished garment:
110.5 (115.5) 120 (124.5) 134 (139) 143.5 (153) cm

Upper arm circumference of finished garment:
39 (39) 40 (41) 46 (47) 49.5 (53) cm

Recommended length of finished garment:
61.5 (61.5) 62 (62) 63 (63) 64 (64) cm (measured mid-back excluding neck edge)

Recommended length of finished sleeve:
46.5 cm

Yoke depth:
20.5 (20.5) 21.5 (21.5) 22 (23) 23 (24) cm

Gauge:
17 sts x 24 rows in stockinette stitch on 5mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after blocking

Needles:
Circular needles: 4mm (40 cm), 4.5mm (40 - 120) cm, 5mm (60 – 120) cm

Materials:
250 (300) 300 (300) 300 (350) 350 (400)g Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn (100% merino; 50g = 108m) held together with 50 (75) 75 (75) 75 (75) 100 (100)g Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn (57% mohair, 15% wool, 28% silk; 25g = 212m) for main colour and 200 (250) 250 (250) 250 (300) 350 (350)g Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn (100% merino; 50g = 108m) held together with 50 (75) 75 (75) 75 (75) 100 (100)g Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn (57% mohair, 15% wool, 28% silk; 25g = 212m) for contrast colour. If you wish to lengthen or shorten the sweater, you may require more or less yarn.

** Yarn used in the pictures is Double Sunday in shade 1012 Whipped Cream held together with Tynn Silk Mohair in shade 1012 Off White (main colour) and shade 6580 Blue Night held together with Tynn Silk Mohair in shade 5581 Marine (contrast colour) all by Sandnes Garn.*

Size guide
Salcombe Sweater is designed to have approximately 25 cm of positive ease for sizes XS, (S), M, (L), then gradually less positive ease for sizes XL – 24 cm , (2XL) – 19 cm, 3XL – 13.5 cm, and (4XL) – 13 cm, meaning it is designed to be approximately 25 cm larger in circumference than your bust measurement for sizes XS, (S), M, (L) and then 24 cm for size XL, 19 cm for size (2XL), 13.5 cm for size 3XL and 13 cm for size (4XL).