Sand sweater is a seamless drop-shoulder pullover with an oversize fit. You will create side splits at the 2x2 rib hem before moving to the main body that is knit bottom-up in the round up to the armholes. The sweater combines stockinette stitch with ribbing, cabling and lace.

Front and Back are worked flat separately, creating a deep V-neck with raw edges at the Front. Then the shoulders are seamed together, using a three needle bind-off with the seam exposed for the decorative purpose. The sleeve stitches are picked up from the armhole. The sleeves are knit in the round top-down in a simple stockinette stitch, with a minimum shaping and finished with a high cuff in the cable pattern. The cables are very basic and so addictive to knit! The cuff is finished with an I-cord. Lace elbow patch adds an additional texture contrast.

SIZING

The sweater is graded for 8 sizes with approximately 11-13″ (28-33 cm) of ease. The sample is shown in size 2 with 13″ (33 cm) of ease.

FINISHED BUST MEASUREMENT

Size 1 - 43” / 109 cm
Size 2 - 47” / 119.5 cm
Size 3 - 51” / 129.5 cm
Size 4 - 55” / 139.5 cm
Size 5 - 59” / 150 cm
Size 6 - 63” / 160 cm
Size 7 - 67” / 170 cm
Size 8 - 71” / 180.5 cm

GAUGE

16 sts & 22 rows = 4″ 10 cm in Stockinette stitch after blocking.

YARN

5 (6, 6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 8) skeins of Main Yarn

2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) skeins of Contrast Yarn

Recommended yarns:

Juniper Moon Farm, 100% wool. Worsted weight (220 yds/100 g). Or any other yarn that gives you the gauge.

Other options that will work: Lite Lopi , Blue Sky Fibers Woolstock 150.

Note - the yardage is an estimate and may vary on the tension of your knitting and modifications you are making.

List of special techniques used:

Cables - written instructions and charts are provided.

I-cord bind-off – written instructions and link to the photo tutorial are provided.

Lace - written instructions and charts are provided.

The pattern has been edited by a professional technical editor.