Sea Haven is the 1st of three sweaters in the popular Sea Collection.

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Sea Haven - Your summer and fall sweater knit!

Sea Haven, is a textured yoke sweater and tee worked top-down, in the round with many options to tailor it to the needs of your body and season.

Choose from two necklines, a wider opening for a summer tee, or chose a smaller twisted rib neckline. Long or short sleeves? Would you like to include waist shaping for your sweater? It’s all here! Sea Haven includes yarn calculations for lengthening your sweater and there are two options for finishing your hem, and sleeve cuffs.

Cast on a summer tee and convert it to a winter sweater in the fall!

For the full story behind this design, be sure to check out my blog post - Sea Haven - your summer and fall sweater knit.

SIZES:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished chest circumference:
82.5 (92, 101.25 ,111.25, 120) (128.75, 138.75, 149.5, 158.25)cm
33 (36.75, 40.5, 44.5, 48) (51.5, 55.5, 59.75, 63.25)”

See Schematic on page 5 for more detailed measurements.
Suggested fit approx. 2.5 – 8.75cm (1 – 3.5”) positive ease. Sample shown in size 4 with 8.75cm (3.5”) ease.
Finished garment measurements are taken with relaxed fabric after blocking, so please knit a gauge swatch.

YARN
Yarn used in Sweater sample:
The Fibre Company, Lore 100g (250m/ 273yds, 100% Lambswool). DK weight.
Sample shown in colour Heaven (sea green).

Yarn used in Tee sample:
Sandnes Garn, Tynn Line (held double), 50g (220m/ 241yds, 53% Cotton, 33% Vicose, 14% Linen). Light fingering. Sample shown in Beige (Farge- 3021, see end of pattern for photo).

Please note all yarn calculations below are based on Lore from The Fibre Company.
Sweater Full length sleeves:
3 (4, 4, 4, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7) Skeins
298 (321, 363, 398, 436) (468, 519, 567, 618) grams
745 (803, 907, 995, 1089 ) (1169, 1298, 1418, 1547) metres
814 (877, 990, 1087, 1189 ) (1276, 1417, 1549, 1687) yards

Sweater Short sleeves:
3 (3, 3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 5, 5) Skeins
212 (234, 266, 295, 326) (351, 362, 429, 469) grams
529 (585, 665, 737, 814) (877, 905, 1073, 1173) metres
578 (639, 726, 805, 889) (957, 988, 1171, 1281) yards

Please note that a 10% yarn contingency is incorporated into these quantities, thus you may require one skein less for the quantities bolded.

Kits from The Fibre Co are now available

• Full sleeved sweater kits in LORE
• Short sleeved sweater kits in LUMA

NEEDLES/NOTIONS

• Size 4mm / US 6 circular needle, 80cm / 32” length (or size needed to obtain gauge) to knit the garment, and sleeves. If not using magic loop for sleeves, then a set of double pointed needles will be required.
• Size 3.5mm / US 4 circular needle, 80cm / 32” & 40cm / 16” length (or 0.5mm / 2 US sizes smaller than gauge-size needle) to knit the neck band and hem. If not using magic loop for sleeves, then a set of double pointed needles will be required. Spare needle or smooth waste yarn for holding live sts. Tapestry/Darning needle Stitch markers: 3. One unique.

GAUGE
Lore yarn:
19 sts x 28 rnds = 10cm x 10cm (4”x 4”) in stocking stitch worked in the round after blocking on largest needle. Tip: Block and pin swatch, and leave to dry.

Tynn Line (held double) yarn:
19 sts x 32 rnds = 10cm x 10cm (4”x 4”) in stocking stitch worked in the round after blocking on largest needle.

CONSTRUCTION NOTES:
Sea Haven is worked in one piece, in the round, from the top down. The EOR marker is placed at the back centre.
There are two neck options for casting on
a) A ribbed neckband (B1 in schematic).
b) A non-ribbed neckband (B2 in schematic).
If you cast on the non-ribbed neckband, there are instructions available should you change your mind later and want a ribbed neck band ;)

The textured stitch patterns of the yoke are then knit, followed by some short rows that are worked to the back of the sweater before finishing the yoke to the sleeves and body separation. I recommend blocking your yoke after the back short rows, to allow those textured stitches to relax to their finished width and height. Instructions and guideline measurements for this are given in Appendix 1.

The body is then worked to the hem (straight or shaped waistline), where there are two options,
a) a twisted rib, or
b) a garter and rib hem (shown in sweater sample).

Finally, the sleeves are worked from bottom of the yoke to the cuff.

You can shorten/ lengthen this garment by knitting less/ more body length before commencing the hem. Try on as you go and adjust accordingly. Please note that extra yarn will be required if you knit the body length longer than the measurement in the schematic. I have provided a matrix in Appendix 2 to help you work out your extra yarn quantities.

There are several video tutorials linked to this pattern.

1) German Short rowing.
2) Jogless Garter in the round – I suggest you watch this before commencing your hem if you are choosing hem option b, so you can determine if you’d like to use this method.
3) 1 x 1 Tubular bind off.
Links to all these Techniques can be found on page 4.