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This smart, v-neck sweater is knit in the round from the top down. Increases are worked in the deep neckband and short rows shape the v-neck opening. The body and long sleeves are knit in stockinette stitch, in the round; both are finished with ribbing.
Instructions are given for cropped length as pictured and also standard length and yardages are given for both.

Skills needed for this pattern:

• Working in the round
• Knit and purl increses
• German Short Rows
• Keeping track of changing rates of increases
• Working with DPNS or magic loop (for the sleeves)

Yarn - DK weight:
Cropped length:
275 (300, 350, 400) (450, 550, 650) yards /
250 (275, 320, 365) (410, 505, 595) metres.

Standard length:
325 (350, 425, 450) (525, 700, 800) yards /
295 (320, 390, 410) (480, 640, 730) metres.

Pictured above in Kettle Yarn Co. Northiam DK yarn in the colourway ‘Seafoam’.

Needles:
US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needle - 40 cm long &
US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needle 40, (40, 40, 40) (60, 60, 60) cm long.
US 4 / 3.5 mm & US 5 / 3.75 mm dpns or longer circular needle for magic loop method for sleeves.

Notions:
10 stitch markers, holders / waste yarn, tapestry needle.

Sizing:
6m (1y, 2y, 4y) (6y, 8y, 10y)

To fit chest size:
18 (19, 21, 23) (25, 26.5, 28) inches /
45.5 (48.5, 53.5, 58.5) (63.5, 67.5, 71) cm.

Actual chest measurements:

20.4 (21.8, 23.3, 25.5) (26.9, 29.1, 30.5) inches /
51.8 (55.4, 59.2, 64.8) (68.3, 73.9, 77.5) cm.

Choose a size with 1 - 3 inches / 2.5 - 7.5 cm of positive ease at the chest.

Gauge:
22 sts & 34 rounds in 4 inches / 10 cm square in stockinette stitch in the round on larger needles (adjust needle size if necessary, to get gauge). Use needles 1 size smaller than gauge needle for ribbing.