The Six Mile Creek Raglan is a boxy pullover sweater with raglan shaping and seed stitch details. The sweater has minimal shaping and is worked in one piece - an ideal project for a first-time sweater knitter. It works up quickly in bulky yarn and has a stretchy, forgiving fit. I suggest choosing a size with 2-6 inches of positive ease, and you may want to choose a size with less ease than you typically prefer since the sweater is very stretchy.

The project begins with shoulder shaping worked flat (to avoid the need for short rows) and then the remainder of the project is worked in the round. The sweater is worked top down to the underarms, where the sleeve stitches are placed on waste yarn and the body stitches are worked in the round to the hem. Sleeves are worked during finishing, and stitches are picked up for the neckline (providing a little more stability to the neck). The neckline, cuffs, and hem are all worked in a seed stitch motif. To complete this sweater, you will need to know how to knit flat and in the round, knit and purl, and work m1L and m1R increases.

Knit Picks Chroma Twist Bulky provides interesting color changes and is extremely soft. I chose to wind all of my yarn at once and find yarn balls that matched the previous color so that there were no obvious transitions in the garment. I chose to use contrasting sections of the yarn for the seed stitch details, but that is entirely optional and up to your personal preference. Other bulky yarns can be substituted for Chroma Twist but make sure to check the yardage per grams — there is a lot of variation among “bulky” yarns. If your yarn does not have a similar yardage per 100g, you will want to swatch and account for differences in yarn requirements. Wool or wool-blend yarns will create a fabric with similar drape and density. It will also be important to wash and block your swatch because I found mine grew considerably during blocking.

Materials

Knit Picks Chroma Twist Bulky 70% Superwash Wool, 30% Nylon; 127 yd/116 m per 100g skein: 27278 Surf’s Up, 7 (8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 13) skeins or 889 (1016, 1016, 1016, 1143, 1143, 1270, 1397, 1651) yds

Sample, 54” bust, used 824g, approx. 1046 yds)

1 US #9 / 5.5 mm circular needle, 36-inch
1 US #9 / 5.5 mm set of double point needles

Notions: stitch markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle

RECOMMENDED EASE - This sweater is designed to be worn with 2-10 inches of positive ease. You will want to choose a sweater size with a finished chest measurement 2-10 inches larger than your bust measurement. The sweater in the pattern photo is shown with 6 inches of positive ease (54” sweater modeled on 48” bust).

Special thanks to my wonderful test knitters, Ravelry users Ashleyb12, Bookwoman, and Spikey199!