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DESCRIPTION

SPORTI is the sweet & sexy athleisure dreamknit your needles have been waiting for! This all-over ribbed top can be worked as a shrug or a pullover, and the pattern includes numbers for two different gender-neutral fit types in the shoulders and chest, with proportions corresponding to traditional “men’s” and “women’s” sizing charts. All pieces are worked seamlessly, top-down, with optional instructions for a sleeve adjustment and bust darts on the pullover. A matching tank pattern is available separately to layer perfectly under the shrug.

If you add this pattern and the tank pattern to your cart and purchase both at the same time, you will receive 50% off the tank pattern. Please note that this promotion will not work if you purchase both patterns separately at different times.

SIZING

All of my garment patterns are #sizeinclusive to fit up to at least a 60”/150cm full chest circumference.

TO FIT UPPER BUST/CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE:
In inches: (30, 34, 38) [42, 46, 50] {54, 58, 62}
In centimeters: (75, 85, 95) [105, 115, 125] {135, 145, 155}

To choose your size, measure your upper bust/chest circumference (your chest right at your underarms). More details are provided in the pattern for determining your fit type (narrow or wide shoulders) and how to choose if you are between sizes.

In the pattern photos, Jacqui (neon yellow shrug & tank, they/she pronouns) is wearing a size 7 with narrow shoulders, 12”/30cm of negative ease at the upper bust, and 3”/7.5cm of negative ease at the bicep. David (peach full length sweater, he/him pronouns) is wearing a size 4 with wide shoulders, 10”/25cm of negative ease at the upper chest, and 2”/5cm of negative ease at the bicep.

 
 
GAUGE, NEEDLES, NOTIONS

Gauge: 24 sts and 32 rows over 4”/10cm in 2x2 rib after blocking

Recommended needles:
- Main needles: US 5 (3.75mm) 40”/100cm circular

Notions: stitch markers, locking stitch marker, darning needle
 
 
YARN

Sporti was designed in The Wandering Flock Merino Fingering Singles, a 100% superwash merino single ply yarn. However, any wool or wool/blend fingering weight yarn should work, as long as the yarn offers some elasticity and you can achieve gauge with it.

YARN REQUIREMENTS:
 
Shrug:
(540, 590, 645) [705, 775, 855] {950, 1060, 1185} yards / (495, 540, 590) [645, 710, 780] {870, 970, 1085} meters
 
Crop sweater:
(710, 785, 875) [960, 1070, 1190] {1330, 1495, 1680} yards / (650, 720, 800) [880, 980, 1090] {1215, 1365, 1535} meters
 
Full length sweater:
(1050, 1175, 1330) [1470, 1655, 1855] {2090, 2360, 2665} yards / (960, 1075, 1215) [1345, 1515, 1695] {1910, 2160, 2435} meters
 
Other suitable yarns:

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Holst Garn Supersoft
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Sport
BC Garn Bio Balance GOTS

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Malabrigo Finito
The Fibre Co. Amble

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Magpie Fibers Swanky Sock
Mo Fibers Merino Fingering
Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering

 
SHARING

See pictures of other Sporti shrugs, sweaters, and set and share pictures of your own progress on Instagram with the hashtags #SportiShrug, #SportiSweater, and #SportiSet. Be sure to tag @jacquelinecieslak too!