A cropped, oversized sweater with a snake accent. With drop sleeves and long ribbing, this sweater has a trendy fit. The sweater and snake are knit separately and then attached with seaming (feel free to play around with the placement of the snake).

Measurements:
XS:
Width - 22”
Length - 14”
Sleeve - 12”

Small:
Width - 23.5”
Length - 15”
Sleeve - 13”

Medium:
Width - 25”
Length - 16”
Sleeve - 14”

Large:
Width - 26.5”
Length - 17”
Sleeve - 15”

XL:
Width - 28”
Length - 18”
Sleeve - 16”

2X:
Width - 29.5”
Length - 19”
Sleeve - 17”

3X:
Width - 31”
Length - 20”
Sleeve - 18”

4X:
Width - 32.5”
Length - 21”
Sleeve - 18”

5X:
Width - 34”
Length - 22”
Sleeve - 19”

Materials:

• 1 pair of 6.5 mm circular needles, 24” cord Optional: 1 Pair of 6.5 mm, 16” cord (can substitute using magic loop method with your 24” cord).
• 1 pair of 6.5 mm double pointed needles
• 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 (7) 8 (8) 9 skeins(s) of background color
• 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 skeins of snake color

All yarn is 100g/100m (bulky weight)

Gauge:
4”x4”: 13 stitches by 20 rows in stockinette

The pattern is suitable for beginners! However, this is not meant to be someone’s first knitting project.

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