Storyteller Hoodie by Carina Spencer

Storyteller Hoodie

Knitting
November 2011
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 29 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
850 - 1500 yards (777 - 1372 m)
32 (34, 36, 38, 40)[42, 44, 46, 48]{50, 52, 54}
English
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▲ PATTERN NOTES
Storyteller is knit from the bottom up in one piece. The hood is knit from the neck up and the garter rib border and cap sleeves are picked up and knit in the round. There is no sewing other than the shoulder and hood grafts!

Yardages listed are generous estimates. It’s always better to err on the side of too much yarn rather than to little. When in doubt, buy the extra skein for insurance. In worsted weight yarn you will need approximately 850 (900, 960, 1020, 1080) 1140, 1200, 1260, 1320 {1380, 1440, 1500} yards, with about 22% of the total yardage in Color B for the sleeves and borders if desired. If you choose to work the sweater in stripes with contrasting borders your yarn should be divided as follows: Color A=53%, Color B=22%, Color C=25%.

▲ SIZES
Chest circumference: 34 (36, 38, 40, 42) 44, 46, 48, 50 {52, 54, 56}”, shown with 2” positive ease

▲ NEEDLES
US Size 5 (3.75 mm) 40” circular needle, US Size 7 (4.5 mm) 32” circular needle, and set of 5 DPNs, and US Size 9 (5.00 mm) needle, or size needed to obtain gauge

▲ NOTIONS
6 (6, 7, 7, 7) 7, 7, 7, 7 {7, 7, 7} ¾-⅞” buttons, stitch markers, tapestry needle, waste yarn

▲ GAUGE
19 sts x 29 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch on smaller needles

▲ YARN
Madelinetosh Vintage (100% superwash merino; 100g / 200 yds) - 5 (5, 5, 6, 6) 6, 7, 7, 7 {7, 8, 8} skeins for a sweater worked in 1 color only. Colorway pictured is Alizarin.
Option 1 - For a sweater with contrasting trim you will need: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) 5, 5, 6, 6 {6, 6, 7} skein(s) in Color A and 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) 2, 2, 2, 2 {2, 2, 2} skein(s) in Color B.
Option 2 - For a sweater knit in stripes you will need: 3 (3, 3, 3, 3) 4, 4, 4, 4 {4, 4, 5} skeins in Color A, 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) 2, 2, 2, 2 {2, 2, 2} skeins in Color B, and 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) 2, 2, 2, 2 {2, 2, 2} skeins in Color C.

Child version of this design can be found here.