Terrain Sweater by Victoria Chaplina

Terrain Sweater

Knitting
November 2024
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
13 stitches and 17 rows = 4 inches
in Moss stitch in the rnd, on larger needles after blocking
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 11 - 8.0 mm
601 - 1115 yards (550 - 1020 m)
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL)
English
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Terrain Sweater is a comfy oversize style sweater.
It’s designed with a combination of cables and Moss stitch textures: all you need for chunky sweater to cuddle in during chilly days. Cables lines go from the top down: along the neckline, raglan yoke and body to the hem. The same cable details were added to the sleeves.
Terrain sweater looks great in bright or neutral colors or slight tonal hand dyed yarn emphasizing cables and textured pattern. This sweater can be worked just in a few days, using chunky yarn and large needles.
It’s a perfect not so basic sweater for everyday wear or for special occasions, pairs great with your favorite dresses and skirts or with jeans.

Terrain sweater is worked top down seamlessly in the round with raglan increases on the yoke. Once the yoke is ready, sleeves stitches are placed on hold, cable raglan lines stitches are moved to the body and body is worked in the round to the hem. Sleeves are worked in the round after the body is ready. Both sleeves and body are finished with delicate ribbing and cable details. The length of the body and sleeves can be easily adjusted to desired length.
This pattern doesn’t inclide any charts, it’s all written out.

Sizes
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL)

Finished measurements
Bust circumferences – 97 (103, 109, 118, 127, 137, 148) cm / 38.25 (40.5, 43.0, 46.5, 50.0, 54.0, 58.25)’’;
Intended to be worn with 10 – 20 cm / 4.0 – 8.0’’ of positive ease already included in the bust circumferences;
Yoke length (below neckline) – 19 (20, 21, 23.5, 26, 28, 30.5) cm / 7.5 (8.0, 8.25, 9.25, 10.25, 11.0, 12.0)’’;
Body length (from underarm to hem) – 30 cm / 11.75’’ or adjustable;
Upper arms circumferences –37 (38, 42, 45, 49, 52, 57) cm / 14.5 (15.0, 16.5, 17.75, 19.25, 20.5, 22.5)’’;
Sleeve length –39 cm /15.25’’ or adjustable.
Length of the body and sleeves can be easily adjusted to desired length.
Sample shown on 86 cm / 34’’ bust; size S with 17 cm/ 6.75’’ of positive ease.

Needles
Circular 6 mm (US 10) 40-50 cm (16-20)’’ and 80 cm (32)’’ long for neckline and hem ribbing;
Circular 8 mm (US 11) 80-100 cm (32-40)’’ long for body;
Dpns 6mm (US 10) and 8 mm (US11) OR circular 6mm (US 10) and 8 mm (US11) 40-50 cm (16-20)’’long, any needles you prefer for sleeves OR the same needles as for the body and ribbing, if using a magic loop method.
Or needle size needed to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: tapestry needle, 8 stitch markers (one in different color), cable needle, scrap yarn or stitch holders.

Original yarn
Blue sweater sample
Approx 8 (9, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14) balls / 400 (450, 450, 500, 550, 650, 700) g of Drops Air (65% alpaca, 28% nylon, 7% merino wool; 50g / 1.8oz – 150m / 164 yds, color 36 blue) worked held two strands together;
OR
Brown sweater sample
Approx 10 (11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17) balls / 500 (550, 600, 650, 700, 800, 850) g of Peru Yarna (45% merino wool, 25% baby alpaca, 30% polyamide; 50g / 1.8oz – 60m / 66 yds);

Yardage: approx 550 (610, 670, 740, 820, 920, 1020) m / 603 (669, 734, 811, 899, 1008, 1118) yds of similar bulky weight yarn worked single stranded. If you work holding two strands of yarn together, double the yardage.

If you decide to make sweater longer, you need more yarn than estimated.
Suggested yarn: aran weight yarn worked held two strands of yarn together OR bulky weight yarn worked single-stranded obtaining the required gauge.

Gauge
13 sts x 17 rnds = 10cm (4’’) in Moss stitch pattern on larger needles in the round after blocking.
Take time to check your gauge before starting your project.

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Techniques used: Long tail cast on, knitting in the round, C4F and C4B cables, M1R and M1L increases, backward loop cast on, k2tog/p2tog and ssk/ssp decreases, stretchy bind off, pick up stitches.