The Hug by Lin Shopova

The Hug

Knitting
December 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
361 - 2297 yards (330 - 2100 m)
From 6 months to 3XL
English
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Have you ever seen someone you care about wearing something you knitted for them and you feel like you are hugging this person with all your love? This pullover is about that feeling - to gift a big warm hug to those we love even if they are at the other end of the word.

It is knitted top-down in the round, beginning with provisional cast on for a folded collar. There are short rows (optional) to shape the neckline. The pocket is knitted simultaneously, and not sewn on. I added photos and video tutorials for the trickier parts.

Please select the size you want to knit considering the actual chest measurement plus 10-20 cm/ 4-8 inches of positive ease.

Yarn:
MC: Approximately 330 (370, 460, 600, 690, 830, 920, 1010)(1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1800, 2100)m/ 360 (400, 500, 650, 750, 900, 1000, 1100)(1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1900, 2300) yards of DK weigh yarn.
CC: Some waste DK yarn in contrasting colour. Approximately 6-25 grams.

Garment chest circumference:

6 months - 56cm/22in
1 year - 60cm/23.5in
2y - 66cm/26in
4y - 72cm/28in
6y - 76cm/30in
8y - 82cm/32in
10y - 86cm/34in
12y - 92cm/36in
XS - 96cm/38in
S - 102cm/40in
M - 112cm/44in
L - 122cm/48in
XL - 132cm/52in
XXL - 142cm/56in
3XL - 152cm/60in