The Leela Sweater is a DK weight sweater, knitted bottom up and in the round. It features the half fisherman’s rib stitch and cables. The body is separated and the front and back panels are knitted flat, before being joined together with a 3 needle bind off. Stitches are then picked up at the armhole and knitted down to the ribbed cuff.

This sweater recommends 4-6 inches of positive ease, and includes finished bust sizes from 36-68 inches. It uses 4mm needles to achieve a gauge of 16 sts x 28 rows per 4 inches in half fisherman’s rib.

Finished garment measurements in inches:
36 (40) 44 (48) 52 (56) 60 (64) 68” around the body, meant to be worn with 4-6” of positive ease

YARDAGE:
1,136 (1,136) 1,278 (1,420) 1,562 (1,704) 1,846 (1,988) 2,130 yd / 1,040 (1,040) 1,170 (1,300) 1,430 (1,560) 1,690 (1,820) 1,950 m