This is a free pattern on my blog. It is divided up into 2 parts. Part 1: taking measurements, making a swatch, the body of the sweater, and separating the arm holes. Part 2 is seaming the shoulders, making the hood, sleeves and edging band.

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Designer: Julia Schwartz
Yarn: Lion Brand A Touch of Alpaca; 4 medium, 90% acrylic 10% alpaca, 207 yrds/ 190m, 3.5 oz/100g
Color Crimson 138 (6 balls for small, 7 balls for m, 8 balls for l, 9 balls for xl)
Hook: G/6 4.00 mm (On ball band recommended hook is I-9/ 5.5 mm)
Notions: yarn needle
Size: make your own size, most examples used in the tutorial are for extra large
Gauge: 15 dc X 8 rows equals 4 X 4 inches
Stitches Used: ch, dc, foundation dc, lateral braid stitch (I made a tutorial for the stitch, just follow the link), sc
Special stitches:
Lateral braid stitch: yarn over, insert your hook right under the v of the stitch you just finished stitching into, and around the post of the next stitch. so it looks like you are straddling both “v’s”,
yarn over, pull hook back through the stitches, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through 2 loops

Notes: The pattern is worked from the bottom up.
Copyright:
Julia Schwartz. Do not reproduce, copy, distribute, or sell this pattern without permission of the designer. This pattern must not be translated, reproduced, or circulated in another language without prior consent. If you have questions about this pattern please contact Julia.diligence@gmail.com.