This sweater is named after my dear friend ahmryn!

A publication I love had asked for design submissions with the leading theme to be our interpretations of ‘home’. This got me thinking about how I view and interpret ‘home’. I thought of how our home changes as we grow, both physically and emotionally. I see the connection of our physical homes to our inner homes. We move cities, neighborhoods and apartments. We also move to new emotional depths and thought processes. We change; our homes change. Our interior changes; our exterior changes.

My sweater showcases a soft brioche panel running down the front center of a cozy sweater. The panel uses easy brioche increases to display the way we move and change pathways physically and emotionally through our lifetime.

Pattern Description:
This seamless top-down pullover begins with a brioche ribbing and then transitions with basic yoke increases to a stockinette body and flows seamlessly into the brioche front panel. When yoke increases occur, so do shifts in the brioche panel. The soft brioche panel will continue to shift throughout the body of the sweater; this will create a slight A-line shape for the body. The arms are separated and worked later. The cuffs on the arms begin mid forearm for a longer brioche cuff. The whole sweater is made with one strand of sport weight and one strand of mohair held together throughout.

Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Skills Needed: knowledge of top-down sweater construction, short rows, basic increases and decreases, basic brioche stitches (brk, brp, & sl1yo), brioche increase (brkyobrk), and brioche decreases (brLsl dec & brRsl dec).

Materials:
Sport weight yarn & Mohair Lace weight yarn held double
Sample shown in Sugarplum Circus Merino Sport: 100% Superwash Merino // 328 yards per 100g skein, color way- Burnt Carmel. 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7) skeins
&
Sugarplum Circus mohair lace: 72% Kid Mohair, 28% Silk // 459 yards per 50g skein, color way- Rye Whiskey. 2 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4) skeins

Yardage/Meterage Needed:
Total approx. yarn used for finished sweater, swatch not included in yardage/meterage:
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
1072 (1192, 1312, 1432, 1552, 1672, 1792, 1912, 2032) yards
981 (1090, 1200, 1310, 1420, 1529, 1639, 1749, 1859) meters

For DK Modified Sarah Version:
Yardage/Meterage Needed:
Total approx. yarn used for finished modified sweater, swatch not included in yardage/meterage:
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
687 (779, 886, 986, 1136, 1282, 1426, 1586, 1735) yards
629 (713, 811, 902, 1039, 1173, 1359, 1451, 1587) meters

NOTE: Yardage/Meterage used is dependent on matching your gauge to pattern. If you would like to alter this pattern in any way; longer body and/or sleeves, you will want to purchase more yarn to ensure you have enough yardage/meterage.

Needles:
For collar ribbing worked in the round 3.25 mm/US 3 16-40 in/40-100 cm circular, or three sizes smaller than gauge needle
For body worked in the round 4.0mm/US 6 16-40 in/40-100 cm circular, or size needed to obtain gauge
For bottom hem ribbing worked in the round 3.5 mm/US 4 16-40 in/40-100 cm circular
For sleeves worked in the round with small cir¬cumference 4.0 mm/US 6 dpns or 40 in/100 cm circular for magic loop method
For sleeve cuff ribbing worked in the round with small cir¬cumference 3.5 mm/US 4 dpns or 16-40 in/40-100 cm circular for magic loop method

Notions:
Stitch marker to denote beginning of round
2 stitch markers to denote center front brioche panel
Stitch holders or scrap yarn

Gauge:
18 sts/32 rounds=4 in/10 cm square in stockinette stitch with both merino sport & mohair lace worked in the round using body needles.

14.5 sts/42 rounds=4 in/10 cm square in brioche stitch with both merino sport & mohair lace worked in the round using body needles.

Size Information:
#sizeinclusive
The Sarah is intended to have 2.75-3 in/7-7.5 cm of positive ease in the bust circumference for a loose, easy to wear fit. The upper arm circumference has a positive ease of 2-2.25 in/5-5.75 cm across all sizes. The hip circumference has a recommended positive ease of 2.75-5.75 in/7-14.5 cm. Choose a size accordingly to ensure intended ease. Sweater sample shown in size M. Model has 38 in/96.5 cm bust circumference and is 5 ft. 3 in/160 cm tall. This gives the sweater 3 in/7.5 cm of positive ease in the bust making finished circumference 41 in/104.5 cm.

Finished Measurements:
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
A. Bust Circumference:
33 (37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65) in
84 (94, 104, 113.5, 123.5, 135, 145, 154, 164) cm

B. Upper Arm Circumference:
12 (12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 21) in
30 (31.5, 33, 35.5, 39.5, 44.5, 48.5, 52.5, 52.5) cm

C. Armhole Depth:
7.75 (8, 8.25, 8.25, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11) in
19.25 (20, 20.5, 21.5, 22.5, 24, 25, 27, 28) cm

D. Hip Circumference:
37 (39, 43, 47, 51, 56, 59, 63, 67) in
94 (99, 110, 119, 129, 142, 150, 159, 169) cm

E. Length From Underarm to Hem:
15 (15.5, 16, 16.25, 16.5, 17, 17.25, 17.5, 17.5) in
38 (39.25, 40.75, 41.25, 42, 43, 44, 44.5, 44.5) cm or desired length.

F. Length From Underarm to Sleeve Cuff End:
16.75 (17, 17, 17.5, 17.5, 18, 18.25, 18.75, 18.75) in
42.5 (43, 43, 44.5, 44.5, 45.5, 46.5, 47.5, 47.5) cm or desired length

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and tested.
Tech Editing: Cassandra White // Photography: Lupine Marshak & Amy Selleck

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