Top-Down Turtle Neck Sweater: Gauge 5.5 by Catherine Seale

Top-Down Turtle Neck Sweater: Gauge 5.5

Knitting
March 2017
Yarn suitable for gauge
Lion Brand DK Denim
Sport (12 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
590 - 1320 yards (539 - 1207 m)
12 months - 10 yrs
English
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Buy the pattern in the gauge you want rather than wool to fit the pattern.

Gauge 4 -
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/top-down-turtle-neck-sweater-gauge-4
Gauge 4.5 -
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/top-down-turtle-neck-sweater---gauge-45
Gauge 5 -
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/top-down-turtle-neck-sweater-gauge-5
Gauge 6 -
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/top-down-turtle-n...

Create a beautiful Turtle Neck Sweater. Worked seamlessly from the top down with no sewing at all other than a few tail ends.

There are detailed photo instructions on:

Swatching in the round.

How to make a double-layered neck

Unusual method to create the purl stitch in the rib section giving fantastic ribbing results.

Japanese Short Rows and how to close a gap when switching back to the round.

Double Twisted Yarn Over - to create a lovely unobtrusive raglan seam.

How to have hole free underarms.

How to do a Sewn bind off.

Typical yarns for this gauge are: DK, Light Worsted.

Sizes: 12 months - 10 years with a 5” ease.