Waterside - my favourite place to be
and the inspiration behind so many of my designs.
And here I used one of the colours of the ever-changing sea in combination with a wave-pattern embellishing the front, back and sleeves of the sweater.
The intricate-looking pattern is in fact very easy to accomplish;
repetetive and intuitive, and most satisfying to work.

Construction
The sweater is worked bottom-up. The lower body is worked in-the-round to underarms, where work is split. Upper front and back are worked flat in separate pieces.
The dropped shoulders are shaped by short-rows, and the shoulders are worked together using the 3-needle bind-off method.
I worked up the shoulders from RS to give a distinct edge, but you might as well work them up from WS.
The sleeves are worked bottom-up and in-the-round.
The neckline is worked in-the-round from picked-up and live sts.
Finishing work: weaving in ends, setting in sleeves.

Sizes
The sweater is supposed to be comfy and roomy.
The sample is worked with 18 cm/7” of ease.
Finished chest measurements are: 90/100/110/120/130/140/150 cm = 35.5/39.5/43.5/47.25/51.25/55/59”.

Materials
Yarn: I recommend any sport weight yarn that knits up to gauge. I used “Arroyo” from Malabrigo to work the pullover. This sport weight, merino yarn, comes in skeins of 100 gr/3.53 oz and 305 m/334 yards. Of this specific yarn you will need approximately 1000/1070/1170/1270/1400/1520/1650m = 1090/1166/1275/1385/1525/1655/1800 yards. Yardage might vary from one knitter to another. Needles: size 3.5 mm/US 4 for the body and sleeves,
size 3 mm/US2.5 for the hem and neckline

Gauge 24 sts and 34 rounds/rows in stockinette sts = 10 x 10 cm/4 x 4”

The pattern
The centre pattern of the front, back and sleeves is fully charted, as well as written out, round-by-round (and row-by-row for the upper body).
There is a schematic.
All measurements are given in cm’s as well as in inches.
All necessary stitch-counts are given.
Knitting skills: intermediate.
Special techniques: short-rows (explained), 3-needle bind-off, picking up sts.