This is my first test for Beth Macdonald Stone. Love the yoke design on this unisex sweater. This one will be for my 23-year-old neice.

Note that the armhole depth on this pullover is quite long - 13.5 inches for the size 2 if you match row gauge which I did.

Needles used:

Size 5 US - Neck ribbing
Size 7 US - Body and sleeves
Size 4 US - Lower body ribbing and sleeve ribbing
Size 1.5 US - Lower ribbing bind off (JSSBO)

I originally planned to knit this for my 19-year-old nephew, but the sleeves turned out to be too narrow. I tapered the sleeves because the designer’s husband said that her version’s sleeves were too big on him. But that turned out to not be true for the size I knit. Even though my sleeves started out with 56 sts, this was not nearly enough for someone with a 13-inch upper arm circumference. I should have checked the arm circumference on the pattern’s measurement chart, but instead I just went by the body circumference. Even 5 extra sts (1 inch more) would not have been enough. From the measurement chart on page 2 of the pattern, it looks like I would have to knit somewhere in between size 4 and 5 to get the desired amount of ease in the upper arm for an average size man. But that would result in a body measurement much larger than desired. So I would say that (as written) this pattern is more proportioned for a woman than a man. It seems that the upper arm circumference is rather narrow compared to the body circumference. If I had chosen a size 4 or 5 (for correct upper arm circumference), the body circumference would be 50 - 54 inches which is quite large. So if I knit this again (for my husband or nephew), I would knit the size 3, but would distribute the sleeve and body stitches (322 total) differently as follows:

56 sts each sleeve + 12 sts picked up under arm = 68 sts each sleeve = 15” upper arm circumference. I always pick up 2 extra sts under the arms and then decrease 2 sts immediately on the next round. No holes!

224 for body (210 + 7 sts picked up under EACH arm) = 49.75” body circumference
(112 sts for front and 112 sts for back)

The way I tapered the sleeves (decreasing 2 sts every 2 inches) would have been perfect, if I had started out with 70 sts instead of 58 sts.

Proportions aside, this is very much a unisex design. Photos first show me modeling and then my husband modeling even though the sleeves are a bit snug on him. I have a feeling that both my nephew and my niece will be able to wear this.

How I made the sleeves:
(Sleeves measure 18.125” long from underarm.)

Using size 7 US needle, started out with 58 sts (46 held sts + 12 sts picked up under arm)

Next round (Decrease round):

K2, K2tog, knit around to 4 sts before BOR, SSK, K2

Stitch count is now 56 sts.

K10 rounds straight.
Knit decrease round (54 sts)

Knit 11 rounds straight (2 more inches).
Knit decrease round. (52 sts)

Repeat above two rounds another 5 times (42 sts)
Sleeves now measure 14” from underarm.

Knit 8 rounds straight (1.125” more)

Switch to size 4 US needles.
(K1, P1) ribbing - 17 rounds total = 3”
Bind off using JSSBO (super stretchy)

Finished Garment Measurements:

Body circumference - 45”

Yoke depth (Chart only) - 8.5”

Front length from top of neckband - 26”

Back length from top of neckband - 27”

Armhole depth (diagonal from top of neckband) - 13.5”

Armhole depth (measured vertically) - 10”

Side length from underarm - 16.5” ( 13” + 3.5” ribbing)

Sleeve length from underarm - 18.125” (15.125” + 3” ribbing)

Upper arm sleeve circumference - 13”

Lower arm sleeve circumference (before ribbing) - 9”

I had 42 sts for each sleeve cuff ribbing = 6.5” unstretched

Weight of finished garment:

1 pound (453.6 grams) (16 oz)

This is my very favorite tubular cast on (in the round) demonstrated by Suzanne Bryan. It’s super stretchy and very easy. I used it for the neck cast-on.

Instagram: #glimmerviewsweater