Go Off the Grid With Me

Retreat, disconnect and bend some rules. This modern, top-down, seamless & in-the-round knit intentionally deviates from standard yoked construction to feature a contour more aligned with your profile. Offsetting geometric colorwork & slimming sidelines paired with shaping in the underarm area create an exceptional fit that is easy to modify for your body and personal preferences. Check out my gorgeous preview knitters here to see how Off the Grid knits up with a variety of yarn choices and styling options!

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Off the Grid is an inclusive & option-packed pattern that includes thorough instructions for:
❥ Choosing your size based on your Upper Bust/Chest for a fit that is more reflective of your bone structure, including a size calculator linked to my free Body Measurements Tutorial
❥Knitting this sweater with more or less ease than the pattern suggests
❥ Customizing length in the Yoke, Body or Sleeves without adapting the all-over print
❥ Working fewer/more rounds in any section to accommodate a row gauge that differs from the pattern
❥ Working with 2 yarn weight options to achieve pattern gauge: DK weight yarn (held single), Fingering weight (held double) or a combination of the two
❥ Two sleeve cuff styles: blousy or wide-opening
❥ Two sweater lengths: cropped or standard
❥ Optional Tubular Hems
❥ Standard or Twisted Rib

SIZE
1 (2, 3, 4, 5){6, 7, 8, 9}(10, 11, 12, 13)

ACTUAL FINISHED CHEST
34.75 (37.25, 40, 42.75, 45.25){48, 50.75, 53.25, 56}(58.75, 61.25, 64, 66.75)“ |||
88.5 (94.5, 101.5, 108.5, 115){122, 129, 135.5, 142}(149, 155.5, 162.5, 169.5) cm

TOOLS
Sizes 5 (3.75 mm) & 6 (4 mm) 16” (40 cm) circular needles along with longer length comfortable for working Finished Chest, set of DPNs or preferred small circumference knitting tools in smaller size for Blousy Cuff Sleeves only, stitch markers, for Tubular CO only: waste yarn & crochet hook for provisional CO

GAUGE
24 sts and 26 rounds per 4”/10 cm in stranded colorwork on larger needles

YARN
Cropped sweater features two DK weight colorways and longer sweater features a DK weight colorway worked with a fingering weight yarn held double to achieve the same pattern gauge. Yarn recommendations are separated by weight so that you may work this sweater single or double stranded. To combine weights, select the recommendation for each color from the appropriate section.
❥ Background Color (BC): shown solid in cropped sweater and multi in longer sweater
❥ Dominant Color (DC): shown multi in cropped sweater and solid in longer sweater

dk weight
❥ Cropped Sweater
✓ BC: 775 (825, 900, 975, 1025){1100, 1175, 1200, 1250}(1325, 1350, 1425, 1450) yards ||| 710 (755, 825, 890, 935){1005, 1075, 1095, 1145}(1210, 1235, 1305, 1325) meters
✓ DC: 275 (300, 350, 350, 375){450, 450, 475, 500}(550, 550, 575, 600) yards ||| 250 (275, 320, 320, 345){410, 410, 435, 455}(505, 505, 525, 550) meters
❥ Longer Sweater
✓ BC: 900 (1000, 1050, 1150, 1225){1300, 1375, 1425, 1500}(1575, 1625, 1700, 1725) yards ||| 825 (915, 960, 1050, 1120){1190, 1255, 1305, 1370}(1440, 1485, 1555, 1575) meters
✓ DC: 350 (400, 425, 450, 475){550, 575, 600, 625}(675, 700, 725, 750) yards ||| 320 (365, 390, 410, 435){505, 525, 550, 570}(615, 640, 665, 685) meters

fingering weight
❥ Cropped Sweater
✓ BC: 1550 (1650, 1800, 1950, 2050){2200, 2350, 2400, 2500}(2650, 2700, 2850, 2900) yards ||| 1415 (1510, 1645, 1785, 1875){2010, 2150, 2195, 2285}(2425, 2470, 2605, 2650) meters
✓ DC: 550 (600, 700, 700, 750){900, 900, 950, 1000}(1100, 1100, 1150, 1200) yards ||| 505 (550, 640, 640, 685){825, 825, 870, 915}(1005, 1005, 1050, 1095) meters
❥ Longer Sweater
✓ BC: 1800 (2000, 2150, 2300, 2450){2600, 2750, 2850, 3000}(3150, 3250, 3400, 3450) yards ||| 1645 (1830, 1965, 2105, 2240){2375, 2515, 2605, 2745}(2880, 2970, 3110, 3155) meters
✓ DC: 700 (800, 850, 900, 950){1100, 1150, 1200, 1250}(1350, 1400, 1450, 1500) yards ||| 640 (730, 775, 825, 870){1005, 1050, 1095, 1145}(1235, 1280, 1325, 1370) meters

SIZING
❥ Cropped version is shown in Size 4 with 7”/18 cm positive ease &
❥ Longer sweater is shown in Size 3 with 4.25”/11 cm positive ease at both the Upper and Full Chest.
❥ To reflect the fit of the modeled garment, choose a size that provides 3-8”/7.5-20 cm positive ease at the Upper Chest with an Actual Finished Chest that is equal to or greater than your Full Chest Circumference. Not sure how to incorporate Upper Chest, Full Chest Ease? No worries, this pattern has a calculator where you simply plug in your measurements to choose your size.

EXPERIENCE
Pattern is written for intermediate level knitters ready to work charted stranded colorwork with occasional longer floats, along with techniques such as short row shaping & provisional CO (optional Tubular Hems only).

The following free tutorials are also available to help you knit your best sweater ever!
Separating Sleeves from Body in Top-Down Knitting
Colorwork Tips
Checking Sleeve Length
Calculating Extra Yardage
Weaving in Loose Ends (without a manicure, that’s right, you can do it no matter what your nails look like!)

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