Pista Kulfi Sweater by Knitting Jungle

Pista Kulfi Sweater

Knitting
Aran (8 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1312 yards (1200 m)
1
English
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This is a raglan-style sweater that is worked from the top down. Short rows are worked into the neck ribbing. The sleeves are knitted without decreases.

Yarn: Drops Air (I used color “#42 - Pistachio Ice Cream”) worsted weight blown yarn

  • 8 Balls of Drops Air (1200m)
  • Yarn Alternatives (untested) - Gepard Puno, CaMaRose Snefnug, Katia Cotton-Merino, KnitPicks Wonderfluff, Hobbii Portobello, Viking Alpaca Bris

Finished Measurements (Unblocked) - Designed to have 2.5” (6.35cm) positive ease at bust

  • Body circumference = 38.5” (98cm), or 19” (48.25cm) when laid flat

  • Center Front body to hem (laid flat) = 18.5” (46cm)

  • Center Back body to hem (laid flat) = 19.25” (49cm)

  • Yoke length at the split-for-sleeves point = 8” (20.5cm). This is measured in a vertical line down from the center front/top of neck ribbing

  • Sleeve width (measured flat) = 8” (20.5cm)

  • Sleeve length (measured from armpit cast on stitches to end of ribbing/bind off) =18” (46cm)

Gauge:
20 stitches & 28 rows for 4” (10cm) square on 5.00mm needles in stocking stitch (unblocked).

Needles: 5.0mm for body & 4.00m for ribbing

Partial Charts are available in the document. For the full charts, see the links to stitchfiddle in the PDF pattern document.