Salt Spring Sweater by Black Crow Knits

Salt Spring Sweater

Knitting
May 2021
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette, in-the-round
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
32 (34 ¼, 36 ½, 38, 40 ½, 42 ¾)(44 ¼, 45 ¾, 48) inches / 81.5 (87, 93, 97, 102.5, 108.5)[112, 116, 122] cm.
English
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Pattern has been test-knit and tech-edited

About this Pattern
This sweater’s simple-looking appearance is deceptive. Lots of details like slipped stitches, short-rows, I-cord edging, and a turned picot hem and cuff will keep you engaged and interested. Worked in DK weight yarn with a scrap of pretty fingering weight yarn for the turned hem and cuff. Choose a yarn with some linen for drape. This is a sweater that will carry through all the seasons. (Sample worked in Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool in “grey.”)

Pattern has been test-knit and tech-edited

Yarn | Yardage
Approx. 950 (990, 1080, 1150, 1220, 1310)1380, 1470, 1580 yds / 868 (900, 990, 1050, 1120, 1200)(1264, 1345, 1442) m. Choose a lighter weight yarn for the turned hem and cuff (approx. 10g).

Gauge
21 sts and 28 rows over 4” (10 cm) in stockinette; knit in-the-round. Gauge is important for sizing.

Sizing | Final Measurements
S1 (S2, S3, M1, M2, M3)(L1, L2, L3) to fit: 32 (34 ¼, 36 ½, 38, 40 ½, 42 ¾)(44 ¼, 45 ¾, 48) inches / 81.5 (87, 93, 97, 102.5, 108.5)(112, 116, 122) cm.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Skills used: Turned picot hem, slipped stitches, German short-rows, three needle bind-off, I-cord edging. Links to video tutorials provided in pattern.

Pattern Notes
Body and sleeves are worked seamlessly from the bottom-up and joined at the underarms. Cuff and hem feature a turned picot hem in CC. Short-rows and slipped stitch back darts give some shape and visual interest to the A-line body. Upper body is worked with a series of decreases and joined at the shoulders with a three needle bind-off. Armhole shaping is based on Elizabeth Zimmerman’s “seamless set-in-sleeve” method. The V-neck is finished with an applied I-cord.

Thanks to:
kirguest, frisconator, and stitchesisawesome for graciously test-knitting and Kephren Pritchett for technical editing.