Valley Yarns Taxus is a fun must-have unisex pullover combining texture and stranded colorwork. Knit in Northfield, this crewneck sweater has a simple texture pattern on the lower body and a fun colorwork pattern on the upper sleeves and lower chest. You’ll want to make it in more than one colorway! Taxus’s body and sleeves are knit in the round from the bottom up and then seamed. The Wave Rib stitch pattern is both charted and written out, and the colorwork pattern is in chart form only.

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Skill Level: Intermediate

Finished Measurements: Shown in size M with suggested 2–4” positive ease
Chest – 35 (39¼, 43¾, 48, 52¼) (56¾, 61, 65½, 69¾)”
Length – 25 (25½, 26, 26½, 27) (27½, 28, 28½, 29)”

Yarn Requirements: Valley Yarns Northfield (70% Merino Wool/ 20% Baby Alpaca/ 10% Silk; 50g/124yds)
MC – 8 (9, 9, 10, 11) (12, 13, 14, 15 ) balls shown in 26 Charcoal
CC – 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) (3, 4, 4, 4) balls shown in 27 Tranquil Blue

Needles:
US 5 (3.75mm) 16” & 32–40” circular and DPNs
US 6 (4.00mm) 16” & 32–40” circular and DPNs to get gauge
US 7 (4.50mm) 16” & 32–40” circular and DPNs, if necessary to get gauge in stranded colorwork

Gauge:
22 sts and 28 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch on US 6 (4.00mm), blocked
22 sts and 28 rows = 4” in stranded colorwork stockinette stitch on US 7 (4.50mm), blocked