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Sizes 6 to 9 have not been test knitted. If you’re interested in testing any of these sizes, please contact me & I’ll send you the pattern for free :)

The sweater is worked top down, seamlessly, with an alpaca bouclé yarn & a brushed alpaca silk yarn held together. First the collar is made, then the neck is shaped with short rows. There’s a saddle shoulder construction, so first there are increases made for the body & later for the sleeves. The body & sleeves are quite wide & long, so the sweater feels like a bear hug.
The Bear Hug sweater is designed with a 10 – 30 cm / 4 – 12” positive ease. The sample is made in size 2 & my bust is approx 80 cm / 32”.

Finished Garment’s Measurements:
Neckline circumference (A):
46 (49, 51, 54, 55) 58, 60, 63, 65 cm /
18⅛ (19⅜, 20⅛, 21⅜, 21¾) 22⅞, 23⅝, 24⅞, 25⅝”

Armscye depth (B):
17 (18.5, 19.5, 23.5, 24.5) 27, 29, 32, 34.5 cm /
6¾ (7⅜, 7¾, 9⅜, 9⅝) 10⅝, 11⅜, 12⅝, 13⅝”

Body length from underarm (C):
50 cm / 19¾” in all sizes, or desired length

Body circumference (D):
101.5 (107.7, 116.9, 127.7, 136.7) 146.2, 155.4, 166.2, 175.4 cm /
40 (42⅜, 46, 50¼, 53⅞) 57⅝, 61⅛, 65⅜, 69”

Sleeve circumference (E):
38.5 (43.1, 45.4, 49.2, 53.1) 56.2, 61.5, 65.4, 70.8 cm /
15⅛ (17, 17⅞, 19⅜, 20⅞) 22⅛, 24¼, 25¾, 27⅞”

Sleeve length (F):
50 cm / 19¾” in all sizes, or desired length

Gauge
13 sts x 19 rnds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4”, knit in stockinette st with Alpaca Bouclé and Brushed Alpaca Silk held together, after blocking

Needles
5 mm / US 8 circular needles with a 60 - 80 cm / 24 - 32” cable, adjust length for the size you’re making, and 5 mm / US 8 DPNs for the sleeves if you don’t use the Magic Loop -technique. 5.5 mm or 6 mm / US 9 or US 10 needle for binding off (optional). Adjust needle size to match gauge.

Yarn
The sweater is worked with two strands of aran / worsted -weight yarn held together.

The sample is made with
Drops Alpaca Bouclé (80% alpaca, 15% wool, 5% polyamide, 140 m / 153 yds per 50 grams) in color mix 2020 light beige and

Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk (77% alpaca, 23% silk, 140 m / 153 yds per 25 grams) in unicolor 05 beige.
held together.

The collar is made with just the Brushed Alpaca Silk held double.

Other options for the bouclé yarn are for example Laines Du Nord Teddy B, Lana Grossa Cocco, Knit Picks Cursive.
Other options for the brushed alpaca silk are for example Emma’s Yarn Suri Silk, The Plucky Knitter Plume Lace, Fyberspates Cumulus, Skein Queen Cloudgazer.

A lace-weight silk mohair held double can be used in place of the brushed alpaca silk. Then the amount of silk-mohair needed, is twice the listed meterage/yardage for the brushed alpaca silk.

300 (350, 350, 400, 450) 450, 500, 550, 600 grams of bouclé yarn
150 (175, 175, 200, 225) 225, 250, 275, 300 grams of brushed alpaca silk yarn

Other supplies:
Different looking or colored stitch markers, scrap yarn and/or a stitch cables, crochet hook (optional), tapestry needle

Techniques:
Long tail or provisional cast on & backloop -method, knit & purl stitches, working flat & in the round, short rows & double stitches, increases, picking up stitches, binding off stitches.