Blueberry Raglan by Kirsten Forrester

Blueberry Raglan

Knitting
July 2025
Aran (8 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1005 - 2224 yards (919 - 2034 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9
English
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The Blueberry Raglan is a bottom-up colorwork sweater. The raglan decreases feature a simple cable knit in between each raglan decrease. This pattern contains 3 strands of colorwork. One main color, one contrast color for the blueberries, and one contrast color for the leaves. Optional short rows allow for neckline shaping.

Sizes and Finished Measurements:
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9 - intended to fit with a positive ease of 4-7”/10-17.5 cm.

Finished bust measurements: 37 (42, 46, 51, 56) 60, 65, 70, 74 inches / 93 (105, 115, 128, 140) 150, 163, 175, 185 centimeters.

Intended fit: 30-33 (35-38, 39-42, 44-47, 49-52) 53-56, 58-61, 63-66, 67-70 inches / 75.5-83 (87.5-95, 97.5-105, 110.5-118, 122.5-130) 132.5-140, 145.5-153, 157.5-165, 167.5-175 centimeters.

Gauge
Main Color: 17 stitches x 25 rounds = 4” x 4”/10 x 10 cm on US 7 (4.5 mm) needles.
Colorwork: 17 stitches x 20 rounds = 4” x 4”/10 x 10 cm on US 8 (5.0 mm) needles.

Yarn
Main color:
802 (927, 1034, 1163, 1312) 1426, 1582, 1726, 1859 yards / 737 (848, 946, 1064, 1200) 1304, 1447, 1579, 1700 meters of aran weight yarn (I used &make Aran in the colorway Betty White, 100g = 164 yards/150 meters)

Contrast Color 1:
95 (105, 113, 120, 131) 139, 147, 160, 168 yards / 87 (97, 104, 110, 120) 128, 135, 147, 154 meters of aran weight yarn (I used Bad Sheep Yarn Worsted in the colorway Wild Blueberry, 100g = 218 yards/199 meters).

Contrast Color 2:
108 (120, 130, 140, 153) 163, 173, 187, 197 yards / 99 (110, 119, 129, 140) 150, 158, 171, 181 meters of aran weight yarn (I used &make Aran in the colorway Borealis Bash, 100g = 164 yards/150 meters).