Introduction
The Glasnevin design is a seamless yoke pattern knitted top down and in the round as either a sweater or a cardigan. This design has a series of textured stripes worked with slip stitches and alternating knit and purl stitches, creating a repeated motif of emerging shoots. This motif inspired the name ‘Glasnevin’, named after the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin.

The pattern has been tested by a team of test-knitters and undergone rigorous edit by a separate Technical Editor.

Construction
Stitches are provisionally cast on for the neck circumference and then the yoke is shaped with increase rounds. For the cardigan version only, additional stitches are cast on to create the central steek down the front of the garment. At the base of the yoke, stitches are divided to separate the body and sleeves. The sleeve stitches are placed on hold whilst the main body is worked in the round. Once the body is finished, each sleeve is worked in the round. In the cardigan version, the steek stitches are secured with a crochet reinforcement and the work is cut down the centre of the steek. For both the sweater and the cardigan, stitches are then picked up from the provisional cast on and the collar is worked.

Sizes
The finished garment has approximately 4-7 inches / 9-17 cms of positive ease built into the design to fit the chest sizes below:

• Size A: to fit a chest size of 28-31 inches / 71–80 cms
• Size B: to fit a chest size of 32-35 inches / 81–90 cms
• Size C: to fit a chest size of 36-39 inches / 91–100 cms
• Size D: to fit a chest size of 40-43 inches / 101–110 cms
• Size E: to fit a chest size of 44-47 inches / 111–121 cms
• Size F: to fit a chest size of 48-51 inches / 122–131 cms
• Size G: to fit a chest size of 52-55 inches / 132–141 cms
• Size H: to fit a chest size of 56-59 inches / 142–151 cms
• Size I: to fit a chest size of 60-63 inches / 152–160 cms

Gauge
18 sts / 28 rows = 10 x 10cm swatch in stockinette using needle size 4mm, after blocking.

Tools
4mm circular needle, 3.5mm circular needle, scissors, waste yarn, stitch markers. Additionally, for the cardigan version, you will require a 4mm crochet hook and a small amount of fingering-weight sock yarn for the crochet reinforcement.

Estimated Yardage:
Size A: 850m
Size B: 890m
Size C: 1020m
Size D: 1115m
Size E: 1185m
Size F: 1305m
Size G: 1405m
Size H: 1480m
Size I: 1620m

Techniques Required

• Knitting in the round
• Provisional cast on method Standard
• Knit and Purl stitches Slip stitches
• Increase stitches: M1 Twisted ribbing Double knitting
• Italian Bind Off for 1 x 1 ribbing

Additional techniques for the cardigan version only:

• Crochet reinforcement
• Creating and cutting a knitted steek
• Creating buttonbands and button holes
• Sewing buttons