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‘Manthanein” means “to learn” in Greek. The word implies understanding, comprehending, or acquiring a habit through learned experience. In this case, the learning was inspired by the European Shoulder seam, sometimes called the “full-fashioned” shoulder. I wanted to see why it is showing up more and more as a top-down method, and now I know! It created a great fit on the shoulder, putting the ‘seam’ at where the garment will bear the weight on your body. A touch of cables add a classic look, with a bit of a twist on the back.

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Manthanein is worked top-down. The fronts and back are worked separately to the underarm, then joined in the round to the hem. The back yoke is worked first. The back neck width is cast on, then increases occur until the cross back width is reached. The left and right front are picked up from the back yoke shoulder edge, creating a diagonal seam on the back shoulder.

The sleeves are picked up from the armhole edge, and the shoulder cap shaped with short rows. The sleeve is then knit top-down and in the round to the cuff.

Sizing
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Finished Measurements (Chest/ Full Bust)
33 (36, 39, 42, 45, 48) (51, 54, 57.25, 60.25, 63.25) inches, OR
83 (91, 99, 106, 114, 122) (130, 137.5, 145, 153, 160.5) cm
See Size Chart for more details on measurements for each size.

Recommended Ease at Upper Chest
2 - 4” (5 - 10 cm)
The garment is shown in Size 3 with 3” (7.5 cm) ease at the upper chest.

Ease on this garment is based on upper chest (high bust) measurements rather than full chest/ bust. Using your upper chest measurement to determine what size to make will help to give you a better fit. This means taking your upper chest measurement plus the suggested ease range and checking against the finished chest/full bust measurement of the sweater.

For an improved fit, the front of the body for Sizes 7 - 11 is larger than the back.

Gauge
On US Size 6 (4 mm) needles, after blocking, worked in the round:
21 sts/ 29 rounds in 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette

Yarn
Cloudborn Fibers Highland DK (discontinued), 100% Highland Wool, DK weight, 164 yards (150 meters) per 50g skein, OR
Any DK weight yarn with similar properties that knits up to gauge.

Yards: 1150 (1210, 1318, 1425, 1514, 1619) (1733, 1835, 1959, 2104, 2214), OR
Meters: 1052 (1107, 1205, 1303, 1385, 1480) (1585, 1679, 1792, 1924, 2025)

Techniques Used
Long-Tail Cast-on
Cables (from charts)
Working flat and in the round
Short Row Shaping (Sleeve caps)