Nerdy Chick Raglan Pullover is a clean, classic raglan sweater for the knitting machine, designed in soft cashmere for everyday wear. Simple lines, a neat crew neck and full-fashioned raglan decreases make it a perfect wardrobe basic.

Machine:
Standard gauge (4.5 mm) knitting machine with ribber.
Sample knitted on a Silver Reed SK-280.

Every row is written out: cast-on, rib, underarm cast-off, each raglan decrease row and every neckline shaping row is listed by row counter number, so you never have to calculate anything while knitting. Schematics for all pieces are included.

Sizes: S (M, L, XL)

Finished measurements:
Chest: 90 (94, 100, 110) cm
Length from highest point of shoulder: 56 (57, 58, 60) cm
Upper arm: 34 (36, 38, 40) cm
Cuff: 24 (26, 28, 30) cm
Sleeve length from highest point of shoulder: 71 (71, 71.5, 72) cm
Neck circumference: 34 (35, 37, 38) cm
Choose a size with about 5–10 cm of positive ease.

Gauge (after washing):
27 sts and 41 rows = 10 cm in stockinette, tension 8*
27 sts and 50 rows = 10 cm in rib, tension 4/4

Yarn:
Biagioli Modesto 2/15 cashmere, held double (375 m / 100 g, fingering weight)
Approx. 1,200 (1,300, 1,400, 1,500) m / 350 (370, 410, 450) g.
Any fingering-weight yarn that knits to the gauge above will work.

Pattern instructions and schematics were calculated with knit.cool, a pattern calculator for machine knitters.

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