The River Birch Pullover is a loose-fitting, drop-shoulder knit top down in stockinette stitch with a split hem and rolled cuffs and collar. It is cast-on at the top of the back shoulders, which are knit flat. Short rows and increases are worked on the front and back shoulders to shape the neckline. Stitches are picked up along the cast-on edges for the front shoulders, and the front and back shoulders are connected under the arms. The body of the sweater is worked in the round, with a faux seam along each side. Then, each side of the split hem is worked flat in 1 by 1 ribbing. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up on each side, and decreases are worked to create the tapered sleeve. Stitches for the collar are picked up and worked to create the rolled collar.

Yarn: DK weight yarn, I used Echoview Fiber Mill’s Ranger DK, 90% Merino, 10% Ramboullet, 100g, 265 yards

Needles: US 6 or larger needle used to get gauge for the body and US 4 needles or a needle 2 sizes smaller than the one used to get gauge

Gauge: 18 sts and 24 rows per 4 inches as measured over stockinette stitch, blocked
Ease: 4 - 6 inches of positive ease. My sweater has 4.5 inches of positive ease, I made a size 3 and my bust is 36 inches.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7 {8, 9, 10}
Sizes by finished garment bust measurement in inches/cm: 34.6 (37.3, 40.8, 44.4) 48.8, 53.3, 56 {61.3, 65.7, 69.3} inches / 87.8 (94.7, 103.6, 112.7) 123.9, 135.6, 142.2 {155.7, 166.8, 176} cm

Yardage per size: 979 (1104, 1283, 1493) 1643, 1863, 2061 {2306, 2552, 2786} Extra yardage for swatching is built into this amount.

Meters per size: 979 (1009, 1174, 1366) 1502, 1703, 1884 { 2108, 2333, 2547}