Construction
Saray sweater is knitted seamlessly from top down in a slipped stitch pattern. First, the back neck stitches are cast on, and by using left and right leaning increases, the upper back piece is worked until the necessary cross shoulder width is achieved. Then, the left and right shoulders are knitted flat by picking up and knitting stitches along the sloping edges of the upper back while the neckline is shaped by increases along the shoulder pieces. Then the shoulders and upper back are joined through picking up and knitting stitches along the shoulder edges to create the initial set of sleeve cap stitches. Once all neckline increases are complete, the whole work is joined in the round. From this point on, the yoke is worked in the round while increases are made to shape the sleeve caps and the armholes. After all increases are done, the sleeves are separated and the body continues to be worked in the round with regularly spaced decreases to give it the tapered shape towards the lower hem, with the ribbing section. Finally, the sleeves are continued in the round without any decreases until being finished with the ribbing section.

NOTE
This pattern has been fully tech edited but hasn’t been test knitted due to the insufficient number of tester applications. Please feel free to share your feedback or questions in your project notes or via email at bunyadtamilla@gmail.com.

This sweater is meant to be worn with 10 cm/ 4 in ease at the fullest part of the bust. If you’re between sizes, it’s recommended to size up since the sweater will taper down toward the lower hem, which has less ease than the bust. If you size down, the lower hem might have too little ease and result in an uncomfortable fit. Full garment measurements and the schematic are included in the pattern.

Yarn
1050, 1200, 1200, 1350, (1350, 1350, 1500, 1500), 1650, 1800, 1950, 1950, (2100, 2250, 2250, 2400), 2550, 2700, 2700, 2850 m/ 1148, 1312, 1312, 1476, (1476, 1476, 1640, 1640), 1804, 1968, 2132, 2132, (2296, 2460, 2460, 2624), 2788, 2952, 2952, 3116 yd.

The sample was knitted in colorway 05 Taupe with the tall sleeve option. This yarn is listed as Worsted. However, any DK or light worsted yarn will work for this pattern. Alternatively, you can hold light fingering yarn with lace weight yarn.

Note: Two sleeve length options (regular and tall) are provided, but both options use the same amount of yarn when the yardages were rounded up based on the skein yardages.

Needles

• 4 mm circular needles of various lengths for body and sleeves
• 4 mm DPNs for the front shoulders and back joining
• 2.5 mm DPNs for picking up and knitting stitches along the sloping edges of the upper back and the shoulder edges
• 2.5 mm circular needle for picking up stitches along the neckline
• 3 mm circular needles of various lengths for body, sleeves and neckline

Notions
Stitch markers, scrap yarn or stitch holders of various lengths, tapestry needle, scissors

Required skills

• Knitting flat and in round
• Right (M1R) and left (M1L) leaning increases
• Purled decreases (p2tog)
• Long tail cast-on
• Knitted cast-on
• Tubular bind-off (optional: you can choose another bind-off method too)
• Picking up stitches
• 1x1 ribbing