DESCRIPTION

The Stevie Sweater is knitted top-down, in the round, in stockinette stitch, and holding two strands together.

First you start with a knitted folded neck, followed by increases and short rows for shaping the saddle shoulders and neckline, then increases are made to form the upper sleeves and body. The body and sleeves are divided, where the body is worked straight, and the sleeves are picked up by the armhole and shaped by decreases. The only sewing required is to fasten the tuck in the sleeves.

The design makes it easy to adjust to your preferred length of sleeves and body.

PATTERN LANGUAGE
English

SKILLS NEEDED
Casting on, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, German short rows, knitting in the round, binding off

SIZES
XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

YARN
Drops Kid-Silk (75% Mohair and 25% Silk) Lace 25 g (0.9 oz) ≈ 210 m (230 yds)

7 (7, 8, 9, 10) (10, 11, 12, 12) skeins, 1316 (1436, 1591, 1756, 1955) (2077, 2232, 2370, 2507) meters, 1439 (1570, 1740, 1920, 2138) (2271, 2441, 2592, 2851) yards

Color used in images: Powder (41)

RECOMMENDED NEEDLE SIZE
4.5 mm (US 7) and 3.5 mm (US 4) 80 cm (32 in) and 60 cm (24 in) circular needles, and 3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.5 mm and 40 cm (16 in) circular needles or 3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.5 (US 7) double pointed needles or using magic loop – or needle size needed to match gauge

GAUGE
20 sts and 26 rounds on 4.5 mm (US 7) needles in stockinette stitch, and two strands held together = 10 x 10 cm (4” x 4”)

GARMENT MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference:

85 (97, 107, 119, 129) (141, 151, 163, 173) cm

33.5 (38, 42, 47, 51) (55.5, 59.5, 64, 68) in

Length:

56 (57, 57, 58, 59) (59, 61, 61, 61) cm

22 (22.5, 22.5, 23) (23, 23, 24, 24, 24) in

Armhole depth:

26 (27, 29, 31, 32) (35, 37, 37, 38) cm

10 (10.5, 11.5, 12, 12.5) (14, 14.5, 14.5, 15) in