Summer Stripes by Alicia Plummer

Summer Stripes

Knitting
August 2026
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
975 - 2165 yards (892 - 1980 m)
36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76” / 91.5, 101.5, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152.5, 162.5, 172.5, 183, 193 cm
English
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The summer stripes sweater is the embodiment of everything the carefree season should be: low key, comfortable, full of movement and, of course, my beloved nostalgia!

This sweater was inspired by a wide blue and white striped towel that I had as a child during the late 80s and early 90s. My father would always grab it and throw it in the back of our very small boat before we headed out on the lake to various sandbars. Over time, the blue got very bleached from the sun and it had a soft texture from wear- and smelled like lake and sand and sunblock.

It was also the best to be wrapped up in as the cooler night air set in after a long day of fun. The Summer Stripes sweater embodies this, and I hope you love it!

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Sizes referred to as A (B, C, D, E, F)G, H, I, J, K throughout pattern. Intended to be worn with 4-8”/10-20 cm of positive ease. Modeled with 8”/20 cm of ease on Alicia, and 4”/10 cm of ease on Justin. Please see page 7 for schematic & detailed finished measurements.

Cropped Version, shown on Alicia:
MC: 385, 405, 445, 470, 515, 540, 580, 560, 580, 690, 720 yds/352 , 370, 407, 430, 471, 494, 530, 512, 530, 631, 658 m

CC1: 590, 635, 745, 805, 900, 995, 1055, 1095, 1130, 1260, 1305 yds/539, 581, 681, 736, 823, 910, 965, 1001, 1033, 1152, 1193 m

Regular Version, shown on Justin:
MC: 575, 610, 655, 750, 800, 815, 865, 860, 890, 925, 965 yds/526, 558, 599, 686, 732, 745, 791, 786, 814, 846, 882 m

CC1: 545, 565, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 900, 950, 1150, 1200 yds/498, 517, 549, 594, 640, 686, 732, 823, 869, 1052, 1097 m