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You know what fun sweater feature knitters love? Thumb holes! Have you ever gone up to a knitter and said, “Hey. Do you like thumb holes?” Because I have, and the answer is (almost) always “Yeah! Yeah, I like thumb holes!” And today is your lucky day, because the Thimble Sweater has thumb holes! So clearly it will make knitters (you) happy. It also has:

• Seamless, top-down construction
• Fun, slipped stitch colorwork
• 10 sizes, because no one should be left out of thumb holes. Or sweaters. Or knitting.

The Thimble sweater is inspired by the baker Thimble in Travis Baldree’s Legends and Lattes. Like Thimble the baker this sweater is sweet and cozy, and can be made in your own genius (color) combinations!

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7)(8, 9, 10)

Finished bust measurement: 30.5 (34, 38, 42)(46, 50, 54.5)(58, 62.5, 66)/ 76 (85, 95, 105)(115, 125, 136)(145, 156, 165) cm at the bust.
Choose a size with 0-2” /0-5cm of ease, either positive (for a looser sweater) or negative (for a more closely fitted one).

Yarn: Hawthorne Fingering, or other fingering weight yarn. MC: approx. 850 (950, 1050, 1150)(1250, 1350, 1450)(1600, 1700, 1800) yards / 780 (870, 960, 1050)(1140, 1240, 1330)(1460, 1560, 1650) meters. CC: approx 175y/ 50g should be enough for all sizes!

Gauge: 22 stitches and 28 rows in 4”/10cm with larger needle in stockinette stitch.

Needles: US #6 / 4mm and US #5 / 3.75mm 16” and 24” circulars— or size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions: 1 BOR marker, 3 additional markers, stitch holders, yarn needle.