Pattern description from Weekend Knitting: “Knocking around in a cashmere sweater is like drinking hot chocolate made with the finest bittersweet chocolate. It’s warm and soothing and knid of decadent. Knit the sweater yourself, and the experience lasts even longer and is even more pleasurable. Teva Durham’s goal in designing this unisex pullover was to create something at once modern and ancient, a bit like a rugby shirt, a bit like a monastic tunic, rough-hewn yet soft and luxurious. The cashmere tweed yarn with its organic (pebble, sandstone) look adds to the textural contrast and Teva raves, ‘is absolutely delicious to knit with.’ Unusual for a handknit, this garment is reversible: one side is Reverse Stockinette stitch with Stockinette accents and exposed seaming, and the other side is Stockinette stitch with Reverse Stockinette-stitch accents. Once the two center body pieces have been completed, the lower body sections are worked by picking up stitches from the center front section and working to the shoulders where the neck opening and collar are completed. The back sleeve/yoke section is worked from the shoulders down to the center back sections. Finishing is minimal--just the sleeve and side seams.”

Finished Measurements: 36 (40, 44, 48)“ chest.

Yarn: Classic Elite Indulge (100% cashmere; 55 yards / 50 grams): (9, 10, 12, 14) skeins. Shown in book in #60051 natural (tan/gray mix).

Needles:

• One 32” circular (circ) needle size US 10.5 (6.5 mm)
• One 16” circ needle size US 10.5 (6.5 mm)
• Change needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions: Stitch markers, yarn needle.

Notes from Weekend Knitting:

• Although there are technically no RS or WS rows, most shaping is done when Reverse Stockinette (Rev St st) side is facing.
• Because the garment is reversible it is best to weave in the ends by separating the yarn’s 3 plies and running them through purl heads of the stitches; individual plies are less obtrusive and less likely to work their way loose.