About
Wrap yourself up in squishy garter stitch! You can wear this long, draping sweater with plenty of positive ease for comfort and warmth, while stylishly revealing the rest of your outfit beneath the criss-crossed front panels. You’ll look casual and smart with tailored drop sleeves, short-row shoulder shaping, and a folded collar.

Knitters may choose to follow this pattern one of two ways:

• Follow the pattern as written with pre-calculated sizing for bust sizes 28”/71cm - 60”/152.5cm
• Use our sizing calculator web app to regrade for personalized gauge, sizing, and fit

This pattern is accompanied by a sizing guidance document with detailed instructions for getting a great fit with either approach to following the pattern.

Techniques used

• swatching
• counting rows and stitches in garter stitch
• wet blocking
• taking accurate gauge measurements
• taking accurate body measurements
• working a provisional cast-on
• making an i-cord and picking up stitches from it
• knitting flat with a circular needle
• knitting in the round, either with a circular needle (using magic loop) or with double-pointed needles (DPNs)
• increasing to the left and to the right while knitting
• decreasing to the left and to the right while knitting and while purling
• slipping stitches purlwise
• transferring stitches onto and off of waste yarn
• German short rows
• three-needle bind-off
• grafting (Kitchener stitch)
• picking up stitches along a garter-stitch row edge
• i-cord bind-off

Pre-calculated sizing
Pictured sample information:

• model’s bust size: 34”/86.25cm
• sweater size 2 following pattern with pre-calculated sizing precisely
• sweater body circumference: 42”/106.75cm
• 8”/20.25cm positive ease
• knitted in Third Vault Yarns colorway There Be Monsters

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

Yards per size: 921,1060,1187,1308,1431,1562,1457,1581,1715
Meters per size: 844,971,1087,1199,1310,1431,1335,1448,1570
Skeins of Third Vault Yarns Gytha Worsted yarn per size: 5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8,9

Approximate body measurements per size in inches:
Full shoulder width: 12,13,14,15,16,17,18,18,19
Upper arm length: 9,9.5,9.5,10,10,10.5,10.5,11,11
Bust circumference: 28,32,36,40,44,48,52,56,60
Center back length: 22,23,24,25,25,26,26,27,28
Neck width: 4,4,5,5,6,6,6,7,7
Upper arm circumference: 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
Length shoulder to wrist: 20,21,21,22,22,23,23,24,24
Wrist circumference: 5,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10

Finished sweater measurements per size in inches:
Full shoulder width: 12,13,14,15,16,17,18,18,19
Body circumference: 38,42,46,48,52,56,58,62,66
Back length: 27,28,29,30,30,31,31,32,33
Collar width: 8,8.5,9.5,10,11,11.5,12,12.5,13
Collar height: 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2
Upper sleeve circumference: 13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21
Sleeve length: 21,22,22,23,23,24,24,25,25
Cuff circumference: 8,9,10,10,11,11,12,12,13
Cuff length: 2,2,2,2,2,2.5,2.5,2.5,2.5

Approximate body measurements per size in centimeters:
Full shoulder width: 30.5,33,35.5,38,40.75,43.25,45.75,45.75,48.25
Upper arm length: 22.75,24.25,24.25,25.5,25.5,26.75,26.75,28,28
Bust circumference: 71,81.25,91.5,101.5,111.75,122,132,142.25,152.5
Center back length: 56,58.5,61,63.5,63.5,66,66,68.5,71
Neck width: 10.25,10.25,12.75,12.75,15.25,15.25,15.25,17.75,17.75
Upper arm circumference: 25.5,28,30.5,33,35.5,38,40.75,43.25,45.75
Length shoulder to wrist: 50.75,53.25,53.25,56,56,58.5,58.5,61,61
Wrist circumference: 12.75,15.25,17.75,17.75,20.25,20.25,22.75,22.75,25.5

Finished sweater measurements per size in centimeters:
Full shoulder width: 30.5,33,35.5,38,40.75,43.25,45.75,45.75,48.25
Body circumference: 96.5,106.75,116.75,122,132,142.25,147.25,157.5,167.75
Back length: 68.5,71,73.75,76.25,76.25,78.75,78.75,81.25,83.75
Collar width: 20.25,21.5,24.25,25.5,28,29.25,30.5,31.75,33
Collar height: 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5
Upper sleeve circumference: 33,35.5,38,40.75,43.25,45.75,48.25,50.75,53.25
Sleeve length: 53.25,56,56,58.5,58.5,61,61,63.5,63.5
Cuff circumference: 20.25,22.75,25.5,25.5,28,28,30.5,30.5,33
Cuff length: 5,5,5,5,5,6.25,6.25,6.25,6.25