- This is a PDF knitting pattern.
This top-down sweater is knit with fingering weight yarn. The sample features one solid main color and one self-striping contrast color. Alternate between bands of stockinette stitch and slipped stitches for a beautifully textured fabric. You can easily customize the length of the yoke, body, and sleeves of the sweater by knitting more rounds or fewer rounds of the pattern. Try our West Wool Bicycle yarn and Schoppel Wolle’s Zauberball Crazy or dive into your stash to curate your own unique Slippy V Sweater palette!
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Sizes
1 [2, 3, 4, 5] [6, 7, 8, 9]
Finished Measurements
32 [36, 40, 44, 48] [52, 56, 60, 64]″ / 81 [91, 102, 112, 122] [132, 142, 152, 163]cm finished chest circumference. Measurements taken after blocking.
Size 6 shown with about 8″ / 20cm of positive ease.
Sleeve, Body, & Yoke lengths are customizable.
Yarn
Fingering weight
Yardage
MC - 800 [900, 1150, 1350, 1500] [1680, 1800, 1900, 2000]yds / 732 [823, 1052, 1234, 1372] [1536, 1646, 1737, 1829]m
CC - 270 [300, 330, 360, 380] [430, 480, 530, 580]yds / 247 [274, 302, 329, 347] [393, 439, 485, 530]m
Needles
US 2 / 2.75mm circular in 40″ / 100cm length or 2 sizes smaller than your larger needle
US 4 / 3.5mm circular in 40″ / 100cm length or size needed to obtain gauge
Magic loop method is used for knitting smaller circumferences in the round. Watch this Westknits video to assist with this technique.
https://youtu.be/hpFHbHmrCcc
Notions
1 stitch marker, tapestry needle
Gauge
24 sts & 36 rows = 4″ / 10cm in stockinette stitch after blocking, using main needle (US 4 / 3.5mm recommended)
26 sts & 40 rows = 4″ / 10cm in stockinette stitch after blocking, using a needle 2 sizes smaller than your main needle (US 2 / 2.75mm recommended) after blocking
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West Wool Bicycle (90% Falkland Merino, 10% Texel; 390yds / 357m per 100g skein)
MC - Tiger
Schoppel Wolle Zauberball Crazy (75% Wool, 25% Nylon; 459yds / 420m per 100g ball)
CC - Flussbett
