NOTES

A good, free pattern to modify to your preference.

MODIFICATIONS

• Crochet Provisional Cast On; Started with120 stitches and 1 knit row using size 6 (4.0mm) knitting needles; then moved onto Yoke using S-M-L chart;

• Used knitting increase calculator to evenly space increases; on increase #5 (row 35 of chart) I increased on row 36 of chart instead, which is a plain row to avoid increasing on a colorwork row;

• Stopped doing increases at increase arrow #6; this led to me having 280 stitches total versus 300 (making a loose fitting sweater, could probably stop increases sooner);

• I made sure that the colorwork join was at my shoulder instead of center back;

• I divided for the sleeves as follows: 90 front stitches (moved more stitches to front for larger bust), 80 back stitches, 55 sleeve stitches for sleeve #1 and sleeve #2 (with 9 stitches added at the sleeve);

• Finished body with a 1x1 rib using US 3 (3.25mm needles) - also knit 1 row before 1st ribbing row using size 3 needles - and then knit 9 rows of 1x1 rib before finishing with a tubular bind off

• Picked up collar stitches (120) and knit 1 round with 3.25mm needles; next round decrease 20 stitches around (K2, [K2tog, K4] 19 times, K2tog, K2); work one, German short row in 1x1 ribbing before working 5 rows of 1x1 rib around, before finishing with a four row tubular bind off

RESOURCES

• Knitting Increase Calculator // Website

• No Holes For Sweater Sleeves // Suzanne Bryan // Youtube Tutorial

• How To Knit: German Short Row // Brooklyn Tweed // Youtube

• Tubular CO in the Round (1x1 Ribbing) // Knitting with Suzanne Bryan // Youtube

• German Short Rows 1x1 Rib // Lauren Peterson // Youtube

Final Thoughts

I love the final result! Very festive.