SKILLKnitting
DIFFICULTYEasy
SIZESExtra Small (Small, Medium, Large, 1X) (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
Shown in Extra Small size with approx. 4” of positive ease.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTSChest: 36 (40¾, 45½, 50½, 55¼) (60, 64¾, 69½, 74½)”
Length from shoulder: 21½ (22, 22½, 23, 23½,) (24, 24½, 25, 25½)”
MATERIALSUniversal Yarn Deluxe Worsted Tweed Superwash (90% super wash wool, 3% viscose, 7% acrylic, 100g/218 yds)
• 925 Putty – 5 (6, 7, 8, 9) (9, 10, 11, 12) skeins
Needle: US Size 8 (5mm) straight (or your preferred needle for knitting flat) or size needed to obtain gauge
US Size 7 (4.5 mm) straight (or your preferred needle for knitting flat) and 16” circular needle for knitting neckband
Notions: Tapestry needle, removable stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn, cable needle (cn), spare circular needle (for three-needle bind-off)
GAUGE20 sts x 26 rows = 4” in Crisscross Stitch Pattern with larger ndl after blocking
Save time, check your gauge.
PATTERN NOTESThis sweater is knit flat from the bottom up and seamed. The shoulders are joined with the three-needle bind-off. After assembling the body, stitches for the neckband are picked up and worked in the round.
The Desert Sand sweater is intended to have an oversized silhouette with 4-8” of positive ease depending on how you like your garments to fit. Consider the finished measurements to choose a size that gives you the fit you prefer.
The Crisscross Stitch pattern is both written and charted for your convenience.