Soothsayer

DESCRIPTION

Get cozy with a warm sweater with some nifty details, perfect for layering over a collared button-up shirt… or just lounging on the sofa.

Soothsayer is a casual chic top-down sweater with raglan sleeves and a scooped neckline. The sweater features a high-low hem shaped with short rows and set-in pockets hidden inside the reverse stockinette body.

To minimize purling, the majority of the sweater is worked in stockinette in the round, then turned inside out after it’s finished. Waist shaping gives this comfy, cozy sweater a subtle hourglass curve while gentle A-line increases ensure it also fits comfortably around the hips. The neckline, pocket details, and cuffs are worked in twisted rib.

The pattern is written with both metric and US terminology, giving only written instructions. The pattern includes a step-by-step photo tutorial for making welt pockets.

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SIZES

• XS (S, M, L, XL) [2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL]
• To fit a 75 (85, 95, 105, 115) [125, 135, 145, 155] cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) [50, 54, 58, 62]” bust
• Finished bust circumference approx. 80 (90, 99, 109, 121) [131, 141, 150, 160] cm / 31½ (35¼, 39¼, 43, 47¾) [51½, 55¼, 59¼, 63]”

This size-inclusive sweater is intended to be worn with approx. 5 cm / 2” of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

See last photo.

MATERIALS

Yarn

• Kässäkerho Pom Pom Suoma Single DK (100% Finnsheep wool, 250 m/100 g, 273 yd/3.53 oz), approx. 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) [6, 7, 7, 7] skeins. The sample sweater is knitted in size S in the colorway Okra.
• Or DK to worsted-weight yarn, approx. 850 (950, 1100, 1150, 1300) [1400, 1550, 1650, 1750] m / 950 (1050, 1200, 1300, 1400) [1550, 1700, 1800, 1900] yd

Suoma Single DK knits up at a looser gauge than the DK in the name would suggest. Pick a yarn that gives you the suggested gauge and fabric you like rather than trying to match yarn weight and yardage.

Needles

• 5.0 mm / US #8 long circular needle for reverse stockinette (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• 4.5 mm / US #7 long circular needle (80–100 cm / 32–40”) for twisted rib
• 4.5 mm / US #7 short circular needle (40 cm / 16”) for the neck band
• If not working in magic loop, double-pointed needles in the same sizes for the sleeves.

Notions

• Darning needle
• Spare needles for pockets
• 5 stitch markers: a set of 4 raglan markers + 1 unique BOR marker
• Waste yarn, extra cable, or circular needle for holding sleeve stitches
• Waste yarn, extra cable, or circular needle for provisional cast-on (optional)
• Waste yarn for pocket openings

GAUGE

• 16.5 sts × 25 rows = 10 cm / 4” in reverse stockinette on larger needles, blocked
• 18 sts × 28 rows = 10 cm / 4” in twisted rib on smaller needles, blocked

TECHNIQUES USED

The pattern uses the following techniques: provisional cast-on, German short rows, welt pockets, seaming with mattress stitch, and hand sewing using whip stitch. The pattern includes a step-by-step photo tutorial for making welt pockets.

REFERENCES

• How to Whip Stitch in Knitting
• German Short Rows
• Mattress Stitch
• 6+1 Provisional Cast-on Methods
• 5 Stretchy Bind-off Methods
• 5 More Stretchy Bind-off Methods
• 7 Ways to Knit Short Rows

Yarn for this pattern was generously provided by Kässäkerho Pom Pom.