Farm Chores

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Construction

Farm Chores is a drop shoulder sweater worked from the top down. The back of the sweater is cast on at the shoulders. Left and right front shoulders are picked up from the cast on edge with exposed shoulder seams and worked flat with shaping for the neckline. Sweater front and back are worked flat to the sleeve depth and then the body is joined to work in the round. Sleeves are picked up and knit downward to bracelet length. Collar, hem and cuffs are finished with 1x1 rib and a tubular bind off.

Techniques Used In This Pattern

Long-Tail cast on, cables, picking up stitches, tubular bind off, backwards loop cast on

Selecting A Size

Farm Chores is intended to be worn with 4-8” / 10-20.5 cm of positive ease. Select a size 4-8” / 10-20.5 cm larger than your chest circumference. Measurements below are for the finished sweater after blocking.

Finished Chest Circumference

1 (2, 3, 4) [5, 6, 7] {8, 9}                   

32.5 (36, 39.5, 44) [48.5, 52, 56.5] {60, 64.5}”                              

82.5 (91.5, 100.5, 112) [123, 132, 143.5] {152.5, 164} cm

Yarn

Prado De Lana ‘2 Ply DK’                     

(100% Romeldale / CVM Wool, 250 yds / 228 m per 135 g)

Color shown: La Madrugada

4 (5, 5, 5) [6, 6, 7] {7, 8} skeins

Or 965 (1050, 1135, 1235) [1360, 1465, 1580] {1685, 1800} yds / 880 (960, 1040, 1130) [1245, 1340, 1445] {1540, 1645} m of a similar DK weight yarn

Additional yardage required if lengthening body and/or sleeves.

Needles

Needle A (Main Fabric) One 24” / 60 cm circular needle or longer, US 6 / 4 mm or size needed to get gauge

Needle B (Sleeves) One 40” / 100 cm circular needle for Magic Loop or DPNs, US 6 / 4 mm or size needed to get gauge

Note: You may find it helpful to go up one needle size for working sleeves. Some knitters tighten up their gauge when knitting a small circumference.

Needle C (Hem) One 24” / 60 cm circular needle or longer, US 5 / 3.75 mm or 1 size smaller than gauge-size needle

Needle D (Neckband) One 16” / 40 cm circular needle, US 4 / 3.5 mm or 2 sizes smaller than gauge-size needle

Needle E (Cuffs) One 32” / 80 cm circular needle for Magic Loop or DPNs, US 4 / 3.5 mm or 2 sizes smaller than gauge-size needle

Notions

Removable stitch markers, waste yarn or spare needle, tapestry needle

Gauge

18 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in both Stockinette Stitch and center panel texture pattern, worked flat and in the round using Needle A, after blocking

24 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in cable pattern, worked flat and in the round using Needle A, after blocking

Contact & Support

email: samanthaguerindesign@gmail.com

Ravelry ID: SamanthaGuerin

Website: samanthaguerindesign.com