Acorns and Antlers is a sweet sweater that is worked top-down seamlessly. The sweater has a round yoke with an autumnal colorwork with leaves, acorns, and berries. But the showstopper are the antlers featured center front. The sweater starts off with a tall turtleneck, followed by short rows to shape the back of the neck taller. The design features long bishop sleeves. The hem is cropped and there are instructions for an optional bust dart.

Size
XXS-XS-S-M1 (M2-L1-L2-XL) 2XL-3XL-4XL-5XL

This sweater is meant to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 2’’ / 5 cm positive ease at bust circumference.

Finished measurements
Bust and waist circumference: 32.75-35-36.75-39.75 (41-43.25-45.25-48.75) 53.25-56-60-65.75’’ / 81.5-87.5-91.5-99 (102.5-108.5-113.5-121.5) 133.5-140-150-164 cm

Body length from underarm: 11.75’’ / 30 cm

Upper arm circumference: 12.75-13-13.75-14.25 (15-15.25-15.75-17) 18.25-19-21.25-22.75’’ / 31.5-32.5-34-35.5 (37.5-38.5-39.5-42.5) 46-47.5-53.5-56.5 cm

Sleeve length: 19.25-19.75-19.75-19.75 (20-20-20.25-20.5) 20.5-20.5-20.5-20.5’’ / 48-49-49-49 (50-50-50.5-51) 51-51-51-51 cm

Scye height: 8-8-8.25-8.5 (8.75-9-9.25-9.5) 10.5-10.75-11.25-11.75’’ / 20-20-20.5-21.5 (22-22.5-23.5-24) 26-26.5-28-29.5 cm

Turtleneck height: 9.5’’ / 24 cm

Yarn
Garthenor Organic Preseli (75% Polwarth, 25% Hebridean, 200 m / 50 g), or other fingering weight yarn. Shown in colors Cinder (MC) and Tuscany (CC).

6-6-7-7 (7-7-8-8) 9-9-10-10 skeins of MC and 1-1-1-1 (1-2-2-2) 2-2-2-2 of CC.

Yardage
MC: 1195-1270-1325-1400 (1420-1500-1555-1650) 1765-1815-1975-2090 yrds / 1095-1160-1210-1280 (1300-1370-1420-1510) 1615-1660-1805-1910 m,,

CC: 190-195-200-200 (210-230-235-240) 255-255-275-275 yrds / 175-180-185-185 (190-210-215-220) 235-235-250-250 m.

Needles
US 3 (3.25 mm) and US 4 (3.5 mm) - 40’’ / 100 cm long circular needle and dpns if you prefer to work the sleeves with them. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge.

Gauge
24 sts x 30 rnds = 4x4’’ / 10x10 cm in colourwork and stockinette stitch, worked in the round (after blocking).

Other
4 stitch markers, tapestry needle.