Clawthorpe is worked in the round from the bottom up. Both the body and sleeves begin with a provisional tubular cast-on, and the neck is finished with a tubular bind-off. After the body and sleeves are joined, raglan decreases are worked to shape the underarms, and short rows are worked to raise the back yoke. When working the yoke, you may find it helpful to change to the longer circular to accommodate the large number of stitches, and then change to the shorter circular when there are too few stitches to fit comfortably on the longer circumference.

Specifications
YARN
Sport or Worsted Weight wool yarn.
Recommended Yarns:
Kelbourne Woolens Scout, Navia Trio, BC Garn Semilla.
Shown in:
A worsted weight wool/mohair blend.
952 (952, 1,190, 1,190, 1,428, 1,428) yards Main Color (dark turqoise).
Appx. 238 yards each all sizes in 4 Contrast Colors (gray, teal, chartreuse, purple).
GAUGE
20 sts + 28 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in St st on larger needles, after blocking.
NEEDLES
1 – 16” (40 cm) US 4 (3.5 mm) circular.
1 – 24” (60 cm) US 4 (3.5 mm) circular.
1 – US 4 (3.5 mm) set dpns.
1 – 24” (60 cm) US 5 (3.75 mm) circular.
1 – 40” (100 cm) US 5 (3.75 mm) circular.
1 – US 5 (3.75 mm) set dpns.
NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, 4 stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn, F hook, smooth waste yarn for provisional cast-on, cable needle (optional) and spare 16” (40 cm) circular for bind-off.
SIZE
34.5 (38.5, 43.25, 47.25, 51.25, 56)” 87.75 (97.75, 110, 120, 130.25, 142.25) cm finished bust. Please see schematic for detailed measurements.
SKILLS
Provisional tubular cast-on, colorwork in the round, short-row shaping, tubular bind-off.

USEFUL TIPS
For a tutorial on working stranded colorwork from Charts, visit our Charts Series here.

For a tutorial on working the kitchener stitch, visit our Tips + Tricks here.

Photography: Amanda Stevenson Lupke