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This is a sweater that’s easy to wear and interesting to knit. It’s worked entirely in a simple striped pattern, but the background and the contrasting colors are swapped on the sleeves and on the body, providing an additional level of visual interest.
Sweater has a raglan top-down construction, but it is worked partially in separate pieces because of the different colors to use for the body and the sleeves.

The Back is worked flat down through the armholes with raglan shaping using a 2 CC rows over 8 MC rows pattern.

Stitches for the Sleeves are casted on separately and are worked attached to the Back to the armholes and then in the round using a 2 MC rows over 8 MC rows pattern.

Then the Fronts are worked attached to the front side of the Sleeves in 2 separate pieces until the V-neck shaping is complete in the same 2 CC/8 MC striped pattern of the Back. The Fronts are then joined and worked through the armholes, where they are joined with the Back. The Body is then worked in the round to the hem.

Even if pieces are worked separately, no seaming is needed.

The neck has an I-cord finishing, forming small holes at regular intervals for the i-cord string. Finally, the I-cord string for the neck closing is worked and passed through the holes to form a nice closing.

Size:
Finished Bust Size 33 (37.5, 40.25, 43.75, 46.5, 49)”
to fit bust 31 (35, 38, 41.5, 45, 47)”.
2” positive ease recommended. Shown in size 37.5”.

Gauge: 26 sts and 37 rows = 4” 10 cm in St st after wet blocking.

Yarn: Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud Fingering (100% Alpaca; 200 yards 183 meters/50 grams): 26912 Sophia (MC, 4 (4, 5, 5,6, 6) balls), 26903 Frances (CC, 2 (2, 3, 3, 4, 4) balls)

Needles:
US size 3 (3.25 mm) 24”, 32″ circular; US size 3 (3.25 mm) DPNs or 40″ circular for the sleeves;

US size 2.5 (3 mm) 32″ circular for the hem. US size 2.5 (3 mm) DPNs or 40″ circular for the sleeve borders.

Notions: Stitch holders, waste yarn for provisional cast-on, tapestry needle.