Insh is a top-down, saddle-shoulder sweater with options for a round neck or henley neckline and that can be worked up in stockinette or in super squishy Half Fisherman’s Rib.

Insh is my first ever pattern to have two fully separate fit options. The “Femme” version is graded to a women’s sizing standard and the “Masc” version to a men’s sizing standard.

This means that upon purchasing the pattern you’ll get four separate documents (Masc- Stockinette, Masc - HFR, Femme - Stockinette, Femme - HFR).

Gauge:
Stockinette versions: 20 stitches and 28 rows per 10cm/4 inches
Half Fisherman’s Rib versions: 18 stitches and 32 rows per 10cm/4 inches

Sizing (please see attached photos for schematics with more measurements)

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Recommended positive ease 10-15 cm/4-6 inches, so you should pick a size that is 10-15 cm/4-6 inches larger than your chest.

Femme Stockinette Finished Chest: (83, 93, 103, 113, 123) (133, 143, 153, 163, 173) cm/(32.75, 36.5, 40.5, 44.5, 48.5) (52.25, 56.25, 60.25, 64.25, 68) inches

Femme HFR Finished Chest: (82, 93.5, 102, 113.5, 122) (133.5, 142, 153.5, 162, 173.5) cm/(32.25, 36.75, 40.25, 44.5, 48) (52.5, 56, 60.25, 63.75, 68.25) inches

Masc Stockinette Finished Chest: (83, 93, 103, 113, 123) (133, 143, 153, 163, 173) cm/(32.75, 36.5, 40.5, 44.5, 48.5) (52.25, 56.25, 60.25, 64.25, 68) inches

Masc HFR Finished Chest: (82, 93.5, 102, 113.5, 122) (133.5, 142, 153.5, 162, 173.5) cm/(32.25, 36.75, 40.25, 44.5, 48) (52.5, 56, 60.25, 63.75, 68.25) inches

Yardage
Note: if you wish to make the sleeves or body longer, you will require more yarn. See schematic photos for finished sleeve/body lengths

Femme Stockinette: (870, 967, 1072, 1167, 1283) (1393, 1525, 1659, 1786, 1904) meters/(948, 1054, 1169, 1272, 1399) (1518, 1662, 1808, 1946, 2076) yards

Femme HFR: (925, 1046, 1142, 1260, 1361) (1505, 1633, 1787, 1918, 2030) meters/(1008, 1140, 1245, 1373, 1484) (1641, 1780, 1947, 2091, 2212) yards

Masc Stockinette: (1008, 1120, 1241, 1372, 1485) (1634, 1730, 1873, 2023, 2179) meters/(1099, 1221, 1353, 1495, 1619) (1781, 1885, 2042, 2206, 2375) yards

Masc HFR: 1139, 1265, 1397, 1557, 1673) (1872, 1980, 2156, 2072, 2474) meters/(1242, 1379, 1523, 1697, 1823) (2040, 2158, 2350, 2258, 2697) yards

Yarn Suggestions
The samples in the photos were knit in Laxtons Sheepsoft DK, Purl Soho Knitting Yarn and Tukuwool DK.

Testers also used: Kelbourne Woolens Scout, Drops Nepal, WYS Jacobs DK, Knitpicks DK, Cascade 220, Berroco Vintage DK, Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino, Les Garcon British DK, Filcolana PHW, Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt

Techniques
Picking up stitches

Short Rows

The HFR pattern is written using the “Knit 1 below” technique. HFR can also be worked an alternative way. This blog post is a fantastic resource for the two ways of knitting this stitch and an overview of the decrease method.