Luka is a beautiful sweater with European dropped shoulders and a double-folded high collar and sleeve cuffs. The design is easily customisable — omit the slits, work the cuffs in simple ribbing, or replace the high collar with a shorter one. The sweater is worked top down in one piece, starting with the upper back, which is worked flat and from where stitches are picked up for the front. The front and back are joined in the round at the underarms, with the remainder of the sweater worked in the round. The sweater was named after Suzanne Vega’s iconic song, which my partner often plays when driving — while I sit next to him and knit.

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

Recommended ease
15–25 cm / 6–10” of positive ease.
Sample shown with 25 cm / 9.75” of positive ease.

Finished measurements
Bust circumference: 91 (99, 113, 121, 133) (141, 153, 165, 177) cm / 36 (39, 44.5, 48, 52.5) (55.5, 60.5, 65, 70)“.
Length from shoulder to hem: 48 (49, 50, 52, 54) (56, 58, 60, 63) cm / 19 (19.25, 19.75, 20.5, 21.25) (22, 22.75, 23.75, 24.75)” — this can be altered.
Sleeve circumference: 33 (34, 36, 39, 41) (42, 45, 48, 51) cm / 13 (13.5, 14, 15.5, 16) (16.5, 17.5, 19, 20)“.

Yarn
Approx. 750 (850, 950, 1000, 1150) (1300, 1400, 1600, 1700) m / 820 (930, 1050, 1100, 1250) (1400, 1500, 1750, 1850) yds of DK-weight yarn.

Sample knitted with: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 8) skeins of Magpie Fibers Swanky DK (230 m / 250 yds / 115 g, 80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon), photographed in colourway Mint Condition.

Needles
3 mm / US 2.5 dpns and 60 cm / 24” or 80 cm / 32” circular needles and 4 mm / US 6 40 cm / 16” and 60 cm / 24” or 80 cm / 32” circular needles.

Other materials
Removable stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Gauge
20 sts × 30 rows = 10 × 10 cm / 4 × 4” in stockinette stitch with 4 mm / US 6 needles (after blocking).