DESCRIPTION

The October sweater (named after its colors) is everything I’m looking for when cold weather sets in: cozy, warm, and with lots of positive ease.
The sweater is knitted from the top-down, and the colorwork motifs are charted. Fear not! The pattern repeats are very short and easy to memorize, making this project easy enough.

Enjoy!

Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4) 5 (6, 7, 8) 9
Finished bust circumference:
92 (102, 112, 122) 132 (142, 152, 162) 172 cm / 36 (40, 44, 48) 52 (56, 60, 63.5) 67.5 in
The sweater has a suggested 17 cm / 6.5 in positive ease.

Yarn:
Woodnote DK by Baa Ram Ewe, 34% Blue Faced Leicester, 33% Masham, 33% Merino, 204 m / 223 yds to 100g. Colorways: Fox, Hare, Willow
MC: 3 (3, 3, 3) 4 (4, 4, 5) 5 skeins
CC1: 1 (2, 2, 2) 2 (2, 2, 2) 3 skeins
CC2: 1 (1, 1, 1) 1 (1, 1, 1) 1 skein

Or the following quantities of DK weight yarn:
MC: 223 (252, 273, 297) 320 (350, 375, 411) 431 g / 455 (514, 557, 605) 652 (714, 765, 838) 879 m / 497 (562, 609, 662) 713 (781, 837, 916) 961 yds

CC1: 99 (115, 120, 123) 126 (150, 173, 190) 207 g / 202 (234, 244, 250) 257 (306, 352, 387) 422 m / 221 (256, 267, 273) 281 (335, 385, 423) 461 yds

CC2: 47 (53, 58, 63) 69 (74, 80, 87) 95 g / 95 (108, 118, 128) 140 (150, 163, 177) 193 m / 104 (118, 129, 140) 153 (164, 178, 193) 211 yds

Needles:
Main needles: 4 mm / US 6 circular (Cable length: 81 cm / 32 in and 23 cm / 9 in.)
Ribbing needles: 3.25 mm / US 3 circular (Cable length: 81 cm / 32 in and 23 cm / 9 in.)
(Adjust cable length to suit knitted circumference.)

Notions:
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Scrap yarn or spare cable to put stitches on hold
1 removable marker

Gauge:
20 sts and 26 rnds to 10 cm / 4 in, using main needles in pattern, in the rnd.

Techniques:
1/1 LPC, 1/1 RPC, Backwards loop cast-on, K2Tog, Knit, Long-tail Tubular cast-on, M1, Purl, Reading colorwork charts, SSK, Stranded colorwork, Tubular bind-off, Wrap and turn