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Seashore Stroll is the 3rd sweater/ tee of The Sea Collection.

SEASHORE STROLL is a top-down in the round textured yoke sweater. It has many features to choose the perfect sweater for your body and season.
Choose from three necklines - two wider openings for summer, or a smaller twisted rib neckline. Long or short sleeves? Would you like to include waist shaping for your sweater? Like the Sea Haven - it’s all here!

Seashore Stroll: JST Black sample notes

Samples in alternative yarn The following projects will help you with yarn selection for other fingering weight yarns and to show you what needle sizes were used.

• Test Knit in Fingering weight yarn of 400m/ 100g
• Test Knit in lighter Fingering/ sock weight yarn of 425m/ 100g
• Test Knit in Light Fingering weight yarn of 460m/ 100g - this project also features full length sleeve and waist shaping

EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Advanced Beginner.

SIZES: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished chest circumference:
80 (90, 101, 110, 120) (130, 141, 150, 160)cm
32 (36, 40.25, 44, 48) (52, 56.25, 60, 64)”

See Schematic on page 5 for more detailed measurements.
Suggested fit approx. 5 – 10cm (2 – 4”) positive ease. Sample shown in size 4 with 7.5cm (3”) ease.
Finished garment measurements are taken with relaxed fabric after blocking, so please knit and block a gauge swatch.

YARN:
Hudson & West Co, Weld 50g (183m/ 200yds, 70% Merino, 30% Corriedale). Fingering weight.
Sample shown in colour Dusk (blush pink).

See all the fabulous WELD colours HERE

Please note that a 15% yarn contingency is incorporated in these quantities to allow for swatching and gauge nuances.

Short sleeves:
4 (5, 6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 9, 10) Skeins
202 (225, 258, 283, 316) (348, 388, 420, 457) grams
741 (825, 943, 1035, 1158) (1274, 1422, 1539, 1675) metres
804 (902, 1030, 1131, 1266) (1392, 1554, 1682, 1831) yards

Full length sleeves:
7 (7, 8, 9, 10) (10, 12, 13, 14) Skeins
307 (336, 381, 413, 456) (504, 565, 609, 655) grams
1123 (1231, 1395, 1512, 1669) (1843, 2068, 2229, 2399) metres
1227 (1345, 1524, 1652, 1823) (2014, 2260, 2435, 2622) yards

NEEDLES & NOTIONS

• Size 3.5mm / US 4 circular needle, 80cm / 32” length (or size needed to obtain gauge) to knit the garment and sleeves. If not using magic loop for sleeves, then a set of double pointed needles will be required.
• Size 3.25mm / US 3 circular needle, 80cm / 32” & 40cm / 16” length (or 0.25mm / 1 US size smaller than gauge-size needle) to knit the neck band and sleeve cuffs. If not using magic loop for sleeves, then a set of double pointed needles will be required. Spare needle or smooth waste yarn for holding live sts. Tapestry/Darning needle Stitch markers: 3. One unique.

GAUGE
23 sts x 36 rnds = 10cm x 10cm (4”x 4”) in stocking stitch worked in the round on largest needle.
23 sts x 44 rnds = 10cm x 10cm (4”x 4”) over Rnds 1 – 44 in Yoke Textured Stitch pattern chart on page 11, worked in the round on largest needle.
Gauge is very important, please see Construction notes.
Measurements taken after blocking.
Tip: Block and pin swatch, and leave to dry.

CONSTRUCTION NOTES:
Seashore Stroll is worked in one piece, in the round, from the top down. The EOR marker is placed at the back centre.
Gauge: Gauge is particularly important in this project, especially the Rnd gauge in the Textured Yoke. Please knit a gauge swatch in the Yoke Textured Stitch Pattern and adjust needle size accordingly. Please note that many testers reduced needle size for the yoke and resumed to a larger needle size for the remaining stocking stitch for body and sleeves. If you obtain round gauge below 42 rounds, you run the risk that your yoke will be too deep.

There are three neck options for casting on:
a) A ribbed neckband (B1 in schematic on page 5)
b) A non-ribbed neckband (B2 in schematic)
c) An attached I-cord neckband (B2 in schematic)
If you cast on the non-ribbed neckband, there are instructions available should you change your mind later and want a ribbed or an I-cord neckband.

Short rows are worked for heightening the back neck area of the sweater which are followed by a series of textured stitch patterns that form the yoke. Blocking your yoke after the textured stitch sections to allow the yoke to relax to its finished state. Instructions and guideline measurements for this are given in Appendix 1.
After this you proceed to sleeve and body separation.

The body may be worked straight or have a shaped waistline. The hem has two options,
a) a garter, eyelet and pennant hem (shown in sweater sample), or
b) a twisted rib.

Finally, the sleeves are worked from bottom of the yoke to the cuff. There are also two options for the sleeve cuff as per the hem.

Video Tutorials
There are three video tutorials linked to this pattern.
1) German Short rowing
2) 1 x 1 Tubular bind off
3) Attached I-cord neckband