Here’s a project that’s going to bring together all the skills and techniques you’ve learned so far in the book. This simple, long-sleeve women’s sweater features a wide neckline, raglan sleeves and a flattering silhouette. A textured panel, eye-catching but simple to knit, is worked at the center front. And with its top-down, seamless construction, this sweater requires very little finishing.

Skills Needed
Working in the round, increasing and decreasing, picking up stitches

Yarn
8 (9, 10, 11, 12, 14) balls medium (worsted or aran) weight yarn 50 grams/109 yards (100m) per ball

Finished Measurements
Finished bust: 34 1⁄4 (38 3⁄4, 43, 46 3⁄4, 50 1⁄4, 54 3⁄4) inches (87 98.5, 109.25, 118.75, 127.75, 139 cm)

Length from highest point of shoulder: 24 (25, 25 1⁄2, 26 1⁄4, 26 3⁄4, 27 1⁄2) inches (61 63.5, 64.75, 66.75, 68, 69.75 cm)

This sweater is meant to wear with 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) of positive ease.