Stripebuster by Amy Gunderson

Stripebuster

Knitting
October 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 1 - 2.25 mm
950 - 2975 yards (869 - 2720 m)
XS (S, M, L, 1X) (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
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Sizes
XS (S, M, L, 1X) (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
Shown in Extra Small Size (rainbow long sleeve cropped version) and Medium Size (green stripe short sleeve standard length version) on a 34” bust.

Finished Measurements
Bust: 31.5 (35.75, 39.75, 44, 47.5) (51.75, 55.75, 60, 63.5)”
Cropped Length: 19 (19.5, 20, 20.25, 20.75) (21.25, 21.75, 22, 22.5)”
Standard Length: 22 (22.5, 23, 23.25, 23.75) (24.25, 24.75, 25, 25.5)”

Materials
Fingering Weight Yarn – all the scraps!
• Long Sleeved Cropped: 1100 (1275, 1450, 1650, 1800) (2000, 2200, 2450, 2650) yds
• Long Sleeve Standard: 1275 (1450, 1675, 1875, 2075) (2300, 2500, 2750, 2975) yds
• Short Sleeve Cropped: 950 (1075, 1200, 1350, 1450) (1575, 1700, 1850, 1950) yds
• Short Sleeve Standard: 1050 (1250, 1400, 1550, 1750) (1900, 2100, 2300, 2450) yds
Needle: US Sizes 1 (2.25 mm) and 2 (2.75 mm) straight or circular; US Size 1 (2.25 mm) 16” circular (for neck edging)
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch holder

Gauge
27 sts x 36 rows = 4” in St st with larger needle
38 sts x 40 rows = 4” in K1, P1 Ribbing with smaller needle

Pattern Notes
This is a bit of a choose-your-own-adventure sweater. You can choose from short or long sleeves and cropped or standard body lengths. And of course your garment will look completely unique based on however you decide to handle your colors.

Do you have lots of fingering weight scraps leftover and can’t bear to throw them out? Small bits that just aren’t enough for a full project? This is the perfect project to use up all those odds and ends. And the best part? There are very few ends to weave in! Most ends are knit in as you go. A photo tutorial is provided for the knitting in of ends - this is a separate PDF file included with your purchase. Just to reiterate – you do not need to weave in most of the ends!

Color Notes
For my colorful version, I used every color of fingering weight yarn I had sitting around - no exceptions. I’m a firm believer that by adding more and different colors to a ridiculous degree will always result in a beautiful thing. For the green version, I Madelinetosh Tosh Sock in Viridian to stripe with all of my light colored scraps for a different look. There are loads of ways to customize this piece to make it your own!

I organized my scraps into light and dark piles. Colors are referred to as DC (dark color) and LC (light color). But feel free to mix this up as you please!

Construction Notes
All pieces are knit from the bottom up, flat. I know many knitters prefer a seamless sweater, but there are a few reasons why this sweater is not seamless. We can use more smaller bits of scraps by working the sweater in pieces. Also, we can seam the pieces together without dealing with jogs in a color stripe. And finally, a seamed sweater adds stability to the final piece making it more durable and not skewing out of shape as seamless garments can sometimes do. The included tutorial also covers mattress stitching stripes so they line up perfectly!