Pattern Description from Interweave Knits, Spring 2005: “Lana Hames has used soft hemp yarn to design a sweater you may never want to take off. A ribbed seed-stitch pattern and raglan shaping subtly outlined with small cables add quiet interest to this otherwise easy-going basic pullover. The body and sleeves are worked separately (in the round) to the armholes, then joined together, and the yoke is worked to the neck. The only seams to sew are at the underarms.”

Finished Sizes: 30 (33½, 36¾, 40, 43½, 46¾, 50)“ (76 85, 93½, 101½, 110½, 118½, 127 cm) bust/chest circumference.

Yarn: Hemp for Knitting Allhemp6 (100% hemp; 145 yd 132 m/90 g): periwinkle 7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) skeins. Yarn distributed by Lanaknits.

Needles:

• Body and sleeves - Size 4 (3.5 mm): 32” (80-cm) circular (cir) and set of 4 or 5 double-pointed (dpn).
• Edging - Size 2 (3 mm): 24” (60-cm) cir and set of 4 or 5 dpn.
• Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions: Stitch holders; markers (m); cable needle (cn); tapestry needle.