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Sheep Shop Yarn Company

At the store I co-own with my partner Sandra, we had scheduled a Fall Retreat at Emerald Lake in the Canadian Rockies, featuring your dear Knitty friends, Amy Singer and Jillian Moreno. I started this sweater about a week and a half before they arrived and finished on the bus ride up to the Lodge. And with the falling snow all weekend long, it was the perfect sweater for a perfect weekend.

I chose a simple, slightly longer, shaped cardigan, accented with cables-and-eyelets along the raglan lines and finished off with a short-row shaped collar. The pattern is easier than it looks, and knits up quickly on US 10/6mm needles.

model and photos: Amy Swenson

SIZE
XS[S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X] (shown in size L)
 
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Chest:35 [39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59] inches
Length: 22.5[23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28] inches

A brief note on fit: The size L sweater fits nicely on a 42" bust. There's a fair amount of ease built into the pattern. So, please select a size 3-5 inches larger than your actual bust measurement.

 
MATERIALS

Sheep Shop Yarn Company Sheep 2 [100% Wool; 90 yd/82m per 100g skein]; color: F02; 10[11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19] skeins

1 set US #10/6mm double-point needles
1 32-inch US #10/6mm circular needle
1 47-inch US #10/6mm circular needle
Note: Instead of the longer circular needle, which is used for the ribbed shawl collar, you can use two shorter circular needles. For example, I used two 32-inch needles.

8 stitch markers
2 safety pins
1 split ring marker or safety pin
Tapestry needle
Cable needle
Waste yarn
1 large button [button shown is a 60mm diameter round plastic button from Dill Buttons]

GAUGE

12 sts/20 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

 
PATTERN NOTES

[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here]

Instructions for the Backward Loop Cast On can be found here.
Instructions for grafting can be found here.

2x2 Rib (Worked back and forth over a multiple of 4 sts + 2):
Row 1 [RS]: [K2, p2] to last 2 sts, k2.
Row 2 [WS]: [P2, k2] to last 2 sts, p2.
Repeat these 2 rows for 2x2 Rib.

2x2 Rib (Worked in the round over a multiple of 4 sts):
Round 1: [K2, p2] to end.
Repeat this round for 2x2 Rib.

C6B: Slip next 3 sts to cable needle and hold to back of work, k3, k3 from cable needle.

Working Wraps Together with Wrapped Stitches:
When working rows which follow short rows, work the "wraps" at the turning points of the short rows, together with the stitches they wrap, as follows:

When working a knit stitch: Work to wrapped stitch. Slip next stitch from left needle to right needle, use tip of left needle to pick up "wrap" and place it on right needle, insert left needle into both wrap and stitch, and knit them together.

When working a purl stitch: Work to wrapped stitch. Slip next stitch from left needle to right needle, use tip of left needle to pick up "wrap" and place it on right needle, slip both wrap and stitch back to left needle, purl together through back loops.

DIRECTIONS

Lower Body
Using 32-inch circular needle, CO 94[106, 118, 130, 142, 154, 166] sts. Do not join.

Work 20 rows in 2x2 Rib.

Next Row [RS]: K19[20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31], place marker, k4[6, 6, 8, 8, 10, 10], place marker, k4[6, 6, 8, 8, 10, 10], place marker, k40[42, 48, 50, 56, 58, 64], place marker, k4[6, 6, 8, 8, 10, 10], place marker, k4[6, 6, 8, 8, 10, 10], place marker, k19[20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31]. 6 markers placed; first, third, fourth, and sixth markers indicate waist shaping points, and second and fifth markers indicate side "seam" placement.

Continue in stockinette st until work measures 6[6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9] inches, ending with a WS row.

Shape Waist
Waist Decrease Row [RS]: K to 2 sts before first marker, ssk, k to third marker, k2tog, k to 2 sts before fourth marker, ssk, k to sixth marker, k2tog, k to end. 4 sts decreased.

Work 5 rows in stockinette st.

Repeat these 6 rows once, then work Waist Decrease Row once more. 82[94, 106, 118, 130, 142, 154] sts.

Work 3 rows in stockinette st. Work measures approx. 9[9, 10, 11, 11, 11, 12] inches. Place a safety pin in your work at end of last row worked (on right front edge).

NOTE: Read ahead! Neckline, waist and raglan shaping are worked at the same time.

Shape Neckline
Neckline Decrease Row [RS]: K2, k2tog, work in patt to last 4 sts, ssk, k2.
Work 9[7, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3] rows in patt as set.
Repeat these 10[8, 6, 6, 6, 4, 4] rows 4[6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13]. (This shaping will continue to be worked while raglan shaping is being worked.)

AT THE SAME TIME: When work measures 11[11, 12, 13, 13, 13, 14] inches, ending with a WS row, continue waist shaping as follows:

Waist Increase Row [RS]: K to first marker, m1, slip marker, k to third marker, slip marker, m1, k to fourth marker, m1, slip marker, k to sixth marker, slip marker, m1, k to end. 4 sts increased.
Work 5 rows in stockinette st.
Repeat these 6 rows twice more. When waist shaping is complete, remove first, third, fourth, and sixth markers, leaving second and fifth markers in place. There should be 48[54, 60, 66, 72, 78, 84] sts between markers.

Continue in stockinette st, working neckline decreases as set, until work measures 16[16, 17, 18, 18, 18, 19] inches, ending with a RS row.

Next Row [WS]: [P to 3[3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5] sts after marker, place last 6[6, 8, 8, 8, 10, 10] sts worked on hold on waste yarn, removing marker] twice, p to end. Set work aside and work sleeves. Do not break yarn; begin a new ball of yarn for sleeve.

Make a note of how many neckline decreases have been worked, and how many rows have been worked since the last decrease. When you begin working the raglan yoke, you will continue working the neckline decrease sequence.

Sleeves
Using double-point needles, CO 28[28, 32, 32, 32, 36, 36] sts. Divide between needles and join to begin working in the round, being careful not to twist. After the first few rounds have been worked, place a split ring marker or safety pin in your work to indicate beginning of round.

Work 20 rounds in 2x2 Rib.

K 8 rounds.

Sleeve Increase Round: K2, m1, k to last 2 sts, m1, k2.
K 9[9, 7, 6, 6, 6, 5] rounds.
Repeat these 10[10, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6] rounds 4[5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9] times more. 38[40, 46, 48, 50, 54, 56] sts.

Continue in stockinette st until work measures 17.5[18, 18, 18.5, 18.5, 19, 19] inches, or desired length to underarm, ending last round 3[3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5] sts before end of round.

Break yarn, leaving an 18-inch tail. Place last 3[3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5] sts of this round and first 3[3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5] sts of next round on hold on waste yarn, and place remaning 32[34, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46] sts on hold on spare circular needle or double-point needles.

Make a second sleeve in the same way, but do not remove remaining 32[34, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46] sts from working needles.

Yoke
(When working the Joining Row which follows, remember to work neckline decreases if this is a decrease row for your size!)

Pick up lower body and resume working using ball of yarn attached to right front edge, working all sts onto circular needle as follows:

Joining Row [RS]: K to last 3 sts of right front, place marker, k3; k first 3 sts of one sleeve, place marker, k to last 3 sts of sleeve, place marker, k3; k first 3 sts of back, place marker, k to last 3 sts of back, place marker, k3; k first 3 sts of second sleeve, place marker, k to last 3 sts of second sleeve, place marker, k3; k first 3 sts of left front, place marker, k to end.

There will be 140[154, 166, 182, 198, 204, 220] sts on the needle: 14[16, 16, 19, 22, 21, 24] sts for each front, 26[28, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40] sts for each sleeve, and 36[42, 46, 52, 58, 62, 68] sts for the back, with 6 sts between each pair of markers. If you have 1 st more or less in each front, don't worry; however, be sure you have the right number of sleeve and back sts.

Work 5[5, 5, 1, 3, 5, 3] rows in stockinette st.

Raglan Decrease Row [RS]: [K to 3 sts before marker, k3tog tbl, yo, slip marker, work 6 sts of Cable Chart, slip marker, yo, k3tog] 4 times, k to end.
P 1 row.
Repeat these 2 rows 9[10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16] times more.

After all neckline and raglan decreases have been worked, 56[60, 66, 64, 68, 70, 74] sts remain. Excluding cable sts between markers, each front has 2 sts, each sleeve has 6[6, 8, 6, 6, 6, 6] sts, and the back has 16[20, 22, 24, 28, 30, 34] sts.

Next Row [RS]: K2tog tbl, remove marker, work 6 sts of Cable Chart, slip marker, yo, k3tog, [k to 3 sts before marker, k3tog tbl, yo, slip marker, work 6 sts of Cable Chart, slip marker, yo, k3tog] twice, k to 3 sts before marker, k3tog tbl, yo, slip marker, work 6 sts of Cable Chart, remove marker, k2tog. 48[52, 58, 56, 60, 62, 66] sts.

P 1 row.

Next Row [RS]: K2tog tbl, k5, remove marker, k2tog, k0[0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0], k2tog tbl, work 6 sts of Cable Chart, slip marker, yo, k3tog, k to 3 sts before marker, k3tog tbl, yo, slip marker, work 6 sts of Cable Chart, k2tog, k0[0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0], k2tog tbl, k5, k2tog. 40[44, 50, 48, 52, 54, 58] sts.

P 1 row.

When working next row, remove markers as you come to them.

Next Row [RS]: BO 3[3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5] sts, k2tog, k to marker, k2tog, k4, yo, k3tog, k to 3 sts before marker, k3tog tbl, yo, k4, ssk, k to last 6[6, 7, 6, 7, 7, 8] sts, ssk, k to end. 31[35, 40, 39, 42, 44, 47] sts.

Next Row [WS]: BO 3[3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5] sts, p to end. Leave remaining 26[32, 36, 36, 38, 40, 42] sts on hold on needle. Break yarn.

Collar and Button Band
Using longer circular needle, with RS facing and beginning at lower corner of right front edge, pick up and k 2 sts for every 3 rows along right front edge, placing a st marker at point indicated by safety pin (beginning of neckline shaping), pick up and k 1 st in each bound off st, k the 26[32, 36, 36, 38, 40, 42] held sts of back neck, pick up and k 1 st in each bound off st, and 2 sts for every 3 rows along left front edge.

Note: It's very important that you pick up the same number of stitches on both front edges, and that stitches are picked up as recommended, rather than that you obtain an exact number of sts. Markers will be used to keep track of your buttonhole placement and short row collar shaping. To obtain a rib that begins and ends with k2 at both front edges, make sure you pick up a total of sts that's divisible by 4 sts, plus 2. For example, for the L size, I picked up 87 sts on each front plus the 36 across the neck, for a total of 210 sts. If you don't obtain a workable number of sts, increase or decrease up to 2 sts when working the next row, as needed.

Work 1 row in 2x2 Rib.

Next Row [RS]: Work to marker, work 9 sts, place marker; count the number of sts you have worked so far in this row, and place a pin in your work at this point on the left front edge; work to this point, place marker, work to end. There are 3 markers in your work: 1 at the point where the neckline shaping began on the right front edge, and one 9 sts (or approx. 14 rows) above that point, on both the right and left front edges.

Work 5[5, 5, 7, 7, 7, 9] more rows in 2x2 Rib.

Buttonhole Row [RS]: Work to first marker, BO 5 sts, work to end.

Next Row [WS]: Work to bound-off sts, CO 5 sts using Backward Loop method, remove marker, work to end. 2 markers remain; these will be referred to as the right and left markers (right marker on right front, etc.).

First Set of Short Rows:
Work to left marker, w&t. Work to right marker, w&t.
Work to 5 sts before left marker, w&t. Work to 5 sts before right marker, w&t.
Work to 10 sts before left marker, w&t. Work to 10 sts before right marker, w&t.
Work to 13 sts before left marker, w&t. Work to 13 sts before right marker, w&t.
Work to 16 sts before left marker, w&t. Work to 16 sts before right marker, w&t.
Work to end, working wraps together with wrapped sts (see note in Pattern Notes, above).
Work 1 more row, working remaining wraps together with wrapped sts.

Second Set of Short Rows:
Work to 5 sts before left marker, w&t. Work to 5 sts before right marker, w&t.
Work to 10 sts before left marker, w&t. Work to 10 sts before right marker, w&t.
Work to 15 sts before left marker, w&t. Work to 15 sts before right marker, w&t.
Work to 17 sts before left marker, w&t. Work to 17 sts before right marker, w&t.
Work to 14 sts before left marker, w&t. Work to 14 sts before right marker, w&t.
Work to end, working wraps together with wrapped sts.
Work 1 more row, working remaining wraps together with wrapped sts.

BO all sts loosely in 2x2 Rib.

FINISHING

Graft held sts of sleeves and lower body together at underarms.
Block as desired and sew on button.

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

Amy Swenson is lucky to live a yarn-filled life in Calgary. She runs Make One Yarn Studio, distributes her original patterns for knitting and crochet through indiKnits Designs and plays with yarn as often as possible.

Her first book, "Not Your Mama's Crochet", was published in September 2006, with the follow-up, "Not Your Mama's Felting", due in stores in April 2007.