Shearing Day

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Shearing Day is a top-down, compound raglan sweater with a classic stockinette body and a twisted stitch motif running along the sleeves. The continuous construction makes it easy to try on as you go, while the sleeve texture adds a little something special, both to the knitting experience and to the finished garment.

Construction

Shearing Day is worked from the top down with compound raglan shaping. A twisted stitch motif travels from the neckline to the sleeve cuff. The back neck is cast on and worked flat with increases to shape the shoulders and neckline. Front neckline stitches are cast on to join the upper body, and compound raglan shaping is worked to the full yoke depth. After sleeve and body separation, the body is worked with optional tapering, and shaped sleeves are worked to desired lengths. The body hem, neckband and sleeve cuffs are finished with 1x1 rib and a tubular bind off.

Selecting a Size

The Shearing Day sweater is intended to be worn with 2–4” / 5–10 cm of positive ease. Select a size 2–4” / 5–10 cm larger than your chest circumference. Measurements below are for the finished sweater after blocking. Samantha wears Size 4 with 1.75” / 4.5 cm of positive ease; she is 5’6” / 167.5 cm tall.

Finished Chest Circumference

1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7 {8, 9} 

32 (36.25, 40.5, 44.75) 48, 52.25, 56.5 {60.75, 64}“ 

80 (90.5, 101, 111.5) 120, 130.5, 141 {151.5, 160} cm

Yarn

Prado de Lana ‘Romeldale/CVM’ 

(100% Romeldale/CVM Wool; approximately 285 yds / 260 m per 100 g)

Shown in Color: Savoy 

4 (4, 4, 5) 5, 6, 6 {7, 7} skeins

Or 900 (1000, 1125, 1260) 1335, 1465, 1610 {1740, 1865} yds  / 825 (920, 1030, 1155) 1225, 1345, 1475 {1595, 1710} m of a similar DK weight yarn

Additional yardage required if lengthening body and/or sleeves.

Gauge

19 stitches x 29 rows = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm in Stockinette stitch, worked flat and in the round using Needle A, after blocking

Needles

Needle A (Main Fabric) 

One circular needle 24” / 60 cm or longer, US 6 / 4 mm or size needed to get gauge

Needle B (Neckband) 

One circular needle 16” / 40 cm, US 4 / 3.5 mm or two sizes smaller than gauge needle

Needle C (Sleeves) 

One set of needles in preferred method for working small circumferences, US 7 / 4.5 mm or one size larger than gauge needle 

For the sample, I went up a needle size to work the Sleeves. You may or may not need to make this adjustment in needle size when working the pattern over a smaller circumference.

Needle D (Cuff Ribbing) 

One set of needles in preferred method for working small circumferences, US 4 / 3.5 mm or two sizes smaller than gauge needle

Needle E (Hem Ribbing) 

One circular needle 24” / 60 cm or longer, US 4 / 3.5 mm or two sizes smaller than gauge needle

Notions

Removable stitch markers, waste yarn or spare needles same size as or smaller than gauge needle, tapestry needle, blocking materials

Techniques

Long-Tail cast on, twisted stitches, picking up stitches, backwards loop cast on, tubular bind off