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| Job type | Test knit |
| Description | This sweater is one of, if not the most, cozy sweater I have ever knit. The boucle feel of this 100% merino wool by Woolfolk is just unbelievable, which is the major reason I had to knit two versions. With Cozy on Southwick you get not one, but two sweater patterns! You can decide if you want to knit a single color version or play around with stripes, AND you can also decide if you want to feature the boucle side (reverse stockinette) or the more subdued side (stockinette), depending on your preference. Construction: This drop shoulder sweater is knit from the top-down in the round. The sweater begins by working the back shoulders and knitting to the back underarm. Then stitches are picked up for the front shoulder, which are worked one at a time. From there, both front sides are joined and stitches cast on for the bottom of the front neck and worked to the front underarm length. Then front and back are joined at the underarms to knit in the round. The body is worked in the round to complete the motif, finished with a bottom hem trim rib. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up along the armhole edge and worked in the round to the cuff. Stitches are picked up around the neck edge and worked in a rib trim. Two sweater options are given, one with stripes and knit right side out and the other without stripes with the reverse stockinette side facing out. Skill Level: Intermediate Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) To fit 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62) in / 76 (86, 96.5, 106.5, 117, 127, 137, 147, 158) cm circumference at bust. Finished Measurements Recommended ease: This sweater is designed with proportional ease, which means that the amount of positive ease is based on body measurements to achieve a consistent fit across sizes. It is intended to be worn oversized with 3-8.5 in / 6.5-18.5 cm of positive ease at the bust. The model wears size 3 with 4.25 in / 11 cm of positive ease at the bust. Yarn & Yardage Stripe Version CC Amount: 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4) skeins or 215 (242, 274, 300, 328, 357, 380, 410, 433) yds / 197 (222, 251, 274, 300, 327, 348, 376, 397) m / 100 (100, 150, 150, 150, 150, 150, 200, 200) g of Woolfolk Flette - 100% ultimate merino (50 g = 131 yds / 120 m) in Jadeite (special collaboration with Ritual Dyes) Single Color Version Gauge Needles & Notions |
| Tech edited | This pattern has been tech edited. |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Start date | 2022-06-10 |
| Due date | 2022-08-10 |
| Craft | Knitting |
| Test secrecy | Postable |
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| Advertiser | Beach House Knits |
| Spots available | 32 |
| Sizes required |
1 - striped
: 2 testers needed
1 - single color : 1 testers needed 2 - striped : 2 testers needed 2 - single color : 2 testers needed 3 - striped : 2 testers needed 3 - single color : Filled! 4 - striped : 2 testers needed 4 - single color : 2 testers needed 5 - striped : 2 testers needed 5 - single color : 2 testers needed 6 - striped : 1 testers needed 6 - single color : 2 testers needed 7 - striped : 2 testers needed 7 - single color : 2 testers needed 8 - striped : 2 testers needed 8 - single color : 2 testers needed 9 - striped : 2 testers needed 9 - single color : 2 testers needed |
| Finished measurements | Finished bust circumference (after blocking): 33 (37.5, 42.5, 47, 51.75, 56.5, 61.25, 65.75, 70.5) in / 82.5 (94, 106, 117.5, 129.5, 141, 153, 164.5, 176.5) cm Recommended ease: This sweater is designed with proportional ease, which means that the amount of positive ease is based on body measurements to achieve a consistent fit across sizes. It is intended to be worn oversized with 3-8.5 in / 6.5-18.5 cm of positive ease at the bust. The model wears size 3 with 4.25 in / 11 cm of positive ease at the bust. |
| Gauge | 17 sts and 33 rnds = 4 in / 10 cm in stockinette st with larger needles, in the round and blocked |
| Charted or written pattern | Written |
| Skills required | picking up stitches, learning a few new techniques, making increases and decreases |
| Construction type | drop shoulder, top down, in the round |
| Required or recommended yarn | DK - preferably a boucle type yarn |
| Yardage | 710 (800, 905, 990, 1084, 1181, 1257, 1356, 1431) yds (either 1 color or striped - see yardage above for striped) |
| Tools required | US 4 / 3.5 mm - 16 in / 40 cm circular for collar, 32 in / 80 cm for hem and preferred needles for small circumference knitting for cuffs and collar US 5 / 3.75 mm - 32 in / 80 cm to 40 in / 100 cm circular and preferred needles for small circumference knitting (Magic Loop or dpns) stitch marker tapestry needle scissors waste yarn or stitch holders |
| Ownership of the finished item | The finished item is yours to keep. |
| Requirements from the maker |
Please only ask to test if you can commit to the following: Provide feedback/updates approximately 1x per week. Complete the final survey (will be emailed at the end of the test knit). List your FO on a project page on Ravelry at the end of testing with a photo of the finished project (so that I can share on social media and others know that it has been tested and can see your lovely versions!). |
| Rewards from the designer |
The designer is offering discounted or free pattern(s) to testers
I will provide you one of my self-published patterns as compensation for a completed and on-time test knit (along with the finished version of this pattern)! |
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