Sugary Brown

by Ema Marinescu
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 Description

Sugary Brown is a top-down raglan

sweater worked in the round, with waist
shaping and a simple cable pattern on
the front side and on the right sleeve. It is
a relatively easy project for sweater
novices.

Materials

- approx. 800 (900, 950, 970, 1000, 1100)m

or 880 (990, 1040, 1060, 1100, 1205) yards
of DK weight yarn, such as:
Wollmeise Merino DK, Elsebeth Lavold
Silky Wool or Ice Yarns Master Alpaca
- scrap yarn

Needles and notions

- US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles (dpns

for sleeves are optional)
- US 4 / 3.5 mm cable needle (or size
needed to obtain the correct gauge)
- US 4 / 3.5 mm crochet hook (for
provisional cast on)
- 1 tapestry needle
- 8 stitch markers

Gauge

20 stitches = 4 inches (10cm) in

stockinette stitch
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 Measurements
XS S M L XL XXL

Bust 31-32" 33-34" 35-36" 37-38" 39-40" 41-42"

Waist 30" 31.6" 33.2" 34.8" 36.4" 38"

Hip 32.8" 34.8" 36.8" 38.8" 40.8" 42.8"

Biceps 11.6" 12" 12.6" 13" 14" 15"

Wrist 9.2" 9.6" 10.4" 10.8" 11.6" 12.8"

Body length from shoulder 15.5” 16.5” 17.5” 18” 18.5” 19”
Sleeve length shoulder to
16.5” 17.5” 18.5” 19” 19.5” 20”
cuff

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 Abbreviations
[ ] Repeat sequence between brackets
cm Place marker (for cable pattern)
k Knit
k2tog Knit the next 2 stitches together
kfb Knit through the front and back of the stitch
ktbl Knit the stitch through the back of the loop
LLC Left leaning cable: slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in front, knit the
next 2 sts, then knit the 2 sts from the cable needle
m Place marker (for raglan/waist shaping)
m1l Make 1 stitch by lifting up strand of yarn between the last worked stitch (on the
right-hand needle) and the next stitch (on the left-hand needle) from the front to
the back, then knit the picked up stitch through the back of the loop.
m1r Make 1 stitch by lifting up strand of yarn between the last worked stitch (on the
right-hand needle) and the next stitch (on the left-hand needle) from the back to
the front, then knit the picked up stitch through the front of the loop
p Purl
R Row / round
RLC Right leaning cable: slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in back, knit the
next 2 sts, then knit the 2 sts from the cable needle
sl Slip stitch (as if to purl)
slm Slip marker
ssk Slip next 2 stitches to the right-hand needle as if to knit, then slip them back to
the left-hand needle and knit them together
st(s) Stitch(es)

Techniques
Provisional cast on
If you are unfamiliar with this cast on, there is an excellent tutorial here

I-cord bind off

Follow the steps illustrated in this tutorial

Note:
For ease of reference, this pattern uses color coding.
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Red indicates sleeves, green indicates the back, blue indicates the front.
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 Instructions
1. Neckline
Cast on 125 (129, 137, 141, 149, 153) sts
using a provisional cast on.
R0: k around.
Place m to mark the beginning of the
round.
Join work in the round, being careful not
to twist your ring of stitches.
R1: k1, [sl1 with yarn in front, k1].
R2: sl 1 with yarn in front, [k1, sl1 with yarn
in front].
R3: R1.
R4: R2.
R5: R1.
R6: R2, then m1l, slm.
You now have 126 (130, 138, 142, 150, 154)
sts in total.
On next round, place markers as follows:
R7: k20 (20, 22, 22, 24, 24), m, k43 (45,
47, 49, 51, 53), m, k3(3, 4, 4, 5, 5), cm, k14,
cm, k3(3, 4, 4, 5, 5), m, k27(28, 29, 30, 31,
32), cm, k14, cm, k2(3, 4, 5, 6, 7), slm.
2. Raglan shaping
R8: [k to cm, slm, work cable pattern
according to chart, slm], k to end of
round, slm.
R9: k1, m1l, [k to 1 before m, m1r, k1, slm,
k1, m1l] x3, k to 1 before m, m1r, k1, slm
and at the same time work the next row
of the cable pattern between the cms.
Repeat [R8, R9] 18 (19, 20, 21, 22, 24)
more times.
You now have 278 (290, 306, 318, 334,
354) sts in total, distributed as follows:
XS: 58, m, 81, m, 58, m, 81, m
S: 60, m, 85, m, 60, m, 85, m
M: 64, m, 89, m, 64, m, 89, m
L: 66, m, 93, m, 66, m, 93, m
XL: 70, m, 97, m, 70, m, 97, m
XXL: 76, m, 101, m, 76, m, 101, m
3. Separate sleeves from body
Knit the next round, removing raglan
markers as you come to them, place the
sleeve sts for each sleeve (and the cm
markers for the right sleeve) on scrap
yarn and cast on 6 (6, 8, 8, 10, 12) new sts
for each underarm as follows: cast on 3
(3, 4, 4, 5, 6) sts, m, cast on 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 6)
sts.
You now have 174 (182, 194, 202, 214, 226)
sts on your needles and two m markers
at each underarm (plus the cm cable
markers for the front). The last m marker
you placed is now the beginning of the
round.
4. Body
Work the body evenly for 9 cm / 3.5
inches measured from underarm, while
also continuing the cable pattern on the
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front of the body.
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5. Waist shaping
Decrease round (DR): [k to 4 stitches
before next m, ssk, k2, slm, k2, k2tog]
Increase round (IR): [k to 3 stitches
before next m, m1r, k3, slm, k3, m1l]
Work DR every 2 cm / 0.7 inches a total
of 3 times. 162 (170, 182, 190, 202, 214) sts.
Work evenly for 5 cm / 2 inches.
Work IR every 2 cm / 0.7 inches a total
of 4 times.
178 (186, 198, 206, 218, 230) sts.
Work the rest of the body evenly until
you reach your desired length. (see
schematic for reference)
Decrease 2 sts on next round:
[k to 1 stitch before next m, k2tog].
6. Ribbing
Rib: [p2, k2].
Repeat Rib round for 5 cm / 2 inches.
Bind off loosely.
7. Sleeves
Right sleeve:
Transfer the sleeve sts and cms from the
scrap yarn onto the needles. From the
sts that were cast on for the underarm
when knitting the body, pick up 3 (3, 4, 4,
5, 6) sts, m, pick up 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 6) sts. The
m marks the start of the sleeve round.
Work next 2 rounds evenly while also
continuing the cable pattern.
Work decrease round: k2, k2tog, k to 4
sts before m, ssk, k2, slm. (2 sts
decreased)
Work evenly, decreasing 2 sts every 9th
round as described above, until 46 (48,
52, 54, 58, 64) sts are left on the needles.
Continue to work as established until you
are 5 cm/ 2 inches short of your desired
sleeve length.
Rib: k1, [p2, k2], k1.
Repeat rib for 5 cm / 2 inches.
Bind off loosely.
Left sleeve
Transfer the sleeve sts onto the needles.
From the sts that were cast on for the
underarm when knitting the body, pick
up 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 6) sts, m, pick up 3 (3, 4, 4,
5, 6) sts. The m marks the start of the
sleeve round.
Work next 2 rounds evenly while also
continuing the cable pattern.
Work decrease round: k2, k2tog, k to 4
sts before m, ssk, k2, slm. (2 sts
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decreased)
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Work evenly, decreasing 2 sts every 9th Stitch Patterns
round as described above, until 46 (48,
52, 54, 58, 64) sts are left on the needles. Cable Pattern

Continue to work as established until you
are 5 cm/ 2 inches short of your desired
sleeve length.
Rib: k1, [p2, k2], k1.
R1: ktbl 1, p2, k8, p2 ktbl 1
R2: ktbl 1, p2, k8, p2 ktbl 1
R3: ktbl 1, p2, LLC, RLC, p2 ktbl 1
R4: ktbl 1, p2, k8, p2 ktbl 1

Repeat rib for 5 cm / 2 inches.

Bind off loosely.

8. Finishing

Carefully unravel the provisional cast on

at the neckline and pick up the live
stitches. Using the i-cord bind off method,
bind off all stitches.

Gently soak the sweater in lukewarm

water and lay flat to dry.

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