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by Amy Gunderson

I love the idea of using stitches as lines

on a canvas. Sketching out a rough
idea, and then using the magic of
geometry and math to create a real-
life representation of that sketch is
super fun. This sweater was dreamt up
as an exercise in another episode of
"can I do this with my knitting"?

It's designed to be a bit cropped as

shown. Because of the nature of the
design, it's tough to adjust the length
without making signi�cant changes to
some of the rates of movement and
increases in the lower body. The
cropped aspect, plus the narrowed
waist and zipper, makes this sweater
reminiscent of a sort of fancy
motorcycle jacket.

A tweedy wool yarn is held together

with a laceweight silk mohair blend
throughout this sweater. Pieces are
knit �at and seamed together, which
might not seem like very much fun. But
due to the shifting cables and varying raglan decreases for sleeves and body, trust me – it's much
easier to follow as written. Plus, the seams give this sporty number stability and a more �nished
look.

model: Amy Gunderson

photos: Samantha Izquierdo

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SIZE
 XS[S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X]
shown in size S with 5 inches/12.5 cm of ease at chest

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest circumference at underarm:  34[38.5, 43, 46.5, 51, 54.5, 59, 62.5, 67] inches / 86.5[98, 109,
118, 129.5, 138.5, 150, 159, 170] cm
Length:  16.25[17, 18.5, 18.75, 19.25, 20.5, 20.5, 21.25, 22.25] inches / 41.5[43, 47, 47.5, 49, 52,
53.5, 54, 56.5] cm

MATERIALS

Yarn
[MC1] Universal Yarn Deluxe DK Tweed Superwash [90% superwash wool, 3% viscose, 7%
acrylic; 284 yd/260 m per 3.5 oz/100 g skein]; color: 403 Hazelnut; 3[4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7] skeins
[MC2] Rico Design Essentials Super Kid Mohair Loves Silk, distributed by Universal Yarn [70%
mohair, 30% silk; 218 yd/199 m per .88 oz/25 g skein]; color: 037 Mustard; 4[4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9]
skeins

Yarn Characteristics
The sample shown uses a DK-weight plied yarn that is mostly wool held together with a
silk/mohair laceweight yarn. Held together, these yarns have good stitch de�nition, good elasticity,
and a nice halo from the silk/mohair yarn. One strand of worsted weight yarn could be used instead.
Make sure it's a wool or mostly wool blend, or acrylic or mostly acrylic blend, to keep the same
structure and stitch de�nition as shown in the photos and to help the cables pop.

Recommended needle size

[always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below - every knitter's gauge is unique]
US #6/4mm needles for working �at
US #8/5mm needles for working �at
US Size E-4/3.5 mm crochet hook (for stabilizing front opening)

Notions
cable needle
4 stitch markers
separating zipper

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