Pattern Cocktail. Wheat + Heritage
Pattern Cocktail is a mix of an original Wheat and Heritage patterns.
It is a top-down sweater with the yoke shaped as a compound raglan, which creates a natural line running along the shoulder – something between the classic raglan and saddle sleeve.
The body of the sweater is knit in basic stockinette stitch and the back is shaped with the help of short rows, which results in a slightly elongated shape at the back.
The hem is trimmed with the i-cord that creates a nice texture contrast with the stockinette stitch body.
The simple cable panel running along the sleeves is easy to knit and adds just enough texture to a simple stockinette stitch fabric. The body of the sweater is “broken down” by the central slip stitch.
Sizing
The sweater is graded for 9 sizes with approximately 3″ of ease. The sample is shown in size 2 with 3″ of ease.
B O D Y S I Z E S:
Size 1 30" [76 cm]
Size 2 33" [84 cm]
Size 3 36" [91.5 cm]
Size 4 39” [99 cm]
Size 5 42" [106.5 cm]
Size 6 45" [114 cm]
Size 7 47" [119 cm]
Size 8 54" [137 cm]
Size 9 62" [157.5 cm]
F I N I S H E D M E A S U R E M E N T S:
Chest/Bust at Underarm: 34 (36½, 39½, 43½, 46) (48½, 50½, 58, 65)" [86 (92.5, 100, 110.5, 116.5) (123, 128, 147, 165) cm]
Upper arm circumference: 10½ (11 ½, 12½, 13, 14 ½) (15, 16½, 18 ½, 22)" [26.5 (29.2, 31.75, 33, 36.8) (38, 42, 47, 56) cm]
G A U G E
20 sts & 28 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Stockinette stitch after blocking.
Cable panel (see p.9): 3½" (9 cm)
Y A R N
957 (957, 1148, 1258, 1258) (1340, 1340, 1558, 1558) yds [875 (875, 1050, 1150, 1150) (1225, 1225, 1425, 1425)] m of Sport weight yarn. Sample is knit in 100% Baby Alpaca from Magliamania.
List of techniques used:
I-cord edge – written instructions and link to the photo tutorial are provided.
Picking up sts – link to photo tutorial is provided
Elongated slip st – chart, written instructions and link to the video tutorial is provided
The pattern has been edited by a professional technical editor and test knitted.