Cotswold

Cotswold is worked in the round from hem to the armholes, where the sleeves are joined with the body for the raglan yoke. Short rows are used to add length to the lower centre back, and the yoke is worked back and forth to raise the back neck of the sweater. Both, short row and grafting instructions are included in the pattern.

• Skill Level Intermediate – knit, purl, slipped stitches, simple increases and decreases, short rows
• Finished chest circ 32 (35 ½, 39, 41 ¾, 45 ¼, 49, 52 ½) in / 83.5 (91.5, 100, 108.5, 116.5, 125, 133.5) cm Designed to be worn with approx 1 in / 2.5 cm of positive ease across chest
• Yarn Malabrigo Worsted (100% Merino Wool, 210 yds / 190 m / 100 g / 3.5 oz skein) #36 Pearl; 5 (6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9) skeins

Substitute with approx 750 (830, 930, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1280) yds / 670 (740, 830, 900, 990, 1080, 1150) m of Worsted weight wool that knits to the specified gauge

• Gauge 18 sts and 26 rnds / rows = 4 in / 10 cm square, worked on 5 mm (US 8) needles