Kite Sweater

Kite Sweater is a seamless, top-down pullover designed to be worn with 5-20 cm/2-8 in of positive ease. The body is worked straight, without any shaping. There are two length options and two options for finishing the neckline: ribbed neckband or a loose turtleneck. The stitch pattern looks best in solid or semi-solid colourways.The pattern contains both charts and written instructions.

The pattern has been tech edited by Corrina Ferguson.

Yarn: Smooth DK weight merino wool with good stitch definition, in a solid or semisolid colourway.

For hip length sweater: 1260 (1515, 1755, 2220, 2485) m/1390 (1670, 1935, 2445, 2735) yds.

For shorter sweater: 1100 (1320, 1535, 1965, 2200) m/1210, 1455, 1690, 2165, 2420) yds.

For turtleneck (optional): if you make a turtleneck, add 150 m/165 yds.