Ribbed Sweater with Button Neck

A smart button-neck sweater for casual wear. The fancy rib panels comprise a mix of making a stitch on right-side rows while simultaneously decreasing a stitch. This gives an interesting wavy edge and slanting lines within the six stitch panels and is a simple stitch to work. The sleeves are worked top down making the finished length easy to adjust. This design could easily be unisex by adjusting the button and buttonhole borders.

To fit chest 32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50, 52-54 in

Actual chest, approx. 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57 in

Length to shoulder 25¾, 26¼, 26½, 26½, 26¾, 27¼ in

Sleeve length, adjustable 18½, 18½, 19, 19, 19, 19½ in

Rico Essential Soft Merino Aran (100 metres/109 yards per 50g ball)

12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15 x 50g balls in shade Sage 40

First published in Knitting Magazine