Back in the Saddle by Amy Gunderson

Back in the Saddle

Knitting
July 2025
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
1100 - 2640 yards (1006 - 2414 m)
XS (S, M, L, 1X) (2X, 3X, 4X,5X)
English
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Pattern Notes
Do you have lots of fingering weight scraps leftover and can’t bear to throw them out? Small bits that just aren’t enough for a full project? This is the perfect project to use up all those odds and ends. And the best part? This sweater has very few ends to weave in! Most ends can be knitted in as you go. A photo tutorial is provided for the knitting in of ends - this is a separate PDF file included with your purchase. Just to reiterate – you do not need to weave in most of the ends!

Color Notes
I decided to go with a curated palette of blues
and greens for this sweater. You can see in most
of my other stashbusting patterns what a rainbow effect might look like, plus many other color stories. Get creative - this is the fun part!

Construction Notes
First, the flying geese motifs are knit as two long strips. These are the saddle shoulders. Stitches are picked up along the sides of the saddle shoulders and the body is knit downward. You can try this sweater on as you go to get the perfect length.

The intarsia method is used to change colors. When changing colors, bring the old color strand up and around the new one to avoid holes forming in your work.

Sizes
XS (S, M, L, 1X) (2X, 3X, 4X,5X)
Shown in S size modeled with 2” of positive ease

Finished Measurements
Bust: 32 (36.25, 40.25, 43.75, 48) (52.25, 56.25, 60.25, 64)”
Length: 19 (19.5, 20, 20.5, 21) (21.5, 22, 22.5, 23)” (adjustable)

Materials
Fingering Weight Yarn – all the scraps!
• Total Yarn for Sweater: approximately 250 (290, 330, 370, 410) (460, 500, 550, 600) grams

Each section of a block requires approximately 3.33 yds

MC: 165 (190, 220, 250, 270) (300, 340, 370, 400) grams

Needle: US Size 2 (2.75 mm) 24” circular; US Size 1 (2.25 mm) 16” & 24” circular, set of dpns, spare circular for tubular bind off
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch marker

Gauge
27 sts x 36 rows = 4” in St st
Flying Geese block = 4” wide x 2” tall