Farmlands Sweater is a beautifully soft oversized sweater with delicate purl details on the shoulders, down the sides of the body, and around the neckline; and a textured pattern over the sleeves. The pattern also provides the option for a classic fit neck opening or a more relaxed fit neck opening.

First the back is worked back and forth, initially with short rows to shape the upper back. Stitches are then picked up from the cast-on edge to form each shoulder, and short rows are used to achieve the perfect shoulder fit. The shoulders are joined at the front of the neck after shaping the neckline, and the front is knitted back and forth; once complete, the front and back are joined under the arms. The body is then knit in the round and finished in ribbing. Stitches are picked up along the armhole for the sleeves, and short rows worked to provide further shaping, before working in the round in a textured pattern and finishing with your chosen rib. Sizes 8 to 11 feature sleeve decreases to gently taper the sleeve towards the wrist. Finally, stitches are picked up and knitted in rib along the neck edge. All ribbing is bound off using the Italian bind- off.

Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) 10, 11
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) 10, 11 are intended to fit an approximate actual bust circumference of 75 (80, 85, 90, 95) (100, 110, 120, 130) 140, 150 cm.

Bust circumference of finished garment:
97.5 (102.5, 107, 112, 116.5) (121, 130.5, 142.5, 152) 161, 170.5 cm

Upper arm circumference of finished garment:
34.5 (34.5, 34.5, 40, 41) (42.5, 44.5 46, 50) 54, 57.5 cm

Recommended length of finished garment:
52.5 (53.5, 53.5, 54, 55) (55, 55.5, 56.5, 57) 58, 58.5 cm (measured mid-back excluding neck edge)

Recommended length of finished sleeve:
42 cm (measured from underarm cast-on edge)

Yoke depth:
25 (26, 26, 26.5, 27.5) (27.5, 28, 29, 29.5) 30.5, 31 cm

Gauge:
17 sts x 26 rows in both stockinette stitch and in textured pattern on 4.5mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after blocking

Needles:
Circular needles: 3.5mm (40 cm) (for classic fit neck), 4.0mm (25-120 cm), 4.5mm (25-120 cm)

Materials:
350 (350, 400, 400, 450) (450, 500, 500, 550) 600, 650 g Soft by Isager (50g = 125m) held together with 125 (125, 125, 125, 150) (150, 150, 150, 175) 175, 200 g Silk Mohair by Isager (25g = 212m)

OR

400 (400, 450, 450, 500) (550, 600, 600, 650) 700, 750 g Snefnug by CaMaRose (50g = 110m)

If you wish to lengthen or shorten the sweater, you may require more or less yarn.

Yarn used in the pictures is:
Version 1 - Snefnug by CaMaRose in shade Lysbeige #7314; demonstrating the classic fit neck.
Version 2 - Soft by Isager in shade E7s held together with Silk Mohair by Isager in shade 6; demonstrating the relaxed fit neck.
Please note: the width of the side body and underarm garter stitch panels will vary depending on which size you knit. The sample size in the pattern pictures demonstrates size 4.

Size guide*
Farmlands Sweater is designed to have approximately 20.5-22.5 cm of positive ease, meaning it is designed to be approximately 20.5- 22.5 cm larger in circumference than your bust measurement.