Look At My Holes Drop Sleeve Sweater takes a beloved summer mesh motif and transforms it into a cozy, autumnal gushy, warm (but not too warm) wooly sweater. Perfect for Fall hikes and warm bevvies, but also extremely cool and stylish. Tag me on Instagram and tiktok @jamesnwatts and use #LookatMyHolesDropSleeveSweater.

YARN
Nest Worsted by Magpie Fibers-100% Corriedale wool, 210 yards, 100 grams. Sample is knit in the color Twilight Brew.

GAUGE
15 sts x 20 rows = 4” x 4” (10 cm) in mesh stitch, blocked.

SIZING
XS(S, M, L, XL) (XXL, 3X, 4X, 5X)

To fit a chest circumference of:
30(34, 38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 58, 62)” /
76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117)(127, 137, 147.5, 157.5) cm

Finished sweater is meant to be worn with 4-8” (10-20 cm) of positive ease at the chest and has a finished chest/body circumference of:
34.25(38.5, 44.75, 49, 53.25) (57.5, 59.75, 64, 68.25)”/
87 (98, 113.5, 124.5, 135.5)(146, 152, 162.5, 173.5) cm

YARDAGE
To knit this sweater you will need approximately:
688(774, 903, 989, 1075) (1161, 1204, 1290, 1376) yards/

629(708, 826, 904, 983) (1062, 1101, 1180, 1258) meters.

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
• US 9 (5.5mm) circular needles for body and sleeves, or any size needed to get gauge.
• US 5 (3.75mm) circular needles for ribbing.
• Ring stitch marker
• Darning needle for weaving in ends.

CONSTRUCTION
Sweater is knit top town. Back right and left shoulders are knit separately, flat, with minimal neckline shaping, center back stitches are cast on joining the back left and right, back is knit flat to underarm. Front left and right shoulder stitches are picked up and knit along back shoulder cast ons, separately, and knit flat. After completing neckline shaping center front stitches are cast on joining front left and right, front is knit flat to the underarm. Front and back are joined in the round and remainder of body is knit in the round, hem is finished with 1x1 ribbing. Stitches for the collar are picked up and knit in the round. Stitches for the sleeves are pick up and knit in the round. Sleeves are knit with shaping for a subtle taper.