Monument Valley Sweater by Anne Podlesak

Monument Valley Sweater

Knitting
November 2015
Sport (12 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 42 rows = 4 inches
in Sand Dune Chart, after blocking
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1650 - 3300 yards (1509 - 3018 m)
31 1/2 (34 3/4, 38, 41 1/2, 44 3/4, 50, 56)" or 80 (88.5, 96.5, 105.5, 113.5, 127, 142) cm bust circumference
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $6.50.

This women’s cardigan has wide ribbed sleees and front bands, with panels of ribbing at the sides to help shape the sweater. The remainder of the body is worked ina 2-colored textured/slip-stitch tweed pattern. The garment pieces are cast on at the bottom edge and worked back and forth up to the shoulders. The body pieces are then sewn together, and the set-in sleeves are sewn in. Sewn button loops are used to close the front.

Yarn Requirements:
Main Color (Pumpkin Patch): 4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8) skeins.
Contrast Color (Straw): 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4) skeins.

Inspiration: Monument Valley appears on the horizon as you travel along the Arizona/Utah border from east to west. Marked with huge sandstone buttes that dominate the landscape, the valley is also filled with undulating rivers of sand shaped by the winds.