Evo
And the autumn moon is bright *
The shaped front and back panels of Evo’s richly textured, tactile design are as eye-catching as they are flattering. The braids (which are worked without the need for a cable needle) flanked by columns of twisted stitches and the twisted ribbed trims emphasize the clean, graphic lines of the sweater. The simple reverse stockinette background keeps the look classic and
understated. The sweater has a neat, but comfortable fit, which you can customize to your liking and style through optional shaping.
a 86 [90.5, 98.5, 114, 124, 132, 142] cm / 33.75 [35.75, 38.75, 45, 48.75 52, 56]”
b (after shaping) 78 [82, 90, 105.5, 116, 124, 133.5] cm / 30.75 [32.25, 35.5, 41.5, 45.75, 48.75, 52.5]”
c 37 cm / 14.5”
d 48 cm / 19”
e 31.5 [32.5, 34.5, 37, 42, 46.5, 48.5] cm / 12.5 [12.75, 13.5, 14.5, 16.5, 18.25, 19]”
f 23 [24, 25.5, 26.5, 27.5, 28.5, 29.5] cm / 9 [9.5, 10, 10.5, 10.75, 11.25, 11.75]”
g 44 [44, 47.5, 47.5, 49.5, 51.5, 51.5] cm / 17.25 [17.25, 18.75, 18.75, 19.5, 20.25, 20.25]”
h 16.5 [17, 18.5, 21.5, 23.5, 23.5, 25] cm / 6.5 [7, 7.25, 8,5, 9.25, 9.25, 10]”
CONSTRUCTION
Evo is worked seamlessly from the top down. The first part of the yoke is worked flat. After the final cast on for the neckline, the yoke is joined for working in the round. Raglan increases are worked to the underarm, where sleeve stitches are placed on hold to work the body top down to the bottom. Sleeve stitches are then placed back on the needles. Then your work is turned inside out, to enable working the sleeves in stockinette stitch (knit every round) instead of reverse stockinette
stitch (purl every round). Neckline finishing is worked last.
The pattern includes instructions for horizontal bust darts and/or waist shaping. The darts and the shaping are optional; instructions for a sweater with and without darts and/or shaping are given.
SIZES
XS [S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X]
Finished bust circumference: 86 [90.5, 98.5, 114, 124, 132, 142] cm / 34 [35.75, 38.75, 44.75, 49, 52, 56]”.
The sweater is designed to be worn with approx. 5 cm / 2.5” of positive ease. Sample is shown in size S with waist shaping and horizontal bust darts and has approx. 3.5 cm/ 1.5”of positive ease.
YARN
Approx. 850 [900, 1050, 1300, 1400, 1550, 1650] m / 930 [980, 1150, 1420, 1530, 1700, 1800] yds of heavy dk weight yarn.
Sample is shown in Adriafil WoCa; 70% wool, 30% hemp, 110 m / 120 yards per 100 gr, colorway Clouds.
NEEDLES
Needle A (for body and sleeves)
One 80 cm /32” circular needle, one 60 cm /24” circular needle, and a set of needles for working small circumference in the round (DPNs, 1 long circular or 2 short circulars) in size needed to obtain gauge listed.
Suggested needle size: 4 mm / US 6.
Needle B (for the neckline ribbing)
One 40 cm /16” circular needle.
Suggested needle size: 3.5 mm / US 4.
GAUGE
Measured after blocking.
Reverse stockinette stitch on Needle A: 19 sts x 27 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4”
Braided cable pattern n Needle A: 21 sts x 27 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4”
* Wolf man, John Talbot