I came up with this cute stitch pattern for a hat and loved it so much that I dearly wanted to make an all over textured sweater with it with an elegant high collar!
I named it armor stitch, but it’s so easy and fun to do, it must exist already. Please let me know if it looks familiar to you! Thank you!

The ARMOR sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down. Start working the collar in the collar stitch pattern and then increase for the armor stitch pattern. Then the yoke is worked with raglan increases to sleeve separation. The sleeve stitches are then placed on hold, underarm sts are cast on, and you continue to work the body in armor stitch to the bottom. After the body is completed, the sleeve sts are picked up again to work the sleeves top down in armor stitch in the round to the end.

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Details:

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)
Bust circumference of the finished sweater (according to the front), positive ease included:
96 (103, 111, 118, 126)(134, 145, 152, 160) cm /
37¾ (40½, 43¾, 46½, 49½)(52¾, 57, 59¾, 63)“
The garment is intended to be worn with approx. 22 cm (8¾”) of positive ease for smaller sizes and narrow bodies and gradually less positive ease for larger sizes and busty girls.
Sample is shown in Size 3 with 22 cm (8¾“) positive ease

GAUGE
21 sts x 28 rows/rds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 in stitch pattern after blocking.

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
Main needle: 4-4.5mm (US6-7) (depending on your knitting tension), 40 cm (16”) and at least 80 cm (32”) circulars and DPNs for the sleeves
Smaller needle: 3.5-4mm (US4-6), 40 cm (16”) and at least 80 cm (32”) circulars and DPNs for the sleeves

SUGGESTED YARN
Two yarns are held together throughout:
Yarn1: 7 (8, 9, 9, 10)(11, 12, 13, 14) balls of Fonty Urga, (50% Merino, 50% Yak), 125m (137yds)/50g. Sample color: 02
Yarn2: 4 (4, 5, 5, 6)(6, 7, 7, 8) skeins of ITO sensai (60% mohair, 40% silk) 240m (262yds)/20g. Sample color: Angora
Or m/yds: 850/930 (930/1020, 1020/1120, 1120/1225, 1230/1345)(1350/1480, 1480/1620, 1600/1750, 1750/1915) each of comparable yarns
Tip: Yarn 1+2 could be replaced by a single thread of any woolen yarn you get gauge with (up to worsted weight). Please expect to need some more m/yds then.

MATERIALS
Stitch markers, waste yarn, spare needle

Techniques:
CO
knit
purl
increases (video tutorial)
decreases (video tutorial)
BO

Difficulty: advanced beginner