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This Icelandic-inspired design, refined with a more tailored fit, is equally fetching on all genders. The striking graphic sunburst yoke, which requires the use of three colors on some rounds, looks handsome in almost any combination of light, medium, and dark hues from the Shelter palette; the masculine sample uses a marl as the middle value to add further depth to the graphic motif. The neckline is slightly wider than traditional to allow for comfortable layering.

Want to knit one for the whole family? This pattern was written for children’s sizes in our Kids 1 collection.

Construction

• Atlas’s body and sleeves are worked circularly from the bottom up and joined at the underarms, then the yoke is worked in the round to the neckline. Both the body and the neckline are shaped using short rows.
• The Shaped (Version I) and Classic (Version II) versions share the same chest measurements and yoke shaping. The Shaped version has a shaped waist whereas the Classic version tapers slightly at the hip, and the Shaped and Classic versions have different sleeve lengths.

Yardage

Version I (Shaped)

Worsted weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:
915 (1000, 1160, 1290) (1435, 1530, 1680, 1780) yards C1
175 (200, 210, 230) (240, 255, 275, 285) yards C2
105 (115, 125, 130) (140, 150, 160, 165) yards C3

Version II (Classic)

Worsted weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:
975 (1065, 1230, 1370) (1525, 1630, 1795, 1905) yards C1
175 (200, 210, 230) (240, 255, 275, 285) yards C2
105 (115, 125, 130) (140, 150, 160, 165) yards C3

Yarn

Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams)

Version I (Shaped)

7 (8, 9, 10) (11, 11, 12, 13) skeins of Color 1 (C1)
2 (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 3) skeins of Color 2 (C2)
1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) of Color 3 (C3)

Photographed in colors Hayloft (C1), Old World (C2), Fossil (C3)

Version II (Classic)

7 (8, 9, 10) (11, 12, 13, 14) skeins of Color 1 (C1)
2 (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 3) skeins of Color 2 (C2)
1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) of Color 3 (C3)

Photographed in colors Narwhal (C1), Cast Iron (C2), Fossil (C3)

Gauge

20 stitches & 30 rounds = 4” in stockinette stitch with Size A needle, after blocking
20 stitches & 21 rounds = 4” in chart pattern with Size B needle, after blocking
Note: Correct length of the one-piece yoke is dependent upon achieving the stated round gauge.

Needles

Size A (for Single-Color Stockinette Stitch)
One each 24” and 32” circular needles and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size B (for Two- and Three-Color Rounds of Chart Pattern)
One each 24” and 32” circular needles, one size larger than Size A
Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

Size C (for Ribbing)
One each 16” and 32” circular needles and one set of DPNs, two sizes smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size D (optional; for Tubular Cast On only)
One 32” circular needle and one set of DPNs, one size smaller than Size C
Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

Due to significant variance among knitters, your colorwork fabric should be swatched and wet-blocked prior to knitting your sweater to determine whether or not Needle Size B should be larger, smaller or equal to Size A. Please read about Speed-Swatching for Circular Knitting (see Special Techniques).

32” circular needle can be used instead of DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round (e.g., Sleeves).

Finished Dimensions

34½ (37½, 40¾, 44) (47¼, 50½, 53½, 56¾)” 87.5 (95.5, 103.5, 112) (120, 128.5, 136, 144) cm circumference at chest
Shaped (Version I) sample shown is size 37½” 95.5 cm with 3½” 9 cm ease on model
Classic (Version II) sample shown is size 44” 112 cm with 6” 15 cm ease on model

The finished chest measurements are the same for both the Shaped and the Classic versions; see Construction Notes for differences between the two versions.

Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:
Speed Swatching for Circular Knitting
Color Dominance
1x1 Tubular Cast On (Circular Knitting; even number of stitches)
Short Rows:Wrap & Turn Method
1x1 Tubular Bind Off
Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)

Skill Level

4 out of 5

Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.