The Mixtape Sweater is pure joy to knit! Let the yarn do the work for you to create colorful, textured stripes. Customize your sweater with neck and sleeve options. Choose a Scoop Neck or Mock Neck, and sleeveless or long sleeve. Garter stitch Cuffs and Hem add the perfect finishing touch for what’s sure to become a staple piece of your wardrobe!

Pattern Details:

Skill Level: Beginner Knitter

Materials:
Mixtape (54% wool / 40% cotton / 6% nylon;
approx. 100 yds (91 m) / 100g), shown in
Wild Child (long sleeve) and Kaleidoscope
(sleeveless)
Mock Neck with Sleeves: 5 (6, 6, 7, 7) 8, 9, 9, 10
skeins
Sleeveless Mock Neck: 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) 6, 7, 8, 8 skeins
Scoop Neck with Sleeves: 5 (5, 6, 7, 7) 8, 8, 9, 9
skeins
Sleeveless Scoop Neck: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) 6, 6, 7, 8 skeins

Needle Size:
Size US 11 (8 mm) 40” / 100 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge, (and, unless using magic loop for Sleeves and Mock Neck options, additional needles of the same size for your preference of small circumference knitting)

Size J US 10 (6mm) crochet hook (or 2 mm smaller than knitting needles) for optional Scoop Neck edging

Gauge:
11 sts = 5” / 12.5 cm and 18 rows/rnds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch Worked Flat with Selvedge and Worked in the Round, steam blocked
Note: Adjust needle size as needed to achieve gauge, then use a crochet hook aprox. 2 mm smaller than needles. It is recommended to check your gauge for both working flat and in the round to confirm that they are the same. Use different size needles for working flat and in the round if necessary to achieve the same gauge for both

Sizes:  1 (2, 3, 4, 5)6, 7, 8, 9

Finished Measurements:
42.75 (47.25, 51, 54.5, 58.25) 62.75, 66.25, 71, 74.5” / 107 (118, 127.5, 136.5, 145.5) 157, 165.5, 177.5, 186.5 cm finished chest circumference

Fit Note: 
Recommended to be worn with 7-12” / 17.5-30 cm of positive ease at the chest, depending on your preferred fit. Sleeveless sample is shown in a size 2 on a 34”/ 85 cm chest with 13.25” / 33 cm of positive ease. Long sleeve sample is shown in a size 2 on a 38”/ 95 cm chest with 9.25” / 23 cm of positive ease. 

Pattern Designer: Susan Hislop and Amy Small

Note: This design is part of a Knitalong event and is not currently available as an individual pattern.