Rift is a casual and cozy everyday sweater worked seamlessly from the top down. It features relaxed shaping at the body, a round neckline with a higher back neck, and sleeves which taper toward the cuff.

The knit-like roll edge of the neckline is made with the help of slip stitches worked in front loops only and in a spiral with the front side always facing. This makes the edging roll up naturally.

The hem and sleeves are embellished with a slip stitch edging that is worked directly onto the edge of the hem/cuff.

The pattern uses the simplest crochet stitches: single crochet, chain and slip stitch.

MATERIALS

• Yarn: Malabrigo Rios; worsted weight; 210 yards / 192 m per 100 g skein; 100% Superwash Merino Wool
• Hook: U.S. H (5 mm) and 7 (4.5 mm) for neckline edging
• Yarn needle to weave in ends

YARDAGE

• 7 (8, 8, 9, 10, 11) skeins in shade 611 Ravelry Red

GAUGE

• 18 sts and 17 rows = 4″ (10 cm)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Sizes S (M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X) to fit: 33⅞ (37¾, 41¾, 45⅝, 49⅝, 53½)″ / 86 (96, 106, 116, 126, 136) cm bust circumference with 2⅜″ (6 cm) of positive ease.

1. WIDTH: 18⅛ (20, 22, 24, 26, 28)″ / 46 (51, 56, 61, 66, 71) cm; CIRCUMFERENCE: 36¼ (40⅛, 44, 48, 52, 56)″ / 92 (102, 112, 122, 132, 142) cm

2. NECKLINE WIDTH: 9 (9½, 9⅞, 9⅞, 10¼, 10⅝)″ / 23 (24, 25, 25, 26, 27) cm

3. ARMHOLE DEPTH: 7½ (7⅞, 8¼, 9, 9½, 10)″ / 19 (20, 21, 23, 24, 25.5) cm

4. FRONT LENGTH (including edging): 20 (20½, 20⅞, 21⅝, 22, 22⅝)″ / 51 (52, 53, 55, 56, 57.5) cm

5. BACK LENGTH (including edging): 22½ (22⅞, 23¼, 24, 24½, 24⅞)″ / 57 (58, 59, 61, 62, 63) cm

6. BOTTOM EDGING: 2⅜″ / 6 cm

7. SLEEEVE LENGTH (including edging): 22½ (22⅞, 23¼, 24, 24⅜, 24¾)″ / 57 (58, 59, 61, 62, 63) cm

8. SLEEVE EDGING: 1⅛″ / 3 cm

9. UPPER ARM SLEEVE CIRCUMFERENCE: 13 (13¾, 14½, 15⅜, 16⅛, 17)″ / 33 (35, 37, 39, 41, 43) cm

10. CUFF CIRCUMFERENCE: 9½ (9⅞, 10¼, 10⅝, 11, 11½)″ / 24 (25, 26, 27, 28, 29) cm

Tech editing by Amy Curtin (Amerz on Ravelry).

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