Soul 13 is a sweater I wanted to knit for the longest time. It’s my soul sweater, I mean, it’s what my soul looks like, what it would wear if I had the guts to show it to others. My 13 y-o self would have LOVED this sweater. No one knitted me one, so I just wore two different red sweaters with black instead.

It’s an easy knit. The hardest part is to change color! Really!

The sweater has no shaping (I will show you a very nifty way of creating shaping if you need it!) but the body has a lot of stretch so it will fit beautifully on everyone!
The sweater is knitted in 4 pieces. First them lower body, then the sleeves and they are all worked together into the upper body and collar. There are on two 4 stitches spots to seam and that’s all the seaming this sweater has!

Oh and 13 is for the repeats, one stripe is 13 rounds.

Yarn
Fingering weight, 175 m / 50 grams (191 yd’s / 1.76 ounces) Wool or wool blend.

Sample is size M and uses:
5 skeins of Novita Florica in black, 100% wool, 175 m / 50 grams
2 skeins of Drops Nord in red. 45% Alpaca, 30% Nylon, 25% Wool, 170 m / 50 grams.

*The yardage is calculated using The Knotty Lace’s Yarn Calculator,
See the yardage in the pohots.

Needles
One set of double pointed needles and one, at least 80 cm (32 inch) circular needle
OR circular needles for preferred knitting in the round method
Size 4 mm (US 6) or size needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge
18 sts 21 rows = 10 cm (4 inch) in Stockinette st, in the round after blocking.
22 sts = 10 cm (4 inch) in k2, p2 rib.

Notions
Latching Stitch Marker
4 regular stitch markers
Ribbon, 100 cm (40 inch) long (optional if you want to make a shaping)
Tapestry needle for seaming and weaving in loose ends.

Sizes
No ease, no shaping, the fabric will stretch a lot.
Size XS S M L XL 2X 3X 4X 5X
Bust:
76 84.5, 96.5, 104.5, 115.5, 126.6, 135.5, 146.5, 157.75 cm
30 33.25, 38, 41.25, 45.5, 49.75, 53.25, 57.75, 62inch
Upper arm:
25 26, 28, 30.5, 34.5, 39.5, 43, 47, 49.5 cm
9.75 10.25, 11, 12, 13.5, 15.5, 17, 18.5,19.5 inch

Notes
• The sleeves are identical and may be worked two at a time.
• The sweater has no front or back, it’s the same on both sides until you make the shaping, if you choose to make the shaping.
• On the sleeves, to simultaneously increase 2 sts every 34 26, 53, 26, 264, 10, 11) do this: Knit 33 25, 52, 25, 253, 9, 10) rounds, then work one increase round.
• Working the first row with short tip needles makes it easier.
• For the collar, depending on your gauge, you might need to go down a needle size or two.

Abbreviations
BO = Bind off
BOR = Beginning of the round
CO = Cast on
Inc(‘d) = Increase(d)
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit 2 sts together
LLI = Left lifted increase
M = Stitch marker
P = Purl
Pm = Place marker
Rep = Repeat
RLI = Right lifted increase
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
Sm = Slip marker
Ssk = Slip, slip, knit
St(s) = Stitch(es)

Special Stitches
Left-leaning lifted increase
Work next stitch, then lift stitch 2 rows below the stitch just worked onto left-hand needle and knit it.
Right-leaning lifted increase
Lift stitch below the next stitch to be worked onto left-hand needle and knit it. Then work next stitch.