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I secretly want to be a zebra. That is why I always wear stripes. -Louis Tomlinson, singer/songwriter

NOTE: This is a checklist pattern; it is not necessary to print the entire pattern if you prefer not to use the checkboxes for each section.

PATTERN NOTES: This unisex size-inclusive sweaterm includes two versions and is worked seamlessly in the round from the top down. Version 1 is a long sleeved sweater with a full length body and Version 2 is a short sleeved cropped version. Either version can be mixed and match for your personal customization. Casting on at the neckline, the yoke is shaped by raglan increases to the underarm. Sleeve sts are placed on hold on waste yarn, the body is completed, then sleeves are worked last.

EASE: Intended to be worn with 2-4” (5-10 cm) positive ease. To achieve this, please choose a size that is 2-4” (5-10 cm) bigger than your bust circumference.

YARN: DK 4-ply; 250 yards/229 m = 3.5 oz/100 grams 100% Targhee Twist Wool in 5 colors

What is yarn dominance? When you knit colorwork, the stitches sit a little differently than in regular stockinette. When you go from knitting one stitch in the MC to one in the CC, they don’t sit as perfectly as they might if they were done in the same color. For some knitters, the difference is glaring, while others hardly notice it at all. In this pattern, I used a larger needle for each “lice” row (K1MC, K1CC) to allow the light color blip to really pop. I highly recommend this but it’s certainly not mandatory.

SAMPLES:
Sample 1, size 6, short sleeved and cropped, was knit in Leading Men Fiber Arts DK in colors: Midas Touch, Poison Apple, Heliotrope, Perfection, and Darkest Hour and weighed 347 grams using 868 yards. Each contrast color skein used approximately 40 grams.

Sample 2, size 7, long sleeved and full body, was knit in Leading Men Fiber Arts DK in colors: Eternal Kiss, Fortune Teller, Gothic Queen, Rust Bucket, Shadows in the Trees and weighed 574 grams using 1435 yards. Each contrast color skein used approximately 52 grams.

©2024 Cori Eichelberger All rights reserved.

This pattern was written for personal use, please honor the copyright.

Tech editing and Graphic Design by Corrina Ferguson.

Test knitters were Geri Barnes, Tonia Brock, Cindy Buchite, Christine Cardinal, Pattie Crossett, Emily Davies, Carolyn Janz, Janice Marra, Lenore McLeod, Wendy Pulliam, Heather Sakariason, Becky Saunders, Jessica Schick, Uschi Schwind, Henna Sefcik, Kristen Smith, Brandi Stoker, Ann Templeton, Evette Wissler, and Helen Woodcock.

Photography by Anna Stauber of Boreal Studios Photography. Model was Cori Eichelberger.