Striped Angora Raglan by Ann Budd

Striped Angora Raglan

Knitting
March 2004
Aran (8 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette in the round
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1116 - 1488 yards (1020 - 1361 m)
30 (32, 34, 36, 38)" (76 (81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5) cm) bust/ chest circumference
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Pattern Description from Interweave Online Store: “This angora-blend, crewneck pullover is from Ann Budds book, The Knitters Handy Book of Sweater Patterns (Interweave Press, 2004). Worked in the round from the bottom up, the stripes begin an inch or so before start of the armhole and continue into the yoke. The raglan “seams” that extend from the armhole to the neck are made by working mirrored decreases adjacent to each other. The stacked decreases form prominent diagonal lines and make the stripes bend as they move from the bodice to the sleeve sections of the yoke.“

Finished Size: 30 (32, 34, 36, 38)“ (76 (81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5) cm) bust/ chest circumference. Sweater shown measures 34” (86.5 cm).

Yarn: Classic Elite Lush (50% angora, 50% wool; 124 yd 113 m/ 50 g): #4407 thistle (light blue; MC), 6 (7, 8, 9, 9) skeins; #4457 blueberry (navy), #4422 glass green (sage), and #4434 berrisimo (burgundy)

Yarn weight: #4 - Medium

Gauge: 20 sts and 28 rnds

Needles:

  • Body and sleeves: Size 8 (5 mm): 24” (60-cm) circular (cir) and set of 4 double-pointed (dpn).
  • Ribbing: Size 7 (4.5 mm): 16” and 24” (40- and 60-cm) cir and set of 4 dpn.
  • Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge

Notions: Markers (m); stitch holders; tapestry needle.

Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Spring 2004