This sweater is a tribute to the funkiest of all funk songs: Chaka Khan’s “Like Sugar” and a memory of the very first pop concert I went to as a teenager.

Sugar is knit seamlessly from the bottom up. The shoulders are united by a three-needle-bind-off. The stitches for the sleeves are picked up along the armhole. The sugar dot pattern is knit one color at a time. It is a simple stitch repeat that is logical and easy to memorize. The effect is a fascinating structure that is such fun to knit.

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

Measurements: Bust:
35¼, (37 ½ , 42 ½ , 47 ¼, 52, 54 ½ , 56 ¾ , 64, 66 ½)”
89 (96, 108, 120, 132, 138, 144, 163, 169) cm
Total length:
20¾, 21¼, 22¼, 23¼, 23¼, 24 ¼, 24 ¼, 24¾, 24¾) “
53 (54, 57, 59, 59, 61, 61, 62, 62) cm
Length sleeves:
16 (16½, 16½, 17, 17, 17½ 17½, 18, 18 ¼)“
41 (42, 42, 43, 43, 44, 44, 46, 46) cm
Circumference sleeves:
16 ¾ (16 ¾, 19 ¼, 20, 21 ¼, 22 ¾, 24, 25 ¼, 26 ½) ”
43 (43, 49, 51, 54, 58, 61, 64, 67) cm

The sweater has a positive ease of ca 7” / 18 cm.

Yarn: Lace weight yarn held double

Yardage: MC 1630 (1751, 2050, 2330, 2525, 2780, 2900, 3250, 3380) yards
CC 960 (1030, 1200, 1370, 1490, 1632, 1710, 1910, 1990) yards

Meterage: MC 1490 (1600, 1880, 2130, 2330, 2540, 2660, 2970, 3030) m
CC 880 (950, 1100, 1250, 1370, 1490, 1560, 1750, 1810) m

Sample: Helix by La Bien Aimee, 75% Falkland, 25% Gotland
710 yards / 650 m per 100g
MC: Anemone
CC: Seaglass

Suggested Needles:
Body: 3 mm circular needles of 80 cm.
Sleeves: 3 mm DPN’s or circular needle of 100 cm for magic loop.
Ribbing body: 2,25 mm needle of 80 cm.
Ribbing cuffs & neck: 2,25 mm DPN’s, or circular needle of 100 cm for magic loop (or 40cm for neck only)

Gauge:
Sugar dot pattern: 20 sts x 44 rows, blocked
2 x 2 ribbing: tight: 28 sts x 42 rows, wide: 20 x 40 rows, blocked

See my youtube film on how to knit the Sugar Dot Pattern.

See my youtube film on how to pick up the sleeve stitches.

Errata: Sugar Dot pattern: Sl1yo: Should say “slip stitch from left to right needle with yarn-over”.