Treasure Trove Sweater by Stephen West

Treasure Trove Sweater

Knitting
November 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in broken rib stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
975 - 2200 yards (892 - 2012 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
English
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This top-down sweater is knit seamlessly in the round with DK weight yarn. Choose one main color and three contrast color pops for this bold geometric design. Dip stitches form the gorgeous yoke stitch pattern. This technique is super fun and easy to knit, resulting in a mesmerizing geometric yoke motif. This dip stitch technique decorates the sleeve cuffs too. The main color flows from a twisted rib collar into garter stitch short rows to raise the back of the neck. The remaining body and sleeves of the sweater are knitted in broken ribbing. This cozy sweater is so much fun to knit and ideal for using single skeins and leftover bits of DK weight yarn. Follow the pattern exactly as written with three contrast color pops or add as many colors as you want for an extra special textured pullover.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished Measurements
34 (38, 42, 45, 50) (54, 58, 62, 66)″ / 86 (97, 107, 114, 127) (137, 147, 157, 168)cm finished chest circumference.

Size 4 shown with about 1″ / 2.5cm of positive ease. Sleeve and body lengths are customizable. Choose a larger size to achieve a sweater fit with more positive ease.

Yarn
DK weight

Yardage
MC - 800 (850, 950, 1050, 1150) (1250, 1350, 1450, 1550)yds / 732 (777, 869, 960, 1052) (1143, 1234, 1326, 1417)m
CC’s - 175 (200, 350, 400, 450) (500, 550, 600, 650)yds / 160 (183, 320, 366, 411) (457, 503, 549, 594)m total for all CC’s in the Yoke & Sleeves

The sample features 5 additional colors for the CC’s in the yoke + the light grey MC is also used for one of the Yoke stripes. You need less than 1 skein for each CC. You can use as many CC’s as you like. There are 7 CC stripes for Sizes 1, 2, & 3. There are 12 CC stripes for Sizes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9.

If you are using West Wool Tandem you will need 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7) skeins for the MC.

Shown in
West Wool Tandem (100% South American Merino Wool; 252yds / 230m per 100g skein)
MC - Pebble
CC’s – Sherbert, Unicorn, North Sea, Royal, & Mariniere

You can use as many CC’s as you like for the color pops in the yoke.

Needles
US 5 / 3.75mm circular in 40″ / 100cm length or 1 size smaller than the larger main needle
US 6 / 4mm circular in 40″ / 100cm length or size needed to obtain gauge

Magic loop method is used for knitting smaller circumferences in the round. Watch this Westknits video to assist with the Magic Loop technique.
https://youtu.be/hpFHbHmrCcc

Notions
1 stitch marker, tapestry needle

Gauge
20 sts & 32 rnds = 4″ / 10cm in broken rib stitch after blocking with larger needles
22 sts & 36 rnds = 4″ / 10cm in twisted ribbing after blocking with smaller needles

Stitch gauge is most important, because the length is customizable.

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