Sizes to fit a 54” / 137 cm chest and above are available upon request at no additional cost to you. Please message me with your desired size. I’m happy to move this pattern to the top of my revision list and make this pattern accessible for you. A small handful of my patterns that were originally published by third party publishers haven’t been drafted in my full size range, at publisher’s request. Most of my patterns are size inclusive to fit at least a 60” / 152 cm chest.

The fine details of design and much of the knitting for this sweater were done at Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The weathered tones of driftwood, beach grass, wet sand, grey skies and rolling waves are inexorably linked with the design in my mind.

Inset sleeves, a shawl collar, and English tailored shoulders give it the comfort anyone wants for serious beachcombing. The rugged location just calls out for a sweater like this to brave the challenge of the waves and the wind.

The pullover is worked bottom up, in pieces and seamed together for structure and longevity. The front armholes are worked to a longer depth than the back to create English tailored shoulders. Sleeves are set in for a tidy fit. The shawl collar is picked up around the neckline and worked in a rickrack rib stitch pattern with short rows to allow it to fold over neatly.

This knitting pattern includes written directions, front and back images, and a schematic with measurements.

Sizes/Finished Measurements
Men’s S (M, L, XL, XXL).
Finished chest: 38 ¾ (42 ¾, 46 ½, 50 ½, 54 ¼)“ / 98.5 (108.5, 118, 128.5, 138) cm.
Length from shoulder: 24 ¾ (26, 26 ½, 27, 27 ¾)” / 63 (66, 67.5, 68.5, 70.5) cm.
Upper arm: 14 (15, 17, 18, 19)“ / 35.5 (38, 43, 45.5, 48.5) cm.
Intended to be worn with 2-4” / 5-10 cm positive ease; shown in size M.

Yarn
Aran weight wool
1280 (1435, 1610, 1765, 1930) yd / 1170 (1310, 1470, 1615, 1765) m

Substitution Notes
The original, discontinued yarn was an aran weight, 100% wool; 181 yd / 166 m per 100 g and works up at 5 to 4 sts per inch / 2.5 cm on 4.5 to 5.5 mm (US 7-9) needles. Wools and wool blends will substitute nicely. Plant fibres and acrylics will probably also work well. The best way to know is to swatch!

Gauge
16.5 sts and 24 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in stocking stitch, on US #8/5mm needles

Techniques
Increases/decreases, cabled decreases (optional), short rows, basic set-in sleeve sweater construction, English tailored shoulders, worked flat, bottom up, seaming, picking up stitches.

Helpful Links
Raised Increases Video Tutorial
Raised Increases Photo Tutorial
SSK & SSP Decreases
Mattress Graft tutorial for sewing shoulder heads to selvedge edges
Japanese Short Rows