During college I spent my holiday breaks working in the family business, which is to say that I was on a factory floor sharpening industrial knives. When the weather was cold I lived in crew-neck sweatshirts. I love the comfort of my old favorite sweatshirts and designed Knife Grinder’s Daughter as a grown-up version of them. Now here it is in worsted form--it’s just as comfortable, a little squishier, and knits up faster.

The Worsted Knife Grinder’s Daughter is knit from the bottom up in the round. A continuous stripe of ribbing runs from the side hems up the body and down the sleeves to the wrists.

Finished Sizes:

XS (S1, S2, M1) M2, L1 (L2, XL1, XL2)

with finished chest circumferences of:

35 (40.25, 45.25, 48.75) 52, 57 (62.25, 67.25, 72.25)”
89 (102.5, 115, 124) 132.5, 145 (158, 171, 183.5) cm

Sweater is meant to be worn with 4+” / 10+ cm of positive ease.

The sample shown is shown with 6” / 15 cm ease in a size S1 on a 34” bust.

Yarn Requirements:

Approximately 945 (1050, 1165, 1245) 1345, 1455 (1595, 1725, 1820) yards / 864 (960, 1065, 1138) 1230, 1330 (1458, 1577, 1664) meters worsted weight wool.

Sample shown in Malabrigo, Rios (100% Superwash Merino Wool & 210 yards / 192 meters per 100g) Colorway: Whole Grain

Needles and Notions: US size 8 / 5 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge plus needles as preferred for working small circumferences in the round.

4 stitch markers including 1 unique, waste yarn or 2 holders, tapestry needle.

Techniques used: Short rows, decreasing, picking up stitches, knitting in the round.