Pattern: Terra Sweater

K2tog– knit two stitches together (decrease)

SM– slip marker

PM– place marker

BOR– beginning of round

SSK– slip unworked stitch from left needle to right needle knitwise. Slip a second unworked stitch from the left needle to the right needle knitwise. Slip those two unworked stitches separately back to the left needle purlwise. Knit those two stitches together in the back of the stitches (decrease).

St(s)– stitch(es)

PATTERN NOTES

This raglan sweater is knit in the round and from the top down, beginning with a collar that fits close to the neck. You first work the yoke, which includes a front and a back body panel and the beginning of two sleeve panels. When your yoke is long enough to reach your armpits, you separate the sleeve panels from the body panels, holding the sleeve stitches on scrap yarn and joining the body panels to finish the body of the sweater down to the waist. You end by working each sleeve individually.

Stitch counts and repeat counts are indicated for each size based on the following size order, unless otherwise noted in the heading: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL). It is recommended that you highlight the stitch and repeat counts for your size before beginning to knit.

Stitches that appear between * and * should be worked until the end, unless otherwise indicated.

Begin using double pointed needles on the collar, and switch to circular needles when the yoke is wide enough to fit on circulars. Switch back to using double pointed needles when you work the sleeves.

It is recommended you check your gauge on both the circular needles and double pointed needles to ensure your tension is the same. Adjust your needle size as necessary to obtain gauge.

The MC is the color for the first stripe worked at the collar and the CC is the color for the second stripe worked. You will work each color section for a total of 22 (22, 22, 23, 23, 23, 24, 24, 24) rounds before changing to another color section, resulting in 6 stripes total of even thickness, or 3 stripes in each color. When beginning the sleeves, continue this stripe pattern from the sleeve stitches on the yoke, being sure to continue the round counts from what you work on the yoke. For example, if you worked 10 rounds in the CC before the sleeve separation, you will work 12 (12, 12, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14) rounds in the CC on the sleeves before switching to the MC.

INSTRUCTIONS

For ALL Sizes:

Using the long-tail cast on and MC, CO 68 (72, 76, 80, 84, 84, 84, 88, 88) sts.

See Pattern Notes for instructions on when to change between MC and CC.

Collar:

Rounds 1-6: *K2, P2*

Round 7 (Set Up Round): K for 8 (8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10) sts, PM, K for 26 (28, 30, 32, 32, 32, 32, 34, 34) sts, PM, K for 8 (8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10) sts, PM, K for 26 (28, 30, 32, 32, 32, 32, 34, 34) sts, PM. This last marker marks the BOR. After this Set Up Round, your yoke should look like this:

Sleeve A: 8 (8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 sts

Body Panel A: 26 (28, 30, 32, 32, 32, 32, 34, 34) sts

Sleeve B: 8 (8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 sts

Body Panel B: 26 (28, 30, 32, 32, 32, 32, 34, 34) sts

For Sizes 2XL (3XL, 4XL, 5XL) ONLY:

Round 8: *K1, KFB, K until 2 sts before marker, KFB, K1, SM, K1, KFB, K1, KFB, K until 4 sts before marker, KFB, K1, KFB, K1, SM* (12 increases per round)

Round 9: K across

Repeat Rounds 8-9 an additional 7 (8, 9, 11) times for a total of 8 (9, 10, 12) repeats. You will now have 180 (192, 208, 232) sts total distributed as follows:

Sleeve A: 26 (28, 30, 34) sts

Body Panel A: 64 (68, 74, 82) sts

Sleeve B: 26 (28, 30, 34) sts

Body Panel B: 64 (68, 74, 82) sts

For ALL Sizes:

Round 10: *K1, KFB, K until 2 sts before marker, KFB, K1, SM* (8 increases per round)

Round 11: K across

Repeat Rounds 10-11 an additional 18 (19, 21, 23, 25, 22, 24, 26, 26) times for a total of 19 (20, 22, 24, 26, 23, 25, 27, 27) repeats. You will now have 220 (232, 252, 272, 292, 364, 392, 424, 448) sts total distributed as follows:

Sleeve A: 46 (48, 52, 56, 62, 72, 78, 84, 88) sts

Body Panel A: 64 (68, 74, 80, 84, 110, 118, 128, 136) sts

Sleeve B: 46 (48, 52, 56, 62, 72, 78, 84, 88) sts

Body Panel B: 64 (68, 74, 80, 84, 110, 118, 128, 136) sts

For Sizes XS (S, M, L, XL) ONLY:

Round 12: *K across to marker, SM, K1, KFB, K until 2 sts before marker, KFB, K1, SM* (4 increases per round)

Round 13: K across

Repeat Rounds 12-13 an additional 0 (3, 4, 6, 7) times for a total of 1 (4, 5, 7, 8) times. You will now have 224 (248, 272, 300, 324) sts total distributed as follows:

Sleeve A: 46 (48, 52, 56, 62) sts

Body Panel A: 66 (76, 84, 94, 100) sts

Sleeve B: 46 (48, 52, 56, 62) sts

Body Panel B: 66 (76, 84, 94, 100) sts

Separate Sleeves from Body:

Round 14 (Set up Round): Place 46 (48, 52, 56, 62, 72, 78, 84, 88) sts on scrap yarn or stitch holder to save for later, CO 2 (2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4) sts, K across 66 (76, 84, 94, 100, 110, 118, 128, 136) sts, place 46 (48, 52, 56, 62, 72, 78, 84, 88) sts on scrap yarn or stitch holder to save for later, CO 2 (2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4) sts, K across 66 (76, 84, 94, 100, 110, 118, 128, 136) sts. You will now have 136 (156, 172, 192, 208, 228, 244, 264, 280) sts on your needles, not counting the sts on the scrap yarn.

Body:

Round 15: K across

Repeat Round 15 until you have worked five stripes total, with each stripe being 12 (12, 12, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14) rounds.

Round 16: K across in the last stripe color (CC)

Round 17: *K1, P1*

Repeat Round 17 for a total of 12 (12, 12, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14) rounds.