The Good Luck Sweater DK
The Good Luck Sweater DK
This sweater is SO MUCH FUN to make and even more fun to wear! As the hands form, you’ll find yourself hooked to your wip, not able to put it down for anything! WARNING: your family, friends, and pets might suffer from how addictive this knit is…. you may want to consult a doctor first…. I’m completely joking, of course, but this knit is going to be a lot of fun if you already have some color work under your belt.
Wow, I’m so sorry for that dangerously long run-on sentence.
The Good Luck sweater (or Bad Luck Sweater) is SO MUCH FUN!
Choose to make fingers crossed, all middle fingers, or a little bit of both!
This design packs in a lot of character without the hassle of picking out lots of colors to meld together. Pick two beautiful complimenting colors and then choose a nice contrast color for the hands and you’re all set!
Sizes range from 1 - 9, 27.5”, 34.5”, 38”, 41.5”, 45”, 48.5, “51.5, “55, “58.5, “62, “65.5 finished bust size before blocking. Blocking might make these measurements stretch but it will certainly remove ripples in between chart repeats.
Notes:
This sweater is designed to have a long yoke, meaning the armpit will not hug your actual armpit, it will be mid-bicep. It isn’t quite a swoncho, but the armpit ain’t tight.
This sweater is constructed from the neck down then separated into torso and sleeves. The stitches for your sleeves are put on scrap yarn or spare needles while you form your torso then bind off. Afterwards, you work each sleeve one at a time.
Materials:
Yarn: This sweater uses DK weight yarn, preferably a natural fiber so that you can block it afterward to smooth out any wrinkles.
Sizes 1 - 3
100 yards for hand color + color work, 220 yards for Contrast color, 660 yards for body of sweater.
Sizes 4 + 5
100 yards for hand color + color work, 260 yards for Contrast color, 880 yards for body of sweater.
Sizes 6 + 7
150 yards for hand color + color work, 360 yards for Contrast color, 880 yards for body of sweater.
Sizes 8 + 9
150 yards for hand color + color work, 400 yards for Contrast color, 1,100 yards for body of sweater.
Scissors
Yarn needle
Scrap yarn or spare circular needles for holding stitches
Size 6 US (5.0 mm) circular 30” or 40” Knitting Needles
Is it a dream of yours to design sweaters like mine? Check out my Yoke Sweater Design course at Morthunder.com! Throughout 9 carefully written video modules, I will teach you my entire process that makes yoke sweater designing super easy and fun! I also include many worksheets that help cement + implement the concepts taught in this course so you can get going with your sweater designing career!
