What’s not to love about this design? Choosing a color palette is extremely simple (just two colors!) and after a while you’ll have the chart practically memorized. This design also makes for a great stash buster if you switch colors throughout.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Skills needed:

• Basic knitting skills (knit, purl)

• Color work experience is helpful

• Short row experience is helpful but not required

Gauge: 4” = 22 stitches x 28 rows

If you’re making a short sleeve sweater, measure the fullest part of your bust then add 2” and choose the size closest to that measurement.

If you’re making a long sleeve sweater, measure the fullest part of your bust then add 4” and choose the size closest to that measurement.

Finished Bust Size
Size 1: 32.5”
Size 2: 37”
Size 3: 41.5”
Size 4: 43.5”
Size 5: 48”
Size 6: 52.25”
Size 7: 56.75”
Size 8: 61”
Size 9: 65.5”

Yarn and materials:
- These yardages are for a full sleeve
(a short sleeve sweater will be 62% of the yardage below for your size:)

Sizes 1 + 2:
590 yards of DK weight yarn for color A
590 yards of DK weight yarn for color B

• Sizes 3 - 5: 660 yards of DK weight yarn for color A 660 yards of DK weight yarn for color B

• Sizes 6 + 7 900 yards of DK weight yarn for color A 900 yards of DK weight yarn for color B

• Sizes 8 + 9:
  1,000 yards of DK weight yarn for color A 1,000 yards of DK weight yarn for color B

• Scissors

• Yarn needle

• Scrap yarn or spare circular needles for holding stitches

- Needles:

• Size 4 (3.5mm) circular knitting needles for neck ribbing. (optional)

• Size 6 (4mm) circular knitting needles. 40” needles are great (especially for sizes 4+), but whatever you have on hand that is 30”+ will work.