Ritual for Autumn Sweater by Beach House Knits

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

This sweater feels like the first thing one wants to throw on as the evenings get shorter and cooler. Ritual for Autumn is an oversized, top down, drop shoulder sweater in Feliz, a lovely wool-modal blend. It features a cowl neck and contrast-color ties along the sides. Additionally, this design has a bonus pattern for headbands that you can pair with your sweater.

Construction

This drop-shoulder seater is worked from the top down, both in rows and in the round. It begins by working the upper back in rows down to the underarms. Stitches for the front shoulders are picked up from the back shoulders and worked separately in rows until they are joined across the front neck, then the upper front is worked in rows down to the underarms. The front and back are joined for working the lower body in the round for several inches, then divided again to work the front and back separately for side slits. The sleeve stitches are picked up around the armhole openings and worked in the round down to the cuffs. The side slits are closed with contrasting-color ties.

Sizes

Sweater

Finished Chest Circumference: 35¾ (41, 45½, 47¾, 52) (57¼, 61¾, 65½, 70)”

Length: 19¾ (20½, 22, 22½, 23½) (24¼, 25½, 26, 26½)” from back neck cast-on to lower edge (not including collar)

Sweater shown measures 45½”.

Note: This sweater has an oversized fit and is intended to be worn with 6” to 10” of positive ease.

Headband

3 (3¾)” wide and 18” long before seaming

Yarns

Manos del Uruguay FELIZ (70% superwash merino, 30% modal; approx. 350 yds/100 g)

Sweater: 5 (5, 6, 6, 6) (7, 7, 8, 8) sks MC and 1 sk CC for all sizes.

Headband: 1 sk CC for both sizes.

Shown in Z2500 Charcoal (MC) and Z2127 Copper (CC)

Needles & Notions

US 6/4 mm 16” and 32” - 40” circular needles and double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge

US 5/3.75 mm 16” circular needle

US 4/3.5 mm 32” - 40” circular needle and double-pointed needles

US 2/2.75 mm straight or any length circular needle (for ties and headband)

Note: You may substitute your preferred needles for small circumference knitting in place of the 16” circulars or double-pointed needles.

Stitch markers

Stitch holders or waste yarn

Tapestry needle

Gauge

21½ sts and 31 rows/rnds = 4”/10 cm in St st using largest needles, after blocking.