One thing to know about me is that I love heavier weight yarns. It was only a couple of years ago I had never knit a sweater using yarn lighter that worsted weight (unless maybe it was for a baby or a little kid). I’ve knit a couple of DK weight sweaters since them, and I do really like them as something I can wear more in the spring and fall (and even in the summer because I’m always cold in southern US air conditioning).
Could it follow that I would also enjoy knitting and wearing a sweater made with even finer yarn? Technically I guess I’ve done this, too, because I knit a Sea Glass Tee (Ravelry link) and that’s sock yarn, but it’s also short sleeves so it doesn’t really feel like it “counts” as a sweater. Am I the only one who makes these silly distinctions?
In any case, the Milo Jumper by Line Pedersen. This sweet little striped sweater gives henley vibes, which you might know by now is one of my favorite sweater types. (Aside: I looked it up and technically a henley has a round neck, and this is a V-neck, so technically not a henley but I’ll allow it.)
It’s worked in light fingering weight yarn in two colors, with allover stripes except on the yoke and the bottoms of the sleeves, which are each one of the two main colors. The color change happens at the center front from the look of things, so it’s a great time to practice your jogless stripe techniques.
The pattern comes in nine sizes with a bust circumference ranging from 31.5 to 63 inches, or 80 to 160 cm. It’s meant to have 1 to 3 inches/2 to 8 cm of positive ease.
The designer notes that the pattern has been tech edited but was not test knit, so do with that information what you will.
You can grab a copy of the pattern for free on Ravelry.
[Photo: Line Pedersen]
