Chuck, It's On

Chuck, It’s On is now available to pre-order. When you purchase your pre-order copy, you’ll immediately receive a PDF with all the details on sizing, techniques, yarn requirements, and swatching - everything you need to get prepped ready to cast on when the pattern is published on Tuesday 23 Jan. You’ll receive the final pattern automatically as soon as it’s live.

Chuck, It’s On is a cosy, comfortably raglan sweater that uses 4ply and mohair silk yarn to play with colour. Choose different shades of the same base colour, or go wild with a neutral base and colourful mohairs in different shades.

The slip stitch pattern is easy to memorise, and offset by details worked in the main colour only. The pattern includes an appendix with detailed charts and written instructions showing how to work increases in pattern.

And with a compound raglan, three lengths of optional bust dart, and 9 sizes, this chuck-on-able sweater is graded to fit every body beautifully.

Key information 

Chuck, It’s On is worked seamlessly from the top down, beginning with a folded collar.

Short rows shape front neckline, before increases are worked at faux raglan seams, with the rates changing according to size to ensure the best fit. The sleeves are separated and placed on hold, with stitches cast on at the underarm. There’s an option to work a horizontal bust dart to add length to the front of the sweater (in 1 of 3 lengths) before the body is worked down towards to main coloured hem.

Finally, the sleeves are worked in the round with decreases down to the main coloured cuffs.

Where numbers vary according to size, they’re written as 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9.

Suggested yarn: 

Chuck, It’s On is designed for one strand of main colour of 4ply/fingering weight yarn, that is held with alternating contrast colours of laceweight mohair silk. To make the most of the slip stitch pattern, I’d recommend choosing mohairs that strongly contrast each other.

The sample is worked with Sandnes Garn Sunday (100% merino, 235m per 50g) in the shade 4304, held with Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair (57% Mohair, 15% Wool, 28% Silk, 212m per 25g) in the shades 4244 (contrast colour 1) and 3511. (contrast colour 2)

The collar, hem, raglan details and faux side seams are worked using the main colour only, which means that substituting the 4ply and mohair combination for a single strand of DK would change the overall look of the design.

Yarn requirements: 

865 (970, 1065, 1175, 1440) 1575, 1760, 1950, 2075m / 950 (1065, 1165, 1285, 1575) 1725, 1925, 2135, 2270 yds of main colour yarn

PLUS

350 (390, 430, 475, 580) 640, 710, 790, 840 m / 385 (430, 470, 520, 635) 700, 780, 865, 920 yds of each colour of contrast colour yarn.

These yarn requirements take into account the yarn needed to work the optional bust darts, but if you wish to lengthen your top you will need more yarn.

For hints and tips on yarn substitution, have a look at my blog.

Suggested needles (and notions): 

• 3.5mm (US 4) and 4.5mm (US 7) long circular needles – or size needed to achieve gauge. Be sure that your smaller needles are a full mm smaller than the ones used for the main body. 

• Spare 3.5mm circular needle or smaller 

• 8 removable stitch markers 

• Scrap yarn or stitch holders 

• Crochet hook for provisional cast-on 

• Tapestry needle

Gauge: 20 sts and 30 rows to 4in/10cm over slip stitch pattern, knit in the round using 4.5mm needles.

Finished size and fit (see table in photos for full sizing) 

To get the best fit for your sweater, I recommend choosing a size based on your upper bust measurement as this is the best reflection of the size of your shoulders and upper torso.

Chuck, It’s On is designed to fit with up to 8in of positive ease at the full bust, but depending on your personal measurements you may have less ease at the full bust when picking a size based on upper bust. If you’ve ever been called “busty”, this is likely to be the case.

For example, I have an upper bust measurement of 39in, and a full bust of 47in. I’m wearing the size 4, with a finished chest measurement of 50in, giving me 3in of positive ease at the full bust