Easy Tunic

The Easy Tunic is my answer to a question I get from knitters time and time again:“Do you have a sweater pattern for beginners?” This comfy pattern is simple to knit with minimal shaping, no seaming, and an easy-but-still-interesting stitch pattern. Knit up in Harrisville Designs Nightshades yarn, a DK weight yarn in a variety of black-tinted shades. Any solid, marled or hand dyed yarn can be substituted to add personality to this blank canvas design. The Easy Tunic is simple enough to mix and match in your wardrobe and is perfect for layering over leggings for winter!

Finished Dimensions:
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
34 (37.5, 41.5, 45, 50) (53.5, 58.5, 62, 67, 69.5)” / 86.5 (95.5, 105.5, 114.5, 127) (136, 148.5, 157.5, 170, 176.5) cm Bust Circumference
Designed to fit with 2-6”/5-15 cm positive ease

Materials:
Harrisville Designs Nightshades yarn in Talk Radio (American Cormo wool, 250 yards / 100g, DK weight)
Approximately 770 (865, 970, 1110, 1220) (1335, 1455, 1615, 1700, 1870) yards / 704 (791, 887, 1015, 1115) (1220, 1330, 1476, 1554, 1710) meters OR 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins

Gauge:
- 17 sts and 23 rows over 4” / 10 cm in stockinette st worked in the round, blocked

Needles:
Size 7 (4.5 mm) 24-40” / 60-101.5 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
Additional gauge-size needle for holding shoulder sts and working 3 needle bind off
Gauge-size needles in your preferred method of small circumference knitting for the sleeves.

Notions:
Stitch markers, row counter, tapestry needle, stitch holder or waste yarn

Construction:
The Easy Tunic is knit from the bottom up in the round to the armholes. The front and back yokes are worked separately, flat. Short rows are worked in the neckline ribbing and a simple three needle bind off is worked to seam the shoulders. Sleeves are picked up from the armholes and worked in the round outward from the body.