New Traditions

New Traditions is a striking short-sleeve pullover that is fun to knit and impressive to show off! The boxy fit and simple drop shoulder construction make for a sweater that is simple to knit and cozy to wear. Knit up in Wing & A Prayer Farm’s Peter Pan & Fam yarn, a lovely worsted weight hand dyed farm yarn, New Traditions is the perfect sweater to wear to celebrate family traditions or at a holiday gathering!

This pattern contains charts

Construction:
The body of New Traditions is knit from the bottom up in the round. The front and back halves are worked flat with additional sleeve sts added at the separation. Short rows are worked on the shoulders. Shoulder edges are seamed and the neckline and sleeve edges are picked up and a ribbed edge is knit outwards in the round.

Finished Dimensions:
• Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
• 36.75 (43, 49, 55, 61.25, 67.25, 73.5)” / 93.5
(109, 124.5, 139.5, 155.5, 171, 186.5) cm bust
circumference
• Designed to fit with 2-6”/5-15 cm positive ease

Materials:
Wing & A Prayer Farm Peter Pan & Fam yarn (worsted weight, 100% Cormo wool, 210 yards / 100 g)
Approximately 685 (820, 980, 1125, 1310, 1470, 1675) yards / 626 (750, 896, 1029, 1198, 1344, 1532) meters
OR 4 (4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins

Gauge:
• 17 sts and 23 rows over 4” / 10 cm in cable and moss charted pattern worked in the round and blocked
Needles:
• Size 7 (4.5 mm) 24-40” / 60-101.5 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
• Additional gauge-size needles in your preferred method of small circumference knitting for the sleeves and 16”/ 40.5 cm circular for neckline.

Notions:
• Stitch marker, row counter, tapestry needle, stitch holder or waste yarn, cable needle