Baggy wave-sweater

Blue sweater: Pickles Thin Organic Cotton

Brown sweater: Pickles Alpaca/Wool

 An oversized sweater with a pretty easy structure.

Sizes
S/M (L/XL)
L/XL for free below. S/M can be bought here.

Yarn
Pickles Alpaca Wool or Pickles Organic Cotton, thin
550 (700) g
Pickles Alpaca Wool is discontinued. Use Pickles Thick Alpaca 800 (1100) g or Abuelita Worsted 500 (600) g instead.

Needles
DP and large circular needles US 10 and large circular needles US 11

Gauge for 4”
12 stitches pattern/
14 stitches stocinette US 10.

Chest measurements
about 22.8 (26)”

Body piece
Cast on 168 stitches on circular needles US 10.
Knit 6 rounds.
Purl 1 round.
Knit 6 rounds.
This makes an edge you can fold and weave in later. We left it as we thought it looked nicer.

Switch to US 11 needles and start knitting the wave-stitch. It´s´very important that your yarn is fairly loose when you K2tog in the pattern below. Make sure to pull the yarn out properly before doing the knit stitch.
Round 1:
*K2tog, but don´t slip the stitches off the needle, knit the first stitch and slip the stitches. K1*. Repeat from * to *.
Round 2 and 4:
Knit
Round 3:
*K1, K2tog, but don´t slip the stitches off the needle, knit the first stitch and slip the stitches*.  Repeat from * to *.

Repeat these rounds until your work is 26”. You should just have finished round 3 before continuing. If you´re tall you might wanna knit a bit longer.
Knit the front and back piece seperately from here on = 84) stitches on each piece.
Turn and purl one row. Knit back and forth from here on.

Row 1:
K1, K2tog, but don´t slip the stitches off the needle, knit the first stitch and slip the stitches.
Row 2 and 4:
Purl
Row 3:
K2tog, but don´t slip the stitches off the needle, knit the first stitch and slip the stitches. K1

Stop when the work is 30.3”. Knit 3 rows in stockinette and place the stitches on some spare needles.

Knit the back piece:
Purl 1 row (start from the same direction as you did on the front piece).
Knit like on the front piece, but switch rows 1 and 3.

Use the kitcheners stitch to weave the 28 stitches in each side together.
Place the rest of the stitches on the same circular needles. Pick up 2 stitches in each side of the neck opening and knit 6 rounds. Cast off.
 
Sleeves
Pick up 61 stitches around the arm hole.
Place a marker (PM) at the beginning of the round. Decrease 1 stitch on each side of the PM every 1” 11 times in total.
Knit until the sleeve is 11.8”.
Purl 1 round.
Knit 4 rounds. Cast off.

If you want neat edges, fold along the purled round around the sleeves and at the beginning of the body piece and assemble.

Comments

[Ariel]

I LOVE this. I must have it NOW! Thank you for a beautiful and FREE pattern!

[Sherri]

The chest measurment you have listed, is this just across the front or all the way around the chest?
Thanks :)

[pickles]

across the front

[Doreen]

Love this pattern, thank you for making it available.

The pattern says Yarn 550/700. Is this the amount required and if so is this yards or metres?
Thanks

[pickles]

It is gram, thanks for noticing :)

[Audrey]

The chest measurement you have listed for the L/XL is the same as for the S/M.

Can you check that for me, I'm not sure if I have to purchase the pattern or can use the free one.

[Doreen]

Thanks for answering. :o)

[Marney]

Any chance of pattern in larger sizes e.g. xxl, xxxl, Please?

[pickles]

We will add that to the wish list Marney :)

[Jamie]

I'm beginner and have hard time on following some of the parts.

Could anybody teach me what does it mean? ;

*K2tog, but don't slip the stitches off the needle, knit the first stitch ans slip the stitches. K1*

Is that mean knit one more before slip off with the right needle still on left needle and slip the stitches all together?

[pickles]

You knit 2 together and then knit 1 in the first stitch of the 2 you knittet together. Then slip the 2 new stitche soff the needle.

[Jamie]

Thank you so much for answering. I have one more question.

Do I use DPN size 10 for the sleeve part?

Thanks :)

[Susan]

Love the sweater! However, when I printed the pattern, the font color was so light I cannot read it! Is it possible for you to use a different color?

[pickles]

Sorry, but we can´t. Copy it into word and make it darker if you need to:)

[Samantha]

What 28 stiches do you graft together? Where the shoulders will be?

[pickles]

Yes Samantha ;)