Painting Bricks Sweater

Collect a Westknits kit to knit this pattern [here][1]! *Gather a colorful palette of colors in DK weight to knit this top-down sweater. The pattern is knit seamlessly in the round for easy enjoyable knitting. Stripes and slipped stitches create the graphic brick motif and you only work with one color at a time. You can use as many contrast colors as you like combined with one main color to frame the painted bricks. Folded hems and ribbed cuffs frame the edges for this modern and stylish sweater.* **Sizes:** XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL) **Finished Measurements** 36 (39.5, 43.5, 47.5, 51, 56, 60, 64, 68)” / 91 (100, 110, 121, 130, 142, 152, 163, 173)cm finished chest circumference. Measurements taken before blocking. L size shown with about 4” / 10cm of positive ease. Sleeve and body lengths are customizable. **Yarn** DK weight **Yardage** MC - 850 (950, 1050, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1450, 1500) / 777 (869, 960, 1006, 1097, 1189, 1280, 1326, 1372)m CC - Approximately 550 (600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 950) / 503 (549, 594, 640, 686, 732, 777, 823, 869)m total The Yardage estimates are rounded up to make sure you have plenty of yarn for your size. Yardage may vary depending on the length of your sleeves and body of the sweater. MC - Approximately 4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6) skeins of West Wool Tandem CC - The multi-color sample features 8 CC’s. If you have 4 or 5 skeins of DK weight yarn for the CC’s, that will be plenty for all sizes. **Shown in** West Wool Tandem **Multi-color Sample Burgundy** MC - Corduroy CC's - Green Olive, Pickle Juice, Kardemumma, Sea Mist, Morgaine, Canal House, Dijon, Tiger **Multi-color Sample Navy** MC - Marinière (dark blue) CC's - White Peach, Roswitha, Beatrix, Glow, Aquamarine, Green Olive, Cornflower, Prince **Blue Sample** MC - True Blue CC's - White Peach, Aquamarine, Glass, Cornflower, Prince **Needles** US 5 / 3.75mm circular in 40” / 100cm length or 1 size smaller than the main larger needle US 6 / 4mm circular in 40” / 100cm length or size needed to obtain gauge Magic loop method is used for knitting smaller circumferences in the round. **Notions** 1 stitch marker, tapestry needle **Gauge** 22 sts & 40 rows = 4” / 10cm in brick pattern before blocking (4 rows stockinette + 4 rows garter) **Update** 12-09-22: I updated the Painting Bricks Sweater PDF to include a new video tutorial to help you with the folded hem collar technique. You can download this updated PDF called "painting_bricks_sweater_2.pdf". **Westknits Workshops** Venture into the world of Westknits with my series of online workshops. Westknits Workshops can be watched as many times as you like and at your own pace as you learn new knitting skills. Sign up here! [https://www.westknits.com/collections/workshops][2] **Westknits Kits** We have dozens of curated color palettes to inspire your next Westknits project. Collect a Westknits kit at Stephen & Penelope! We ship worldwide! [https://www.stephenandpenelope.com/pages/westknits-kits][3] **Westknits on YouTube** Check out my videos on YouTube for some helpful tutorials and an exciting insight into the woolly world of Westknits! [https://www.youtube.com/@StephenWest][4] All rights reserved. Pattern for personal use only. [1]: https://www.stephenandpenelope.com/collections/painting-bricks-sweater [2]: https://www.westknits.com/collections/workshops [3]: https://www.stephenandpenelope.com/pages/westknits-kits [4]: https://www.youtube.com/@StephenWest