Ship Shape

*If you purchase 4 or more patterns from my Ravelry Shop at the same time (add them all to your cart before you check out), you automatically receive a 20% discount.* --------------- This design is knit seamlessly, top down, beginning with 2 separate pieces for the shoulder gussets. The yoke is a drop shoulder / raglan hybrid, making it perfect for playing with stripes, self striping yarn, or colour blocking! Body and sleeves are knit in the round. Skills required for this design include knitting flat and in the round, increases and decreases, and *picking up stitches*! Intended to fit with approximately 10-17 cm (4-7 inches) of positive ease around the chest. The body length is slightly cropped and the sleeves are 3/4 length, but both can easily be modified as they are knit top down. Just make sure you have enough yarn if you plan to lengthen anything. Sample shown in size S2 with about 15 cm (6 inches) of positive ease. The pattern now includes an option reduce the width of the neckline, if you prefer. (Updated April 2025) If you have any pattern questions, please post them [here][1]! You can use any dk weight yarn (or combination of yarns) that gives you the pattern gauge and a fabric that is not too open or drapey. As the neckline is not finished in ribbing, you may wish to check that your yarn doesn't curl too much post blocking. I used Berocco Remix Light. Other ideas are: 2 strands of [Holst Coast][2] held together, Elsebeth Lavold [Silky Wool][3] or [Hempathy][4], [Rowan Cotton Wool][5], [Knit Picks CotLin][6], [Shibui Vine][7], [Brooklyn Tweed Dapple][8], [Cestari Ash Lawn,][9] [Harrisville Silk & Wool][10]. Or how about a self-striping yarn? Yarn requirement (yards) - C1 / C2 *(C1 is the ribbing colour)* XXS - 465 / 385 XS - 500 / 410 S1 - 535 / 435 S2 - 575 / 465 M1 - 600 / 485 M2 - 635 / 520 L - 700 / 570 XL - 750 / 605 2X - 810 / 655 3X - 850 / 690 4X - 905 / 735 5X - 950 / 765 6X - 995 / 805 #sizeinclusive [1]: https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/heidi-kirrmaier/4128351/51-75#71 [2]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/holst-garn-coast-uld-bomuld [3]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/elsebeth-lavold-silky-wool [4]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/elsebeth-lavold-hempathy [5]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/rowan-cotton-wool [6]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/knit-picks-cotlin [7]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/shibui-knits-vine [8]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/brooklyn-tweed-dapple [9]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cestari-ash-lawn-collection [10]: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/harrisville-designs-silk--wool