Kerr Sweater

**PATTERN LAUNCHING FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25th** The Kerr sweater is a relaxed fit, drop shoulder sweater with a colourwork band across the chest and upper arms. It’s knit top down, working the back and fronts flat and then joining them in the round. The motif is then worked using stranded colourwork and the body and sleeves are finished with stockinette and a chunky 2x2 rib. It can be knit in DK, Sport, Fingering held double or Fingering and Mohair. To see the Kerr knit in a variety of yarns and with various modifications, please see the #KerrSweater on Instagram, or view the project page for tester versions. Sizes: 1(2, 3, 4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) Finished chest measurement: 70 (80, 90, 100, 110, 120)(130, 140, 150, 160, 170) cm / 27.5 (31.5, 35.5, 39, 43, 47)(51, 55, 59, 63, 67) inches. Gauge: 22 stitches x 30 rounds = 4 inches/10cm in stockinette Yarn If using two strands held together, the required yardage is for each strand (e.g. 1130m of fingering AND 1130 of mohair are required for size 1) ***Version 1 - with the deeper colourwork and standard length*** MC: 830 (956, 1068, 1190, 1302, 1414)(1527, 1639, 1751, 1864, 1976) meters/ 919 (1041, 1164, 1297, 1419, 1542)(1664, 1787, 1909, 2031, 2154) yards CC: 189 (198, 234, 252, 270, 306)(324, 342, 378, 396, 414) meters/ 206 (227, 268, 288, 309, 350)(371, 391, 433, 453, 474) yards ***Version 2 - with the narrower colourwork and cropped length*** MC: 725 (820, 915, 1020, 1116, 1211)(1306, 1401, 1496, 1591, 1687) meters/ 753 (852, 950, 1059, 1158, 1257)(1356, 1454, 1553, 1652,1751)yards CC: 84 (92, 109, 118, 126, 136)(144, 152, 168, 176, 184) meters/ 92 (101, 119, 128, 137, 156)(165, 174, 192, 201, 211) yards Sizing Recommended Ease: 2-10cm/1-4 inches Body length from underarm (customisable) Version 1 - 40cm/ 16 inches Version 2 - 30cm/ 12 inches Sleeve length from underarm(customisable) Both versions - 45cm/18 inches The body and sleeve length are the same for all sizes. You can modify these to be any length you prefer but do note that this will impact the yardage required.