The Alpine Sweater

**About** The Alpine Sweater is a chunky, oversized color work sweater, perfect for a chilly winter morning. You'll only be working with two colors at a time, and the floats are short (less than 5 stitches), making it a great intro to stranded color work! Its a quick, easy and fun knit. Samples have been knit in both Malabrigo Chunky and Isstex Alafosslopi. Both hit gauge, but offer very different fibers + feeling. If you prefer a softer feel, the Malabrigo Chunky is a great option. If you don't mind rustic fibers and want more of an outdoor layer, the Isstex Alafosslopi is perfect! **Construction** The Alpine Sweater body and sleeves are worked bottom up and connected at the underarm where short rows are worked to raise the back of the neckline. All stitches are then knit in the round to work the color work yoke. **Yarn** 1. 500 (500) 500 (600) 600 (600) 700g Base Color (100g/109 yards) 100 (100) 2. 100 (100) 100 (200) 200 (200) 300g Accent Color 1 (100g/109 yards) 3. 100 (100) 100 (200) 200 (200) 300g Accent Color 2 (100g/109 yards) 4. 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 200g Accent Color 3 (100g/109 yards) **Needles** 1. Size US 10 (6 mm) circular needles with 16” cord and 32” or 40” cord 2. Size US 11 (8 mm) circular needles with 16” cord and 32” or 40” cord **Sizing** This sweater is written to have 5-6 inches of positive ease, meaning it will be 5-6 inches larger than your widest upper body circumference. The unisex sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL) XXXL are designed to fit an upper body chest circumference of 31-33 (33-35) 35-37 (37-39) 39-43 (43-47) 47-51 inches. The finished products knit in correct gauge measure: Chest: 37 (39) 41 (43) 47 (51) 53 inches **Gauge** 14 stitches x 19 rows knit in stockinette on Size US 11 (8 mm) with Malabrigo Chunky or Lopi Álafosslopi after blocking = 4in x 4in (10cm x 10cm). Thank you to my lovely tech editor, Kylen Tennies – [kyjean](/people/kyjean) You can find her at www.yarnovereverything.co