If you’re looking for a quick, easy pattern
that will just about knit itself then this baby has your name written all over
it. It’s a super easy, knit-in-the-round (all the way up the armpits) jumper that
self stripes so you don’t have to do much else to add interest to the design.
I’ve gone all out with a simple open work texture created by double-wrapping
the right needle on every 10th row to create a drop stitch row that
makes it look even more summery and beach-casual.
Then on the next row (row 1 on the pattern repeat) you simply knit each double loop once to produce a row of extra long stitches that creates the textured open work.
It’s conceived as a loose fitting, anything-goes kind of look that measures 20”/ 51 cm from armpit to armpit, and
measures 45 cm/ 17.5” from the armpit down to the bottom of the waistband. I've knit it in Costa Brava Knitting's DK Bamboo in Cobalt & Lime. This yarn knits to a tension of 22 stitches x 28 rows on stocking stitch on a 10cm x 10 cm square, and I used 400 g of yarn to knit this baby. That's 8, 50 g balls or around 800 metres of bamboo yarn. It's a lovely silky yarn with great drape.
Just read on for the pattern ...