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Designer: Ann Swanson

Happy day! This lovely sweater, originally published in Sweaters from Camp, is now available as a pattern leaflet from Schoolhouse Press. Ann Swanson designed a charming and easily adaptable sweater that plays with shifting pattern and background. The original is knit in a deep gray coupled with a light gray, but any two contrasting colors can be used (I’ve seen a red and white version that was lovely).

The construction is simple: a basic drop-shoulder design knit in the round from the hem to the underarm, where armhole steeks are set. The bracelet-length sleeves are knit from shoulder to cuff. Back neck shaping is added to the boat neckline. The pattern is written for one size only—41″ circumference—but can be altered easily if you added a false “seam” pattern at the underarms.

In fact, I would say that this is a perfect beginner’s sweater.