Nor'easter
I think a Grandpa Sweater is timeless and classic. It’s about the loose, comfortable fit and the cozy shawl collar. So here’s Nor’easter!! The overall silhouette is longer and a little slouchier this time, with a subtle A-line shape to allow for a bit more room down below. I added a split shawl collar, played with some cool new cables, and threw in a both a saddle shoulder and optional pockets.
I’m in love with the way the outer cables on back melt into the body, and I’ve found I really do like the more tailored look and fit of a good saddle shoulder. Plus, this longer looser body shape really works well my current skinny jeans/long shirt/short boot wardrobe.
In writing this pattern, I wanted to be sure it was easy to modify and fun to knit. The cables are charted and written out. A stockinette body allows for social knitting and easy alterations. Notes are in the pattern so you can play with shaping, width and/or length.
The split shawl collar breaks things up so you don’t have a sweater’s worth of ribbing to knit all at once. (But, for those of you who miss that ribbing, I added notes for substituting a shawl collar without the split if desired, as well as on adjusting the depth on this one.)
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Yarn: Madelinetosh Vintage (100% merino wool, 210yds/192m per skein). Sample shown in Composition Book Grey.
If substituting yarn, a heather, a tweed, a solid or semisolid yarn in worsted weight works best. I do not suggest anything drapey, heavy or variegated.
Gauge: 20sts/28rows per 4”/10cm in stockinette.
Needles: US#7/4.5mm
Sizes:
35.25(36.75,38.5,40.75,43.25)(47.25,51.25,55.25,59.25)”
89.5[93.25,97.75,103.5,109.75][120,130.25,140.25,150.5]cm
For fit shown, I suggest between 3-4”/ 7.5-10cm of positive ease.
Yardage:
1450(1550,1650,1800,1900)(2050,2300,2500,2700)yds
1325(1420,1510,1645,1740)(1875,2100,2285,2470)m