Klaus is knitted in one piece starting with the bottom front. Continuing up, stitches are added and then bound off for the sleeves and the sweater continues down the back. Short rows are used to shape the sleeves.

Skills Needed

General knitting skills plus knowledge of short row shaping (see cocoknits.com for short row tutorial).

Size

small (medium, large, x-large, xx-large)

• Chest: 34–36 (38–40, 42–44, 46–48, 50–52)”
• Length: 23 (24, 25, 26, 27)”

Materials

Suggested Yarn

• MC: 9 (9, 10, 11, 13) skeins Queensland Collection Kathmandu Aran
  (85% Merino Wool, 10% Silk, 5% Cashmere, 50 g/104 yds).
• CC: small amounts as desired

Substitute any heavy worsted yarn with the same gauge.

Needles

Two #9 circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge.

Note: because all sleeve and body sts are knitted at once, it is easiest to work with 2 long circ needles.

Gauge

14 sts and 21 rows = 4” square in St st.

This product is a hard copy of the pattern.