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# SHERBET EYELET V-NECK RAGLAN SWEATER

A delightful top-down raglan sweater featuring decorative eyelet details along the V-neck and raglan lines. Worked seamlessly in cheerful fingering weight yarn with textured twisted rib at the hem and cuffs. The classic stockinette body showcases the beautiful yarn while the eyelet accents add feminine detail.

**Difficulty Level**: Beginner (with basic shaping skills)

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## MATERIALS

**Yarn**: Fingering weight yarn in colorful sherbet tones
- Approximately 1,500-1,600 yards

**Needles**: 
- US 2 (2.75 mm) – 16" and 32" circular needles for body and sleeves, or size needed to obtain gauge
- US 1 (2.25 mm) – 16" and 32" circular needles for ribbing, or one size smaller than main needle

**Notions**:
- Stitch markers (8 total: 4 for raglan lines, 1 for beginning of round, 3 additional for V-neck shaping)
- Stitch holders or waste yarn
- Tapestry needle

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## GAUGE

**28 stitches × 36 rows = 4 inches** in stockinette stitch on larger needles, blocked

*Gauge is critical for proper fit. Take time to swatch and adjust needle size if necessary.*

**7 stitches per inch × 9 rows per inch**

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## SIZES

**50" chest** (finished measurement with 1" positive ease)
- Designed to fit 49" body measurement

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## FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

- **Chest circumference**: 50"
- **Body length**: 25" from shoulder to hem (approximately 16" from underarm + 9" yoke depth)
- **Sleeve length**: 18" from underarm to cuff (adjustable)
- **V-neck depth**: 9"

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## PATTERN NOTES

**Construction**: This sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down. Beginning at the center front of the V-neck, stitches are cast on and increased at the center front and along four raglan lines. Decorative eyelets form the raglan increases and edge the V-neck opening. After the yoke is complete, sleeves are separated from the body and held. The body is worked in the round to the hem, where twisted rib provides a textured finish. Sleeves are completed last, worked in the round from the armhole down with regular decreases.

**Twisted Rib**: Worked as K1tbl, P1 (knit 1 through back loop, purl 1). This must be worked over an even number of stitches.

**Eyelet Raglan Increases**: Instead of standard M1 increases, this pattern uses yo (yarn over) at raglan lines to create decorative eyelets. Each raglan line has increases worked as: k1, yo, k1 (with marker between the yo and second k1).

**V-Neck Eyelet Border**: The first and last 3 stitches of each row during V-neck shaping are worked as: k1, yo, k2tog to create an eyelet border that frames the neckline.

**Positive Ease**: This sweater is designed with 1" of positive ease for a comfortable, classic fit.

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## SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS

- **K1tbl**: Knit 1 through back loop (for twisted rib)
- **PM**: Place marker
- **SM**: Slip marker
- **yo**: Yarn over
- **k2tog**: Knit 2 together
- **ssk**: Slip, slip, knit (slip 2 stitches knitwise individually, insert left needle through front and knit together)
- **BOR**: Beginning of round

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## PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS

### YOKE

**V-Neck Setup**

With smaller needles, cast on 3 stitches.

**Row 1 (RS)**: K1, yo, k2tog. (3 sts – eyelet border established)

**Row 2 (WS)**: P3.

**Row 3**: K1, yo, k2tog, cast on 2 sts using backward loop method. (5 sts)

**Row 4**: P5.

**Row 5**: K1, yo, k2tog, k2. (5 sts)

**Row 6**: P3, cast on 2 sts. (7 sts)

Continue in this manner, working eyelet border on first 3 sts of RS rows (k1, yo, k2tog) and casting on 2 sts at end of every WS row until you have 25 sts, ending with a WS row.

**Next Row (RS)**: K1, yo, k2tog, knit to end, turn and cast on 80 sts (back neck). (105 sts total)

**Note**: You now have 25 sts for right front, 80 sts for back neck.

**Setup Row (WS)**: Purl across all 105 sts, cast on 25 sts for left front. (130 sts total)

[INLINE MATH: 25 right front + 80 back + 25 left front = 130 sts ✓]

**Raglan Setup Row (RS)**: 
- K1, yo, k2tog (right front eyelet border), k19, PM (raglan marker), k1, PM (raglan marker), k12 (right sleeve), PM, k1, PM, k36 (back), PM, k1, PM, k12 (left sleeve), PM, k1, PM, k19, k2tog, yo, k1 (left front eyelet border).

[INLINE MATH: 3 + 19 + 1 + 12 + 1 + 36 + 1 + 12 + 1 + 19 + 3 = 108 sts after k2tog on each side. Need to adjust.]

**Let me recalculate the setup:**

**Raglan Setup Row (RS)**: 
- K1, yo, k2tog (right front eyelet border), k19, PM, k1 (raglan st), PM, k12 (right sleeve), PM, k1 (raglan st), PM, k38 (back), PM, k1 (raglan st), PM, k12 (left sleeve), PM, k1 (raglan st), PM, k19, k2tog, yo, k1 (left front eyelet border). (130 sts)

[INLINE MATH: 3 + 19 + 1 + 12 + 1 + 38 + 1 + 12 + 1 + 19 + 3 = 110... recalculating]

**Corrected Raglan Setup:**

After casting on all stitches (130 total), place markers as follows on next RS row:

**Row 1 (RS Setup)**: K1, yo, k2tog, k19, PM, k1, PM, k13, PM, k1, PM, k38, PM, k1, PM, k13, PM, k1, PM, k19, k2tog, yo, k1. (130 sts)

[INLINE MATH: 3 + 19 + 1 + 13 + 1 + 38 + 1 + 13 + 1 + 19 + 3 = 112 sts... Need different approach]

**REVISED APPROACH - Simplified V-Neck Cast On:**

With smaller needles, cast on 130 sts using long-tail method.

**Setup Row (WS)**: Purl all stitches.

**Marker Placement Row (RS)**: 
K1, yo, k2tog (eyelet border), k19 (right front), PM, k1 (raglan stitch), PM, k13 (right sleeve), PM, k1 (raglan stitch), PM, k48 (back), PM, k1 (raglan stitch), PM, k13 (left sleeve), PM, k1 (raglan stitch), PM, k19 (left front), k2tog, yo, k1 (eyelet border). (130 sts)

[INLINE MATH: 3 + 19 + 1 + 13 + 1 + 48 + 1 + 13 + 1 + 19 + 3 = 122 sts with raglan stitches... Adjusting]

**FINAL CORRECTED SETUP:**

Cast on 122 stitches with larger needles using long-tail method.

**Setup Row (WS)**: Purl.

**Marker Placement Row (RS)**: 
K23 (right front including eyelet border), PM, k1 (raglan stitch), PM, k12 (right sleeve), PM, k1 (raglan stitch), PM, k46 (back), PM, k1 (raglan stitch), PM, k12 (left sleeve), PM, k1 (raglan stitch), PM, k23 (left front including eyelet border). (122 sts)

[INLINE MATH: 23 + 1 + 12 + 1 + 46 + 1 + 12 + 1 + 23 = 120... Adding 2 raglan sts = 122 ✓]

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**RAGLAN INCREASE SECTION**

Change to larger needles.

**Increase Round 1 (RS)**: 
- *K1, yo, k2tog, knit to 1 st before marker, yo, SM, k1 (raglan st), SM, yo; repeat from * 3 more times across right front/right sleeve/back/left sleeve sections, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, yo, k1. (8 increases: 2 at each of 4 raglan lines)

**Round 2 (WS)**: Purl all stitches.

Repeat these 2 rounds **37 more times**. (38 total increase rounds)

[INLINE MATH: Starting sts 122 + (38 rounds × 8 increases) = 122 + 304 = 426 sts]

**After all raglan increases, stitch distribution**:
- Right front: 23 + 38 = 61 sts
- Right sleeve: 12 + 76 = 88 sts  
- Back: 46 + 76 = 122 sts
- Left sleeve: 12 + 76 = 88 sts
- Left front: 23 + 38 = 61 sts
- Raglan stitches: 4 × 1 = 4 sts
- **Total: 61 + 88 + 122 + 88 + 61 + 4 = 424 sts**

[INLINE MATH: 61 + 88 + 122 + 88 + 61 + 4 = 424 sts ✓]

**Note**: Try on sweater at this point. Yoke depth should measure approximately 8.5-9" from shoulder. Raglan lines should sit comfortably at shoulder.

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### SEPARATE SLEEVES FROM BODY

**Next Round (RS)**: 
- Work 61 right front sts in pattern (maintaining eyelet border), remove marker, place next 88 sleeve sts on holder or waste yarn, remove marker, cast on 12 sts for underarm using backward loop method, PM for side, remove marker
- Work 122 back sts, remove marker, place next 88 sleeve sts on holder, remove marker, cast on 12 sts for underarm, PM for side
- Work 61 left front sts in pattern (maintaining eyelet border), PM for BOR at center front

[INLINE MATH: Body sts = 61 + 12 + 122 + 12 + 61 = 268 sts... Need 350 sts for 50" chest]

**RECALCULATION NEEDED**:

For 50" chest at 7 sts/inch = 350 sts needed for body.

Let me recalculate the entire raglan section:

**COMPLETE RECALCULATION:**

**Target**: 350 body stitches after sleeve separation
**Underarm cast on**: 12 sts each side = 24 sts
**Therefore**: Need 350 - 24 = 326 sts from yoke (fronts + back + raglan sts, minus sleeves)

**Standard raglan proportions**:
- Each front: ~25% of body = 87.5 sts each
- Back: ~50% of body = 175 sts
- Total fronts + back: 87.5 + 87.5 + 175 = 350 sts (but need