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DIBIASKY
Sweater pattern inspired by Netflix film ‘Don’t look up'

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Top-down circular yoke inspired by sweater worn by Jennifer Lawrence’s character Kate Dibiasky

SIZING (1, 2) 3 (4, 5, 6)

MEASUREMENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6
Finished Sweater 33.3” 35.8” 41” 43.5” 48.6” 53.7”
Bust circumference 84.5cm 91cm 104cm 110.5cm 123.5cm 136.5cm

Recommended positive ease of 15 to 18cm (6” to 7”)

YARN
Designed to be knitted in DK yarn (or holding a sport weight together with a lace weight mohair)
Detailed yardage information can be found in Ravelry projects

NEEDLES
Main (US6) 4mm 32”/80 to 100cm circular and preferred needles for small circumference sleeve
Ribbing (US4) 3.5mm 32”/80 to 100cm circular and preferred needles for small circumference cuffs

DIRECTIONS
With ribbing needle & MC cast on (96, 100) 106 (110, 116, 120) using Twisted German cast on method

1x1 TWISTED RIB NECK RIBBING

Place a BOR marker and join to work in the round (BOR will be the centre back of the sweater)
Round 1 *K1tbl, p1 repeat from * to BOR
Repeat Round 1 four times more

YOKE
Continue with MC and ribbing needle
SIZES 1, 3, 5
Knit first row of yoke chart keeping in twisted rib pattern (*k/p 5, m1 repeat from * to last 6 st), k/p 6
SIZES 2, 4, 6
Knit first row of yoke chart keeping in twisted rib pattern (*k/p 5, m1 repeat from * to BOR)
(114, 120) 126 (132, 138, 144) sts

SHORT ROW SHAPING

Change to larger needles and C1 and C2.
Short rows will be worked in 1 x 1 stripe as shown on yoke chart, starting with C2 (pink)
Short Row 1 (RS) k14, W&T
Short Row 2 (WS) p to BOR, SM, p14 W&T
Short Row 3 knit to wrapped stitch, k14, W&T
Short Row 4 purl to previous wrapped stitch, p14, W&T
Short Row 5 (RS) knit to BOR
YOKE CHART
Work yoke chart as shown, making M1 increases as shown (304, 320) 336 (352, 368, 384) sts
+ If required, lengthen yoke here by knitting extra rounds in C1 (remembering to add the same number
to the start of the sleeve when you come to it to keep patterns the same height)
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SEPARATE BODY AND SLEEVES
From BOR, with C1, k (48, 52) 56 (60, 64, 68) sts, place next 56 sts on holder for sleeve,
cast on (8, 8) 16 (16, 24, 32) sts for underarm using backwards loop method, knit (96, 104) 112 (120, 128,
136) place next 56 sts on holder for sleeve, cast on (8, 8) 16 (16, 24, 32) sts for underarm, k to BOR

BODY
Work body chart as shown (208, 224) 256 (272, 304, 336) sts

OPTIONAL BODY SHAPING

Knit until the body measures 13cm (5)” from underarm
SET UP ROUND k (52, 56) 64 (68, 76, 84) sts, pm, k (104, 112) 128 (136, 152, 168) sts, pm, k to BOR
DECREASE ROUND (k to 3 sts before marker, k2tog, k1, slm, k1, ssk) twice, k to BOR (4 st decreased)
(Knit 2.5 to 3 cm (1 – 1.5”) then repeat DECREASE ROUND) three times in total (further 12 sts decreased)

Knit till body is desired length

1x1 TWISTED RIB HEM RIBBING

Change to smaller needle
Round 1 *K1tbl, p1 repeat from * to BOR
Repeat round 1 eight times more or till desired length

Bind off in pattern

SLEEVES (both worked the same)

Move sleeve stitches from holder onto main needle
Join C1, knit across live sleeve sts, pickup & knit (8, 8) 16 (16, 24, 32), PM and join for working in the
round. (64, 64) 72 (72, 80, 88) sts

+ Add any additional rows to match yoke

Work all 10 rows from body chart

Continue sleeve in MC only till sleeve measures 20cm (8”) less than desired finished length.

Work sleeve chart 1 as shown, decreasing (4, 4) 6 (6, 8, 10) evenly on round 14.
(60, 60) 66 (66, 72, 78) sts

SIZES 1, 2, 5
Work sleeve chart 2 making decreases on row 38 as shown (50, 50) - (-, 60, -) sts

SIZES 3, 4, 6
Work sleeve chart 2 making decreases on row 38 as shown, to last 2 sts, k2 (-, -) 56 (56, -, 66) sts

1x1 TWISTED RIB CUFF RIBBING

With MC and smaller needle

Round 1 *K1tbl, p1 repeat from * to BOR

Repeat round 1 eight times more or till desired length

Bind off in pattern

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ABBREVIATIONS
K knit
P purl
St(s) Stitch(es)
RS Right side
WS Wrong side
MC Main colour
C1 Contrast colour 1
C2 Contrast colour 2
BOR Beginning or round
Ktbl Knit through back loop
W&T Wrap and Turn
Inc increased
K2tog knit 2 together (1 stitch decreased)
M1 Make 1. Bring the tip of the left-hand needle under the strand between stitches, from front to
back. Knit through the back of this loop (1 stitch increased)
k/p knit or purl stitch depending on established rib pattern
pm place marker
slm slip marker
ssk slip 1 st knitwise and return to let hand needle, k2tog through back loops (1 stitch decreased)

Reference picture A.L.C clothing

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