a simple modern pullover

flax ♥ by Tin Can Knits

Knit seamlessly from the collar to cuffs, Flax is a perfect

first sweater project!
Flax is part of The Simple Collection, a learn-to-knit
program from Tin Can Knits. With free patterns (sized
baby to big) and clear tutorials, you can learn all you
need to know to make modern seamless knits for the
entire family.

sizing: pattern includes 7 child and 10 adult sizes.

Note: table lists finished garment measurements. Choose a size
based upon your chest / bust measurement + desired ease.

Size Chest Sleeve Hem to Upper Yardage

Underarm Arm
0-6 mo 18” 6.5” 6” 7” 270
6-12 mo 19.5” 7.5” 6.5” 7.5” 300
1-2 yrs 20.5” 8.5” 7” 7.5” 310
2-4 yrs 22” 10.5” 8” 8” 440
4-6 yrs 24” 12” 10” 8.5” 500
6-8 yrs 26” 13” 13” 9” 680
8-10 yrs 28” 16” 15” 10” 700
XS 31” 18” 15” 11” 800
S 33” 19” 15” 11.5” 850
S/M 35” 19” 16” 12” 1000
M 37” 20” 16” 12.5” 1050
M/L 39” 20” 17” 13.5” 1100
L 43” 21” 18” 14.5” 1400
? sizing notes: choose a sized based upon
XL 47” 21” 18.5” 15.5” 1500
your body measurements plus desired ease. Flax
XXL 51” 21” 19” 17” 1600
looks great with an inch or two of positive or
3XL 55” 21” 20” 18.5” 1700
negative ease.
4XL 58” 21” 20” 19.5” 1800

schematic: materials:
? Yarn: Worsted / Aran weight yarn – see table for yardage
D (samples shown in SweetGeorgia Superwash
E
Worsted ‘deep olive’, ‘tumbled stone’, and ‘hush’)
? Gauge: 18 sts and 22 rounds / 4” in stockinette stitch
using larger needles
B
? Needles: US #6 / 4 mm and US #8 / 5 mm (or as req’d to meet gauge)
C
A - chest / bust 0 - 4 yrs: 16” circulars and DPNs in each size
B - sleeve 4 yrs - XS: 16” circulars, 24” circulars, and DPNs in each size
C - hem to underarm S – 4XL: 16” circulars, 32” circulars, and DPNs in each size
D - upper arm
A Notions: stitch markers, darning needle, waste yarn
E - yoke depth

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 flax pullover construction:

pattern: This sweater is worked in the round from

markers the top down. You cast on at the collar, the yoke is knit,
back sleeve sleeve sts are placed on hold on waste yarn, the body is
completed, then sleeves are knit last.
sleeve ribbed collar COLLAR
yoke: Using smaller circular needles CO 56 (62,
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front 68, 74, 74, 76, 78, 86, 86, 86, 86, 90, 90, 90, 96, 96, 96) sts,
place BOR marker and join for working in the round.
Establish 1x1 Ribbing: (k1, p1) around
Work in ribbing as established (knit the knits and purl
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the purls) until piece measures 1 (1.5) inches from cast
sleeve

YOKE
right sleeve

back on for Child (Adult) sizes. Change to larger needles.

left

garter panel Next round: knit, increasing 4 (4, 4, 4, 8, 18, 16, 12, 18,
front increase lines at 22, 26, 24, 36, 46, 48, 54, 56) sts evenly spaced
‘raglan markers’ [60 (66, 72, 78, 82, 94, 94, 98, 104, 108, 112, 114, 126,
136, 144, 150, 152) sts]
Marker setup: [p10 (11, 12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15, 15,
15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 17), PM, k20 (22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 33, 34,
SEPARATION
OF SLEEVES 37, 39, 41, 42, 47, 52, 55, 58, 59), PM] twice
sleeve sts (these raglan markers indicate divisions between right
AND BODY
on hold
sleeve, front, left sleeve, and back sections)
sts cast on Setup round 1: [kfb, knit to 2 sts before raglan marker,
body sts ?
at underarms
on needle kfb, k1] 4 times [8 sts inc - 2 per section]
Setup round 2: [k1, p10 (11, 12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15,
15, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 17), k1, knit to marker] twice

sleeve sts The garter stitch sleeve panel is now established.

on hold Garter stitch in the round is created by knitting on one
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round and purling on the next (since you just purled the
garter panel, on the next round you will be knitting).
Continue to work the centre 10 (11, 12, 13, 13, 14, 14,
of knitting
direction

BODY 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 17) sts on the sleeves
in garter stitch, and the remainder of the pullover in
stockinette (you may find it helpful to place extra markers
on each side of the garter panel).
Round 1: [kfb, knit to 2 sts before raglan marker,
kfb, k1] 4 times [8 sts inc - 2 per section]
Round 2: work as set; [knit to garter panel, purl
garter panel] twice, knit to end of round.
SLEEVES
Work rounds 1-2 a total of 7 (8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15,
garter 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 29) times.
panel
[124 (138, 144, 150, 162, 174, 190, 210, 224, 236, 248,
266, 294, 320, 344, 366, 392) sts total. At sleeves: 26 (29,
30, 31, 33, 34, 38, 43, 45, 47, 49, 53, 58, 62, 67, 71, 77) sts,
n
ctio g at front/back: 36 (40, 42, 44, 48, 53, 57, 62, 67, 71, 75, 80,
dire nittin 89, 98, 105, 112, 119) sts.
of k

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 You will now work even (no increases, keeping garter
panel as set). If your round gauge matches the pattern
(22 rounds / 4”), work 6 (4, 6, 6, 8, 8, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 4, 2,
0, 0) rounds even.
If your round gauge is slightly different, knit more or
less rounds so that your yoke measures approximately
5 (5, 5.5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10.5, 10.5, 11,
11.5, 12.5) inches deep, measured from cast on, ending
with a round 2.

separate body and sleeves: Next the body

and sleeves are separated. Sleeve sts are placed on hold
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on waste yarn (using a darning needle, thread waste yarn
through live sleeve sts). Keep BOR marker in place, all
other markers can be removed as you come to them.
Next Round: [place 26 (29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 38, 43, 45,
47, 49, 53, 58, 62, 67, 71, 77) sts on waste yarn (the sts
from BOR to first raglan marker), using backwards loop
method CO 4 (4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 10, 12, 12)
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sts, knit to marker] twice
The sleeves are on hold on waste yarn, and there are 80
(88, 92, 100, 108, 118, 126, 140, 150, 158, 166, 176, 194,
212, 230, 248, 262) body sts on the needles.

body: Work in stockinette stitch (knit every round)

until piece measures 5 (5.5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 13.5, 13.5,
14.5, 14.5, 15.5, 16.5, 17, 17.5, 18.5, 18.5) inches from
underarm (or 1 (1.5) inches short of desired length for
child (adult) sizes).
Change to smaller needles and work in 1x1 rib for
1 (1.5) inches for child (adult) sizes. Bind off loosely in
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pattern (k1, p1, pass st over, k1, pass st over, p1, pass st
over, etc.).

abbreviations: ?
BOR - beginning of round
CO - cast on
DPNs - double pointed
needles
k - knit
kfb - knit into the front and
back of one stitch
k2tog - knit 2 sts together
LH - left hand
p - purl
PM - place marker
RH - right hand
RS - right side
ssk - slip slip knit - slip
one stitch, slip one more
stitch, insert LH needle
into the fronts of these
2 slipped sts and knit
them together from this
position
st(s) - stitch(es)

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 sleeves: Work both sleeves the same, maintaining
garter panel at top of sleeve.
Place 26 (29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 38, 43, 45, 47, 49, 53, 58, 62,
67, 71, 77) held sts onto larger DPNs or 16” circ needle
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for larger sizes. Knit across these sts then pick up and
knit 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6) sts from
body at underarm, place marker to indicate BOR*, pick
up and knit 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6)
more sts from body at underarm, then join for working
in the round.
* Note: If you are working on DPN’s distribute your stitches
as follows: sts from BOR to garter panel on N1, garter panel
on N2, and the remainder on N3. The beginning of round is
the first st on N1.
Work around to marker (purling the garter panel,
knitting all other sts), which is the new beginning of
round, located at underarm. [30 (33, 34, 37, 39, 40, 44,
51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 66, 70, 77, 83, 89) sts]
Work 4 (4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 6, 6, 4, 3, 2) inches
even. Maintain garter panel and knit all other stitches.
Decrease round: k1, k2tog, knit to 3 sts before marker,
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ssk, k1
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Work 5 rounds even.
Repeat the previous 6 rounds 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 5, 5, 6, 6,
7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15) more times. [26 (29, 30, 33, 35, 36, 38,
39, 41, 41, 43, 45, 46, 48, 51, 53, 57) sts]
Knit until sleeve measures 5.5 (6.5, 7.5, 9.5, 11, 12, 15,
16.5, 17.5, 17.5, 18.5, 18.5, 19.5, 19.5, 19.5, 19.5, 19.5)
inches from underarm (or 1 (1.5) inches short of desired
length for child (adult) sizes).
Decrease for ribbing: K1, k2tog 0 (1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1,
1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1) times, knit to end. [26 (28, 30, 32, 34,
36, 38, 38, 40, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 56) sts]
Change to smaller needles and work in 1x1 rib for
1 (1.5) inches for child (adult) sizes. Bind off loosely in
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pattern.

finishing: Block your sweater and weave in all ends, ?

using yarn tails to sew up the small holes at underarms.

how do I .... ? Find an in-depth tutorial to guide

you through knitting the Flax pullover at:
www.tincanknits.com/thesimplecollection.html

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wheat scarf • malt blanket • barley hat • oats cowl a free learn to knit series by Tin Can Knits
maize mitts • flax pullover • rye socks • harvest cardigan find it all at www.tincanknits.com