This classic crew neck sweater with a handsome allover textured stitch detail is constructed from the bottom up in the round, split for the back and front, and seamed together at the shoulders with kitchener stitch. The collar is picked up and worked after shoulder seaming, and the sleeves are knit bottom up and seamed.

Size
To fit chest circumference of 32 (34.5, 37, 39.5, 42, 44.5, 49.5, 52, 54.5, 58, 60.5) inches / 81.5 (87.5, 94, 100.5, 106.5, 113, 119.5, 125.5, 132, 138.5, 147.5, 153.5) cm

Sweater is designed with 3.5–11.25 inches (9–28.5 cm) of positive ease.

Finished measurements
Chest circumference: 36.5 (38, 41.25, 43.5, 45.75, 48.25, 50.5, 53, 56.5, 62.25, 67, 71.75) inches / 92.5 (96.5, 105, 110.5, 116, 122.5, 128.5, 134.5, 143.5, 158, 170, 182.5) cm

Total body length: 22.5 (23, 23.75, 24, 25, 25.25, 25.5, 26.5, 27, 28, 28.5, 30) inches / 57 (58.5, 60.5, 61, 63.5, 64, 65, 67.5, 68.5, 71, 72.5, 76) cm

Armhole depth: 6.5 (7, 7.25, 7.5, 8, 8.25, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10.5, 11, 12) inches / 16.5 (18, 18.5, 19, 20.5, 21, 21.5, 23, 24, 26.5, 28, 30.5) cm

Sleeve length: 18 (18, 18, 18.5, 18.5, 18.5, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19.5, 19.5) inches / 45.5 (45.5, 45.5, 47, 47, 47, 47, 48.5, 48.5, 48.5, 48.5, 49.5, 49.5) cm

Upper arm circumference: 12.25 (13, 13.5, 14, 14.75, 15.25, 16.5, 17.75, 19.5, 21.75, 24, 26.5) inches / 31 (33, 34.5, 35.5, 37.5, 38.5, 42, 45, 49.5, 55.5, 61, 67.5) cm

Neck circumference: 16.5 (17.75, 18.75, 20, 20, 21.25, 22.25, 22.25, 23.5, 24.75, 25.75, 26) inches / 42 (45, 47.5, 51, 51, 54, 56.5, 56.5, 59.5, 63, 65.5, 66) cm

Materials
Approximately 726 (776, 833, 900, 967, 1016, 1080, 1161, 1254, 1427, 1563, 1736) yards / 664 (710, 762, 823, 884, 929, 988, 1062, 1147, 1305, 1429, 1587) m aran weight yarn (2-ply, 8 WPI)

US 5 (3.75 mm) needles for working flat and in the round

US 4 (3.5 mm) needles for working flat and in the round

Gauge
13.6 stitches and 20.8 rounds over 4 inches (10 cm) in waffle stitch pattern