Global Warming, the pattern

This close-fitting sweater, with puffed sleeves and kangaroo pouch, is knitted entirely in the round, from bottom up. The pattern is written for size xs, but it's adaptive to any size, by knitting a basic raglan sweater and following the instructions for waist shaping, pocket and sleeve increases & decreases.

FINISHED SIZE: 29”/74 cm bust circumference, to fit bust 32”/ 81 cm

MATERIALS:
Yarn: TeeTee Kamena (4 ply wool, 514 yds (470 m)/ 100 g) held double, 2 skeins of dusty pink #191) or any 4-ply yarn (held double) or worsted weight yarn, that gives you correct gauge.
Needles: 4 mm/US 6 circular needles and DPNs
Notions: stitch markers, row counter, tapestry needle

GAUGE: 20sts and 27 rows = 4" in St st

PATTERN NOTES: this sweater is quite short, if you need to add more length, just knit more rounds before waist shaping.

ABBREVIATIONS:
st - stitch
sts - stitches
rnd - round
rnds - rounds
k - knit
p - purl
St st - stockinette stitch
slm - slip marker
DPN - double pointed needle
CO - cast on
BO - bind off

INSTRUCTIONS:
Body:
Using circular needle, cast on 144 sts and join for knitting in the round, being careful not to twist stitches. Place a marker at the beginning of round.
Rnd 1: (k2, p2) 18 times, place marker, (k2, p2) 18 times
Rnds 2-8: work in (k2, p2) ribbing
Continue working in St st and knit 18 rnds.

Waist shaping:
Next rnd (decrease rnd): k1, k2tog, knit to 3 sts before marker, ssk, k1, slip marker, k1, k2tog, knit to 3 sts before end of round, ssk, k1

Knit 7 rounds and work decrease round once more.

Knit 14 rounds

Next rnd (increase rnd): k1, M1, knit to 1 st before marker, M1, k1, slip marker, k1, M1, knit to 1 st before end of round, M1, k1

Knit 7 rounds and work increase round once more (144 sts)

Continue working in St st, until piece measures 12" (30,5 cm)

Next rnd: knit to 5 sts before first marker, bind off next 10 sts for the underarm, knit to 5 sts before second marker, BO next 10 sts for the second underarm. Leave body waiting and knit the sleeves to the same point.


Sleeves:



Using DPNs, cast on 56 sts and join for working in the round, being careful not to twist stitches. Place marker at the beginning of round. Work in (k2, p2) ribbing for 8 rounds.

Continue working in St st and knit 2 rounds.

Next rnd: Knit to 5 sts before marker, bind off next 10 sts for the underarm.

Make the other sleeve to match.


Joining sleeves to the body:

Using circular needle, knit 46 sts for left sleeve, place raglan marker, knit 62 sts for front, place raglan marker, knit 46 sts for right sleeve, place raglan marker, knit 62 sts for back, place raglan marker (216 sts total).

Beginning of round is behind left shoulder and direction of knitting is: left sleeve, front, right sleeve, back. Markers, that indicate raglan decreases, are called raglan markers and markers, that indicate puffed sleeve increases, are called sleeve markers.

Knit two rounds with all stitches.

Rnd 1 (making first puffed sleeve increases): k17, place sleeve marker, M1, k4, place sleeve marker, M1, k4, M1, place sleeve marker, k4, M1, place sleeve marker, k17, slip raglan marker, knit 62 sts for front, slip raglan marker, k17, place sleeve marker, M1, k4, place sleeve marker, M1, k4, M1, place sleeve marker, k4, M1, place sleeve marker, k17, slip raglan marker, knit to end of round.

Rnd 2 (making first raglan decreases): (k1, k2tog, knit to 3 sts before next raglan marker, ssk, k1, slm) three times, k1, k2tog, knit to 3 sts before end of round, ssk, k1

Rnd 3 (puffed sleeve increases): (knit to sleeve marker, slm, M1) two times, (knit to sleeve marker, M1, slm) two times, knit to raglan marker, slm, knit to next raglan marker, slm, (knit to sleeve marker, slm, M1) two times, (knit to sleeve marker, M1, slm) two times, knit to raglan marker, slm, knit to end of round

Repeat rounds 2 and 3 five more times (7 puffed sleeve increases and 6 raglan decreases made, 13 rounds total)




Rnd 14: (k1, k2tog, knit to 3 sts before next raglan marker, ssk, k1, slm) three times, k1, k2tog, knit to 3 sts before end of round, ssk, k1

Rnd 15: knit

Repeat rounds 14 and 15 seven more times and work round 14 one more time (15 raglan decreases made, 30 rnds total)

You now have 32 sts for both front and back and 44 sts for both sleeves, 152 sts total

Puffed sleeve decreases:

Next round: k2tog 22 times, slip raglan marker, knit 32 sts for front, slip raglan marker, k2tog 22 times, slip raglan marker, knit to end of round

Next round: knit

Next round: k1, k2tog 10 times, k1, slip raglan marker, knit front sts, slip raglan marker, k1, k2tog 10 times, k1, slip raglan marker, knit to end of round

You now have 12 + 32 + 12 + 32 (88) sts

Shaping the neck using short rows:
Row 1 (RS): working back and forth, k12 sleeve sts, 32 back sts and 12 sleeve sts, turn
Row 2 (WS): purl 12 sleeve sts, 32 back sts and 6 sleeve sts, turn
Row 3: knit 6 sleeve sts, 32 back sts and 6 sleeve sts, turn
Row 4: purl 6 sleeve sts and 32 back sts, turn (this is the new beginning of round)
Row 5: continue knitting in the round and knit all 88 sts

Work 3 rounds of (k2, p2) ribbing, bind off in ribbing.

Pocket:

Pocket is placed 0,5” above the ribbing.

CO 40 sts, knit 10 rows back and forth in St st.

Start the shaping:

Row 1: k1, ssk, knit to 3 sts before end of row, k2tog, k1

Row 2: purl

Repeat these two rows 4 more times (you now have 30 sts)

Continue in St st for 20 more rows, 40 rows total.

Bind off all sts. It's a good idea to block both sweater and the pocket before sewing on the pocket.

FINISHING:



Sew pocket onto the sweater along the lines shown in the picture above. Pick up 32 sts from the rounded edges (where you did the shaping) and knit (k2, p2) ribbing for 7 rows. Bind off in ribbing and sew the sides of ribbing to the sweater also.

Sew underarm gaps closed and wave in ends.