Kit Sensei Sweater

A modern oversized sweater with Japanese-style modified drop-shoulder, Sensei is a seamless top-down knit that feels calm and meditative on the needles. Worked from the neckline down with sculpted shoulder slopes and clean armholes, the body flows into relaxed side slits for an easy, flattering silhouette that pairs with jeans, trousers or slip skirts.

What’s inside the kit

• Design & Instructions: Pattern Sweater Sensei
• One size: 9 × Fonty Tartan 3

Sleeves are shaped with short row wraps along the cap for a tailored yet comfortable fit without any seaming, then knit in the round for a smooth, minimalist look. Simple stockinette lets your chosen yarn shine, while 1×1 ribbing and tubular finishes give the sweater a polished, ready-to-wear edge.

Materials

• Circular needles 3.5 mm for main fabric (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• Circular needles 3.0 mm for ribbing (or 0.5 mm smaller than main needles)
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends and tubular bind off
• Measuring tape

Yarn

• Jody Long Alba
  50% merino wool, 25% alpaca, 25% viscose, 100 g – 350 m
  Sizes 42-44/46-48/50-52/54-56 – 4/4/5/5 skeins
• Katia Concept Cotton-Yak
  60% cotton, 30% wool, 10% yak, 50 g – 130 m
  Sizes 42-44/46-48/50-52/54-56 – 8/9/10/11 skeins
• Queensland Tenderfoot
  75% merino, 25% polyamide, 100 g – 375 m
  Sizes 42-44/46-48/50-52/54-56 – 3/4/5/6 skeins
• Fonty Tartan 3
  100% wool, 50 g – 140 m
  Sizes 42-44/46-48/50-52/54-56 – 9/10/11/12 skeins

Sizes

• 42-44 – bust 82-89 cm
• 46-48 – bust 90-97 cm
• 50-52 – bust 98-107 cm
• 54-56 – bust 108-114 cm

Recommended positive ease: 16-20 cm.

Gauge

22-23 sts and 28-30 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch after blocking.