Caffeine Queen

Caffeine Queen is a striking short-sleeve pullover that is fun to knit and impressive to show off! The cable and texture pattern featured in Norah Gaughan’s Cable Sourcebook is reminiscent of coffee beans. The boxy fit and simple drop-shoulder construction make for a sweater that is simple to knit and cozy to wear. Knit up in Fantastic Farm’s Domestic yarn base, a lovely naturally dyed farm yarn, Caffeine Queen is the perfect sweater for coffee lovers!

Construction:
The body of Caffeine Queen is knit from the bottom up in the round. The front and back halves are worked flat. Short rows are worked on the shoulders. Shoulder edges are seamed and the neckline and sleeve edges are picked up and a ribbed edge is knit outwards in the round.

This pattern contains charts AND written sections

Finished Dimensions:
• Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
• 32 (36, 40, 44, 48) (52, 56, 60, 64, 68)” / 81.5 (91.5, 101.5, 112, 122) (132, 142, 152.5, 162.5, 172.5) cm bust circumference
• Designed to fit with 2-4”/5-10 cm positive ease

Materials:
• Fantastic Farm Domestic yarn in naturally dyed Cutch (brown) (100% organic Merino wool, sport weight, 240 yards / 110g)
Approximately 635 (730, 835, 945, 1055) (1170, 1290, 1415, 1540, 1675) yards / 581 (668, 764, 864, 965) (1070, 1180, 1293, 1408,
1532) meters
• OR 3 (4, 4, 4, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins

Gauge:
24 sts and 24 rows over 4” / 10 cm over cable pattern worked in the round and blocked

Needles:
Size 5 (3.75 mm) 16-40” / 40-101.5 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge, and additional needle of the same size for your preferred method of small circumference knitting (9”/ 23 cm circular, 2-circulars, DPNs or Magic Loop) for the sleeves

Notions:
Stitch marker for BOR
• Cable needle
• Waste yarn/stitch holder for yoke separation • Tapestry needle
• Row counter (optional)