This top down sweater is a canvas for playing with different yarns.  Select the gauge for your size and begin knitting the short row asymmetrical yoke.  There is another short row section to bring the sweater down to the waistline and simple stockinette tubes for the sleeves.  The sweater construction is easy to customize so it matches your body proportions.  Enchanted Mesa is for the playful and adventurous knitters out there who like to make improvisational yarn and color choices.  Grab your favorite yarns and have fun! 



The English PDF instructions include an optional brioche border and notes on how to expand your project into a longer dress. 

Sizes: One size, customizable with varying gauges. 

The pattern is written in one size with DK weight yarn (4.5 sts = 1” / 2.5cm).  For varying sizes, follow the gauge chart.  Swatch with different yarns and needle sizes to get gauge for your desired size.  This sweater is meant to fit with a few inches or more of positive ease to accentuate the drape in the body of the sweater.  The same sweater with 4.5 sts / 1” is modeled on a 37” / 94cm and a 41” / 104cm chest circumference for 6” / 15cm and 2” / 5cm of positive ease. 

3.5 sts = 1” / 2.5cm

Chest Circumference - 56” / 142cm

Sleeve Circumference - 15” / 38cm

Recommended Yarn Weight - Heavy Worsted/Worsted

4 sts = 1” / 2.5cm

Chest Circumference - 49” / 124cm

Sleeve Circumference - 13” / 33cm

Recommended Yarn Weight - Worsted

4.5 sts = 1” / 2.5cm (Sample Size)

Chest Circumference - 43” / 109cm

Sleeve Circumference - 12” / 30cm

Recommended Yarn Weight - DK / Worsted

5 sts = 1” / 2.5cm

Chest Circumference - 39” / 99cm

Sleeve Circumference - 10.5” / 27cm

Recommended Yarn Weight - Sport/DK

5.5 sts = 1” / 2.5cm

Chest Circumference - 36” / 91cm

Sleeve Circumference - 9.5” / 24cm

Recommended Yarn Weight - Sport/Fingering

6 sts = 1” / 2.5cm

Chest Circumference - 33” / 84cm

Sleeve Circumference - 8.5” / 22cm

Recommended Yarn Weight - Fingering/Lace

Body and sleeve lengths are customizable.  For tighter or looser sleeves, you can change the needle size to get a different gauge. 

Yarn: DK weight and thinner with 4.5 stitches = 1” / 2.5cm

DK weight is the thickest yarn I used.  Other yarns are sport, fingering and lace weight yarns with the same needle size for sections with more drape and airiness.  Working with smaller yarns using the same needle size usually results in a similar gauge.  The sample pictured uses a single strand of DK or fingering weight yarns as well as two strands of lace weight held together and one strand of lace weight and one strand of fingering weight held together.  Be adventurous and freely mix different colors and fibers together. 

Instructions are written using colors A, B, C, etc… to mark when different colors are used, but feel free to ignore the exact color changes and throw in bits of color and texture whenever you want.  If one section is striped but you feel like using one ball of yarn, make it solid.  If another section is solid, but you’re feeling antsy and adventurous then throw in a dozen different colors.  Have fun and make it your own! 

Yardage: The total yardage for a version with 4.5 sts / 1” is approximately 1200yds / 1097m. This sweater is meant to use odd balls and scrap yarn for a patchwork/color blocked effect.  If you run out of yarn in one section grab another ball of yarn and keep knitting! 

Shown in: Quince & Co. Owl - 6 colors, 1 skein each

Alchemy Silken Straw - 1 skein

Handspun - approximately 100g of fingering weight

Isager Spinni - 2 colors, 1 skein each

Habu Mohair Linen Paper - 1 ball

Habu Mohair - 1 ball

Anzula Camel Silk - 1 skein

Needles: 40” circular in the size needed to obtain desired gauge

40” spare circular needle same size or smaller

Sample photographed used US 8 / 5mm needles

Notions: 1 stitch marker, tapestry needle, waste yarn

Sample Gauge: 18 sts & 24 rnds = 4” / 10cm in stockinette stitch with DK weight yarn & US 8 / 5mm needles

Errata:

Please note: These errata only pertain to the pattern as written in Westknits Bestknits Book 2 and the newest version of the single pattern with the file name “Enchanted Mesa 8.5x11”.  Older versions are not affected. 

These errata notes are corrected so if you purchase the pattern after July 30, 2018 your PDF will include these rounds. 

End of Short Row Section 1 is missing 2 rounds: K 1 rnd.  Using D, k 1 rnd.  P 1 rnd. 

End of Short Row Section 2 is missing 2 rounds: K 1 rnd.  Using E, k 1 rnd.  P 1 rnd. 

End of Short Row Section 3 is missing 2 rounds: K 1 rnd.  Using F, k 1 rnd.  P 1 rnd. 

End of Short Row Section 4 is missing 2 rounds: K 1 rnd.  Using G, k 1 rnd.  P 1 rnd.