27 Sweater

Image: The image shows the designer’s partner posing on a wooden bridge covered in lichen. The man, who is white and sporting glasses and a dashing ginger beard, stands with his hands in his khaki pockets, his legs astride at shoulder width. He is wearing a multicolored sweater with a colorwork yoke design in a multitude of colors, ranging from reddish brown, grayish brown, and ivory. He looks straight at the camera with a faint smile on his face.

Image: The image shows an East Asian woman leaning against a lichen-covered wooden bridge. She faces away from the camera, looking slightly towards her right. Her black, purple, and faded bleached hair contrasts against the sweater she is wearing over her ecru linen dress. Like her partner’s, her colorwork sweater is knit up in a variety of shades of brown, but her sweater is much more cropped.

Named after the average donation to Senator Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign, the 27 Sweater is my adaptation of the iconic colorwork mittens he wore to the 2021 Presidential Inauguration. Inspired by his dedication to social justice causes and grassroots approach, 50% of all proceeds from pattern sales until the end of August 2021 will go towards Hotels For Homeless, a local mutual aid fund that provides vital, temporary housing for the unhoused.

This pattern calls for 4 colors — a Main Color and 3 Contrast Colors.

The pattern is available in 9 sizes in a cropped and classic length, as follows:

34” (86.4cm), 38” (96.5cm), 42” (106.7cm), 46” (116.8cm), 50” (127cm), 54” (137.2cm), 58” (147.3cm),
62 (157.5cm), 66” (167.6cm) bust/chest

Yarn: Worsted weight. Yardage listed is for the classic length. The cropped length will require less MC.
MC: 800, 900, 1000, 1200, 1200, 1350, 1400, 1500, 1650 yards
CC1: 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 150, 150, 150, 150 yards
CC2: 100, 100, 100, 150, 150, 150, 150, 150, 200 yards
CC3: 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 150, 150, 150, 150 yards

Recommended Yarn: Neighborhood Fiber Company’s Organic Studio Worsted base
Paul is wearing his sweater with approximately 2” of positive ease. His sweater is knit in the colorways Ramblewood (MC), Roland Park (C1), Patterson Park (C2), and Cedarcroft (C3).
His version uses the classic length indicated in the pattern.

Economically Accessible Yarn: Knit Picks Swish Worsted base
Yu Ra is wearing her sweater with approximately 3” of positive ease. Her sweater is knit in the colorways Pinecone Heather (MC), Oyster Heather (C1), Camel Heather (C2), and Bittersweet Heather (C3).
Her version uses the cropped length indicated in the pattern.

Needles: Circular needles in US 7 (4.5mm) to obtain gauge listed, and US 5 (3.75mm) or two sizes smaller than needles used to obtain gauge.

Gauge: 20 stitches and 30 rows after blocking = 4 inches in stockinette pattern using larger needles.

THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you to Neighborhood Fiber Company for providing yarn support, and to my test knitters barelake, birdsandink, celeste.425, cuteknitter, ealenhausen, inthemaking_emma stitch.banshee, valtherizzle, yarnworthyyarn, and yourmamadressesfunny.

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Pattern published: July 19th, 2021