amimono no monogatari: Haru no Seetaa (春のセーター)

In my yarn stash (Thank you, yarn buddy! 🤗), I had three (3) skeins of Manos del Uruguay Maxima Jellybean ... it was such a cute colour that I knew I had to make a yoke style sweater out of it. And lucky for me, sweater weather had just arrived! With my Manos del Uruguay Maxima and Cascade Yarns® 220 Superwash® Sport Multis (in a very similar matching colour), I knew I had just enough to make a big, loose, cuddly sweater. So, with my Chiaogoo Spin US7 needles, here's what I did:

Cast on 110 sts with the Cascade Yarn
Row 1 - 4 (4 rows): 2x2 ribbing
Row 5: Start Helix row stripes, continue 2x2 ribbing
Row 6 - 8 (3 rows): 2x2 ribbing
Row 9 - 10 (2 rows): K (total 110 sts)
Row 11: Increase 1 st, every 10 sts (total inc 11 sts) (10 with Cascadee Yarn (C) & 1 with Manos Del Urugay (M))
Row 12 - 14 (3 rows): K (total 121 sts)
Row 15: Increase 1st, every 10 sts (total inc 11 sts (9 with C & 2 with M)
Row 16 - 20: (5 rows): K (total 132 sts)
Row 21: Increase 1 sts every 7 sts (total inc 18 sts) (1 with C & 17 with M)
Row 22 - 30 (9 rows): K (total 150 sts)
Row 31: Increase 1 st, every 5 sts (total 29 sts) (29 with M)
Row 29 - 32 (4 rows): K (total 180 sts)
Row 33: Increase 1 sts, every 6 sts (total 29 sts) (29 with M)
Row 34 - 42 (9 rows): K (total 210 sts)

Row 43: split for sleeves - k 28, place 35 sts on another cable, cast on 15, k 70, place 35 sts on another cable, cast on 15, k 42
Row 44 - 45 (2 rows): k70, p3, k83, p3, k11 (total 170 sts)
Row 46: k2, m1, k10, m1, k30, m1, k10, m1, k20, p3, k92, p3 (total 174 sts)
Row 47 - 49 (3 rows): k the k, p the p (total 174 sts)

Row 50: k3, m1, k10, m1, k30, m1, k10, m1, k20, p3, k92, p3, k3 (total 178 sts)
Row 51- 62(12 rows): k the k, p the p (total 178 sts)
Row 54: k1, k2tog, k3, k2tog, k5, k2tog, k3, k2tog, k22, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k5, k2tog, k3, k2tog, k18, p3, k92, p3, k3 (total 170 sts)
Row 55 - 60 (6 rows): k the k, p the p (total 170 sts
Row 61: k16, k2tog, k16, k2tog, k16, k2tog, k12, k2tog, p3, k2tog, k22, k2tog, k21, k2tog, k16, k2tog, k16, k2tog, p3, k2tog, k9 (total 160 sts)
Row 62 - 66 (5 rows): k the k, p the p (total 160 sts)
Row 67: k15, k2tog, k13, k2tog, k14, k2tog, k12, k2tog, k2, k2tog, p3, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k14, k2tog, k8, k2tog, k18, k2tog, k19, k2tog, k2, k2tog, p3, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k4 (total 145 sts)
Row 68 - 126 (58 rows): k the k, p the (total 145 sts)
Divide sweater into two (2) sides (front 73 sts, back 73 sts)
Front of sweater:
Row 127 - 136 (10 rows): p3, k67, p3 (73 sts)
Row 137 - 145 (9 rows): p5, *k2, p2*, repeat * 6 times, k2, p3, *k2, p2*, repeat 6 times, k2, p5
Bind off in pattern.

Back of sweater:

Row 127 - 141 (15 rows): p3, k67, p3 (73 sts)

Row 142 - 150 (9 rows): p5, *k2, p2*, repeat * 6 times, k2, p3, *k2, p2*, repeat 6 times, k2, p5

Bind off in pattern.

Sleeves:
Pick up 18 sts for a total of 54 sts for each sleeve.

Row 1 - 50 (50 rows): k, maintaining a total of 54 sts for each sleeve.

Right sleeve: switch to a US5 needle, Row 51 - 60 (10 rows): k, maintaining a total of 54 sts.

Left sleeve: continue using US8 needle, Row 51 - 60 (10 rows): k, maintaining a total of 54 sts.

Left sleeve: switch to a US5 needle.

Both sleeves (using US5 needles): Row 61 - 70 (10 rows): k, maintaining a total of 54 sts for each sleeve.

Row 71: Decrease by 2 sts on each sleeve for a total of 52 sts on each sleeve.

Row 72: k, maintaining 52 sts on each sleeve.

Row 73: Decrease by 2 start each sleeve for a total of 50 sts on each sleeve.

Row 74 - 85 (12 rows): k, maintaining 50 sts on each sleeve.

Row 86: Decrease by 2 start each sleeve for a total of 48 sts on each sleeve.

Row 87: k, maintaining 48 sts on each sleeve.

Row 88: Decrease by 2 start each sleeve for a total of 46 sts on each sleeve.

Row 89 : k, maintaining 46 sts on each sleeve.

Row 90: Decrease by 2 start each sleeve for a total of 44 sts on each sleeve.

Row 91 - 100 (10 rows): k, maintaining 44 sts on each sleeve.

Row 101: Decrease by 2 start each sleeve for a total of 42 sts on each sleeve.

Row 102: k, maintaining 42 sts on each sleeve.

Row 103: Decrease by 2 start each sleeve for a total of 40 sts on each sleeve.

Row 104: k, maintaining 40 sts on each sleeve.

Row 105: Decrease by 2 start each sleeve for a total of 38 sts on each sleeve.
Row 106 - 110 (5 rows): k, maintaining 38 sts on each sleeve.

Row 111 - 125 (15 rows): p2, k2, ending in p2.

Bind off.

Making the sweater was amazingly quick (especially since it was a worsted weight yarn)! However, it was naming my sweater that was difficult part. 😲🤔 At first, I had thought to call it Jellybean (named after one of the colorways I used); then after much discussion (and show & tell), I found it's true name: Haru no Seetaa (春のセーター) - both Hubby and my sissy helped me figure out what it should be called (Thanks, guys!!). 😊😍😘

And here it is in all of it's glory: