Sleigh Ride Sweater

The SLEIGH RIDE SWEATER is a classic top-down yoke with a winter-worthy antlered reindeer motif. We used a fuzzy cashmere-blend lace weight held double for the yoke detail, but any yarn that gets you gauge will work.

We gave our sample an extra Christmas kick with a single duplicate stitch on the nose of our central reindeer to give him a red Rudolph nose.

Take care, as there are some long floats in this chart and with the high contrast, catching floats carefully is a must. We like this photo tutorial from Dianna Walla of Paper Tiger Knits if you need help getting it right.

YARN
840 (910, 1015, 1090, 1160) (1200, 1300, 1475, 1610) y / 768 (832, 928, 997, 1061) (1098, 1189, 1349, 1472) m of similar DK weight yarn

120 (140, 140, 160, 180) (220, 260, 280, 280) y / 110 (128, 128, 147, 165) (202, 238, 256, 256) m of similar lace weight yarn (held double throughout).

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
4 mm (US 6) 16”, 24”, and 40” circular needle – or size needed to obtain gauge
3.5 mm (US 4) 16” circular needle – 0.5 mm smaller than gauge needle, for neck
4.5 mm (US 7) – 24” or 32” circular needle or 0.5 mm larger than gauge needle, optional – see note page 5
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Spare yarn or long stitch holders
6” red yarn in DK weight or heavier, optional