Happier Than Ever Pattern

Happier Then Ever by Brienne Moody | This top down sweater was designed with my favorite (only) daughter in mind. She is brave and bold and a kind of everything-on-it, maximalist kind of human. Her current favorite artist is Billy Eillish and Eillish’s most recent album is called “Happier Than Ever.” This sweater is an homage to that song and to my kid.

Gauge: 18 stitches and 26 rounds= 4” / 10 cm in Colorwork Pattern on larger needles.

Finished Measurements: 32 (35.5, 39, 42.75, 46.25) (49.75, 53.25, 57, 60.5)” / 81.25 (90.25, 99.25, 108.5, 117.5) (126.5, 135.5,144.5, 153.5) cm

Materials Used: 

Germantown (100% North American Wool 220 yards/100 meters)

• Main Color - Black 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) (6, 6, 6, 7) skeins.
• Contrast Color 1 - Sage 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skeins.
• Contrast Color 2 - Gray Heather 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1) skeins.
• Contrast Color 3 - Salmon 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1) skein.

OR

Approximately 760 (826, 913, 985, 1115) (1170, 1256, 1309, 1349) yards / 692 (752, 831, 897, 1014) (1064, 1144, 1191, 1227) meters in Main Color.

Approximately 190 (207, 228, 246, 279) (292, 314, 327, 337) yards / 173 (188, 208, 224, 254) (266, 286, 298, 307) meters in Contrast Color 1 and Contrast Color 2.

Approximately 95 (103, 114, 123, 139) (146, 157, 163, 169) yards / 86 (94, 104, 112, 127) (133, 143, 149, 153) meters in Contrast Color 3.

Needle Size: 

• US Size 6 / 4 mm circular needle, 16” / 40 cm / length for the neckline AND 24 - 40” / 60-100 cm length (depending on the size you’ve chosen) for the hem ribbing.
• US Size 7 / 4.5 mm 24 - 40” / 60-100 cm length (depending on the size you’ve chosen) for the sweater yoke and body.

Pattern Includes: Written Instructions and Charts

Techniques Used

• Long Tail Cast On Method
• Small Circumference Knitting in the Round
• Stranded Colorwork
• Make One Right & Left Increase
• Knitting in the Round on a Circular Needle
• Increasing and Decreasing