Port Townsend is a DK v-neck raglan sweater inspired by easy coastal style and everyday wearability. With clean lines and customizable stripes, it works just as well with short sleeves for warmer days as it does with long sleeves for breezy evenings.

It’s a straightforward, relaxing knit that lets the yarn and color choices take center stage. The simple silhouette makes it an easy wardrobe piece and a great foundation for playing with stripe placement and palette.

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Design Details

The focus of Port Townsend is versatility. The striped body and sleeves can be customized to suit your yarn and your style, from subtle neutrals to high contrast color combinations.

A folded ribbed collar finishes the neckline neatly, and the proportions are designed to work well for both short and long sleeve versions.

Pattern Highlights

• Adjustable stripe layout for stash or planned palettes

• Short or long sleeve options included

• Clean v-neck raglan shaping

• Folded rib collar for a polished finish

• Easy everyday sweater silhouette

Construction Overview

Port Townsend is worked from the top down. The sweater begins flat to shape the V-neck, then transitions into raglan increases.

The yoke uses a compound raglan, meaning the increase rate changes throughout the yoke for each size to improve fit. After dividing for sleeves, the body is joined and worked in the round and finished with 2x2 ribbing.

Sleeves are picked up and worked in the round with instructions for both short and long sleeve versions. The folded rib collar is picked up along the neckline and decreased at center front for a smooth fit.

Yarn Notes

We knit our samples in West Wool Tandem DK (100% Merino Wool, 254 yds / 233 m per 100g). It has a balance of softness and structure that holds the raglan shaping and stripes beautifully after blocking.

This sweater works especially well with solid or tonal DK yarns. The pattern suggests five body stripes and seven sleeve stripes for the long sleeve version, but you can adjust the number and width of stripes however you like.

Needles & Gauge

US 5 (3.75mm) circular or DPNs

US 7 (4.50mm) circular needles

20 sts x 24 rows = 4” in stockinette, flat and in the round (wet blocked)

Yardage Requirements

West Wool Tandem DK — 254 yds (233 m) / 100g

Long Sleeves (5 body stripes, 7 sleeve stripes)

C1: 100 (116, 130, 155, 170, 200)(228, 250, 270, 292, 330) yds

C2: 115 (135, 148, 178, 195, 232)(262, 288, 312, 338, 370) yds

C3–5: 138 (162, 180, 214, 235, 278)(315, 348, 375, 406, 450) yds

C6–7: 28 (34, 38, 44, 48, 58)(64, 72, 76, 84, 90) yds

Short Sleeves (5 body stripes)

C1: 100 (116, 130, 155, 170, 200)(228, 250, 270, 292, 330) yds

C2: 115 (135, 148, 178, 195, 232)(262, 288, 312, 338, 370) yds

C3–5: 78 (92, 104, 124, 135, 158)(178, 198, 214, 230, 250) yds

Finished Measurements

Port Townsend is designed for 4–8” of positive ease.

To choose your size:

1. Measure your full bust

2. Add 4–8”

3. Choose the finished measurement closest to that number

Example:

If your bust is 42”, choose the 46” finished size for approximately 4” of ease.

Bust

30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50)(54, 58, 62, 66, 70)”

Bicep

10 (11, 12, 13, 14, 16)(17.5, 18.5, 19.75, 21.5, 23.5)”

Armhole Depth

6.5 (7.25, 7.75, 8, 8.75, 9.25)(10.25, 11, 11.75, 12.25, 12.5)”

Body Length from Underarm

14.5” / 37 cm

Let’s Knit Together

Video tutorials and customization resources are included, and our Discord community is always open if you’d like pattern support or want to share your progress.

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