13th Doctor Sweater

I know the 13th Doctor wears a t-shirt, and not a pullover, but I am not really a sewer, and I am a knitter. I came up with this pattern after binge watching the newest season and becoming, once again, obsessed with the look. The yarn I used for this pattern is not a perfect match, but I used what I had on hand, not being able to go out because of the pandemic (I would not have gone even without the stay at home order, because I'd not like to get the corona virus). I also want to say, yes, I use cheap yarn. I knit in bulk, mostly for my friends and family (and me!), and I am a TEACHER.
1. I don't have the disposable income for massive quantities of real wool, and
2. I need to be able to throw things in the wash after work (when I finally get to go back) because children can be affectionate and inadvertently share germs. Acrylic yarn is much easier to wash, IMO.

13th Doctor inspired pullover

The pattern I used us adapted from a 1953 sweater. I took a lot of liberty with it, but the general style is the same. It should fit a size small. I will try to update the post at a later date for other sizes.

Yarn colors I used (all are loops and threads impeccable brand yarn unless otherwise stated):
Base: Sapphire
Stripes in this order:
Forest
Barley
Fern
Lion Brand Pound of Love Hunter
Misty Blue
Navy
Cherry
Pumpkin
Red Heart Butter
Yarn Bee Tobacco
Gold

The only color I'm not super happy with is the Red Heart Butter. That stripe is supposed to be more of a peach or apricot, but I don't have either of those, so I settled for a warm yellow. When I lined up the colors, I was happy with the look, so I'm going to stick with it. Given unlimited opportunities to go to craft or yarn stores I know I could come up with better colors, but I do not want to.

Really, the colors you need (raid your stash for what you can in this pandemic!) are: medium-light green, light brownish green, light green, dark green, medium blue, dark blue, red, orange, light orangy-peach color, dark gold or bronze, gold. If you have anything like this, you should be good. You can also look up the shirt online and raid your stash for the colors you think are best.

Materials:
All yarn colors listed above, or colors you think match the stripes better (or another color for the base since she has a few different options). All yarns must be medium weight, regardless of choice.
Size 4 (3.5mm) and 7 (5mm) needles
Stitch Markers

FRONT:
In base color CO 76 stitches on smaller needles (size 4).
K1P1 in single rib stitch for 3 inches.

My magic wand knitting needles (I like having magic in my knitwear)

(I want to show off my needles that have crystals on! They are my magic wands)
Knit the entire next row onto the larger needles (size 7). Do not K1P1 on this row.
Work in stockinette for 9 inches.
Begin the stripes by making two rows in each color in the above order.
Piece should measure about 12.25inches after stripes.
Transition back to main color and work until piece measures 18inches ending on a purl row.
K22st, bind off 32st, K22st.
Working each shoulder separately, continue working in stockinette decreasing 1 stitch at neck edge until only 18st are on each shoulder.
Bind off Loosely.

Front piece without any finishing

BACK:
Work the same as the front, only without the stripe.
When the piece measures 12.25inches place a stitch marker at the end of each row (to mark for sleeves).

NECKLINE:
Pick up 44 stitches along the neckline with smaller needles (size 4).
Work as K1P1 decreasing 1 each end every other row for 5 rows in base color.
Bind off in rib stitch loosely.
Do the same for both sides.
Sew the two pieces together at the shoulder and neckline, but not up the sides.

SLEEVES:
Pick up 50 stitches, from the stitch marker on the back to just above the stripes on the front,
with larger needles (size 7).
Work in stockinette in base color for 3.5 inches.
Changing to smaller needles, work in single rib stitch for 4 rows.
Bind off loosely.
Repeat for the other sleeve.

FINISHING:
Sew up sleeve and side seams.

Here I am in the finished project! I absolutely love the way it turned out! I'm going to go through my yarns to see if I can make it in another color.