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Knitting Club Sweater

Name: Knitting Club Sweater knitting pattern
Brand: Bare Knit
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A beginner-friendly top-down raglan pullover, knit seamlessly in the round in DK yarn, with a step-by-step video tutorial for every part from cast on to bind off. Free pattern.

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Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 Finished bust: 98 (103) 109 (116) 123 cm / 38.5 (40.5) 43 (45.75) 48.5" Intended to be worn with 10-20 cm / 4-8" of positive ease. The sample is size 2 with 17 cm of ease on a 173 cm / 5'8" tall woman
Yarn: DK-weight wool: 500 (550) 600 (650) 650 g These are just approximations. Total yarn usage will depend on the yarn you use, your gauge, and any modifications you may make
Needles: 4.0 mm / US 6 in the following lengths: 75 cm / 30" and 30 cm / 14" circulars for the body and sleeves 3.5 mm / US 4 in the following lengths: 30 cm / 14" circular for the ribbing
Gauge: 18 stitches and 26 rows = 10 cm in stockinette, knit in the round, after blocking
Notions: 8 stitch markers (one of them unique), stitch holders or waste yarn
Techniques: Long tail cast on, knitting in the round, raglan increases, German short rows, backwards loop cast on, picking up stitches, bind off in pattern
Skill level: Beginner

Watch the tutorial

I wanted to design a basic, beginner-friendly pullover that everyone can knit. If you have never knitted a sweater, this is a good first one - and it is free!

Method

The sweater has a raglan construction and is knit in the round from the top down, so you can try it on as you go and add or remove length. The yoke is shaped along the raglan lines for a classic look, with German short rows to raise the back neck. Body and sleeves are separated, and the sleeves are later knit down from stitches picked up under the arm, so the whole sweater is seamless. No sewing at the end!

What you get

The written pattern as a PDF, in five sizes (in both cm and inches)
A full video tutorial that walks through the whole sweater, from cast on to bind off
Notes on choosing your size and adjusting the length

Download the pattern on Ravelry or Etsy, and knit along with the video above.

About the yarn

The sample was knitted in Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt in colourway 1044, a natural white with colourful tweed flecks. Peer Gynt is a classic Norwegian DK-weight yarn: 100% Norwegian wool, not superwash-treated, 91 m / 100 yd per 50 g skein. It is light, warm and hard-wearing, and it softens with every wash.

In Peer Gynt you need 10 (11) 12 (13) 13 skeins of 50 g for sizes 1 (2) 3 (4) 5. Any DK-weight wool that gives you the gauge will work: check the metres per 50 g on the label and compare with the amounts above.

Copyright

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