Rodney Winter Sweater Pattern
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Pattern
This pattern includes instructions for all sizes, a list of all abbreviations, glossary of terms, and a crisp schematic with dimensions for proper blocking. The pattern also includes my proprietary StitchSaver™ Row Checker. Plus, a link is provided to Knitting Help on my web site.
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Knitting Help
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This could be the sweater your favorite guy or gal will like so much that he or she passes it down someday to a son, daughter, nephew, niece, protégé or grandchild. The sweater pattern uses a progression that changes from light to dark as you knit down, making the shoulders look bigger and the waist smaller. Who wouldn’t like that? Designed for durable, bulky-weight yarn, this pattern knits up very fast on large needles, so enjoy making it while you can, as you will finish quickly.
A top-down design, knitting starts with the neck shaping, followed by raglan shaping which helps to create a tailored look while working the yoke of the sweater—front, back and sleeves—all at once and in the round. Like all top-down sweaters that are knitted in one piece without seams, you can easily check the fit—shoulders, chest, sleeves, length—as you knit. Haven’t knitted a top-down sweater before? Don’t worry. Here’s a free, printable PDF of top-down knitting instructions.
Yarn:
This sweater was designed for the following yarn. Click here to see color option and to purchase yarn.
Brown Sheep’s Burly Spun, 100% Wool
Skeins needed in color sequence for S(M, L, XL) =
1/2/3/2(1/2/3/2, 1/2/3/2, 1/2/4/2)
Gauge: 10 sts and 14 rows = 4"/10cm, in stockinette
Suggested Needles and Notions:
- US13 16"40.5cm circular*
- US13 24"/60cm or 32"/80cm circular*
- US13 double-pointed*
- Stitch Markers
* or size needed to obtain gauge
Sizes:
Small - Finished chest 40"/101.5cm
Medium - Finished chest 42.5"/108cm
Large - Finished chest 45.6"/116cm
X-Large - Finished chest 48"/122cm
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