Comfortable, fashionable, simple to style, cropped fit sweater with a roll neck. Inspired by retro 80s/90s fashion, yet nonetheless current using basic stitches, shaping, pick-up and knit. Work it fast and wear it with your preferred jeans (or sweatpants!). Uses 10.0mm 24″ circular needles and weight 6 yarn; replace as necessary to get gauge.
Skill level: Easy
- Method knitting
- Needles
- 10.0 mm straight (optional)
10.0 mm 24” circular
(substitute if needed to achieve gauge)
- 10.0 mm straight (optional)
- Yarn
- weight 6 super bulky
designed with Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick - small (US 0 – 6) 530 yards
- medium (US 8 – 14) 636 yards
- large (US 16 – 22) 742 yards
- weight 6 super bulky
- Gauge
- 4” x 4” = 8 S x 12 R stockinette stitch
- Abbreviations k = knit
p = purl
k2tog = knit two stitches together
Notes:
The front, back, and sleeves are knitted flat and then stitched together. The neck is knitted in the round. Sizes are shown on pattern as S (M, L).
If needed, blocking your finished garment may help smooth imperfections, loosen stitches + obtain final measurements.
FRONT + BACK
follow instructions twice to make front and back cast on 46 (50, 54)
Row 1: [k1, p1] (rib stitch)
Rows 2 – 47 (53, 59): starting with a knit row, work in stockinette stitch cast off
SLEEVES
follow instructions twice to make sleeves cast on 32 (34, 36)
Rows 1 – 12: starting with a knit row, work in stockinette stitch
Row 13: (decrease stitches) k2tog, k28 (30, 32), k2tog (30 (32, 34) stitches) Rows 14 – 18: starting with a purl row, work in stockinette stitch
Row 19: (decrease stitches) k2tog, k26 (28, 30), k2tog (28 (30, 32) stitches) Rows 20 – 24: starting with a purl row, work in stockinette stitch
Row 25: (decrease stitches) k2tog, k24 (26, 28), k2tog (26 (28, 30) stitches) Rows 26 – 30: starting with a purl row, work in stockinette stitch
Row 31: (decrease stitches) k2tog, k22 (24, 26), k2tog (24 (26, 28) stitches) Rows 32 – 36: starting with a purl row, work in stockinette stitch
Row 37: (decrease stitches) k2tog, k20 (22, 24), k2tog (22 (24, 26) stitches) Rows 38 – 42: starting with a purl row, work in stockinette stitch
Row 43: (decrease stitches) k2tog, k18 (20, 22), k2tog (20 (22, 24) stitches) Rows 44 – 48: starting with a purl row, work in stockinette stitch
Row 49: [k1, p1] (rib stitch)
cast off
NECK
Place front and back of sweater together with right sides facing up. Using a darning needle, long piece of yarn, and the mattress stitch technique, stitch shoulder seams together leaving a 10” opening for the neck.
Starting at the shoulder seam on the right facing you, pick up stitches (insert needle in stitch, wrap yarn around and pull through) along the neckline using 10.0 mm 24” circular needles. Approximately 44 stitches.
Knit in the round.
Rounds 1-9: knit (stockinette stitch) cast off
FINISH
Continuing with right sides facing up, line sleeves up with stitched up shoulder seams and stitch together using the mattress stitch technique.
Finish by stitching together the sleeve seams and side seams using the mattress stitch technique. Weave in ends.
