Is an easy-to-knit sweater with an oversized fit and a v neck. It’s the ideal all-season sweater since it’s breezy and light. Create it with simple stitches and shaping, and you’ll have a new favorite layering item. Uses 6.5mm needles and weight 4 yarn (substitute if necessary to reach gauge).
Skill level : Easy
- Method knitting
- Needles
- 6.5 mm (substitute if needed to achieve gauge)
- Yarn
- weight 4 medium designed with Lion Brand Wool-Ease
- small/medium (US 0 – 10) 788 yards
large/x-large (US 12 – 22) 985 yards
- Gauge
- 4” x 4” = 14 S x 17 R stockinette stitch
- Abbreviations
- k = knitp = purl
- k2tog = knit two stitches together
- sl = slip stitch

Notes :
The front, back, and sleeves are knitted flat and then stitched together.
Sizes are shown on pattern as S/M (L/XL).If needed, blocking your finished garment may help smooth imperfections, loosen stitches + obtain final measurements.


FRONT
cast on 80 (90)
Rows 1 – 68 (78): starting with a knit row, work in stockinette stitch
Row 69 (79): k36 (41), k2tog, k2 turn your work, leaving other stitches on needle; you will come back to these later
Row 70 (80): sl1, purl to the end
Row 71 (81): k39 (44) turn
Row 72 (82): sl1, purl to the end
Row 73 (83): k39 (44) turn
Row 74 (84): sl1, purl to the end
Row 75 (85): k35 (40), k2tog, k2 turn
Row 76 (86): sl1, purl to the end
Row 77 (87): k38 (43) turn
Row 78 (88): sl1, purl to the end
Row 79 (89): k38 (43) turn
Row 80 (90): sl1, purl to the end
Row 81 (91): k34 (39), k2tog, k2 turn
Row 82 (92): sl1, purl to the end
Row 83 (93): k37 (42) turn
Row 84 (94): sl1, purl to the end
Row 85 (95): k37 (42) turn
Row 86 (96): sl1, purl to the end
Row 87 (97): k33 (38), k2tog, k2 turn
Row 88 (98): sl1, purl to the end
Row 89 (99): k36 (41) turn
Row 90 (100): sl1, purl to the end
Row 91 (101): k36 (41) turn
Row 92 (102): sl1, purl to the end
Row 93 (103): k32 (37), k2tog, k2 turn
Row 94 (104): sl1, purl to the end
Row 95 (105): k35 (40) turn
Row 96 (106): sl1, purl to the end
Row 97 (107): k35 (40) turn
Row 98 (108): sl1, purl to the end

Row 99 (109): k31 (36), k2tog, k2 turn
Row 100 (110): sl1, purl to the end cast off
return to other stitches left on needle
Row 69 (79): sl1, k1, k2tog, knit to the end
Row 70 (80): purl
Row 71 (81): sl1, knit to the end
Row 72 (82): purl
Row 73 (83): sl1, knit to the end
Row 74 (84): purl
Row 75 (85): sl1, k1, k2tog, knit to the end
Row 76 (86): purl
Row 77 (87): sl1, knit to the end
Row 78 (88): purl
Row 79 (89): sl1, knit to the end
Row 80 (90): purl
Row 81 (91): sl1, k1, k2tog, knit to the end
Row 82 (92): purl
Row 83 (93): sl1, knit to the end
Row 84 (94): purl
Row 85 (95): sl1, knit to the end
Row 86 (96): purl
Row 87 (97): sl1, k1, k2tog, knit to the end
Row 88 (98): purl
Row 89 (99): sl1, knit to the end
Row 90 (100): purl
Row 91 (101): sl1, knit to the end
Row 92 (102): purl
Row 93 (103): sl1, k1, k2tog, knit to the end
Row 94 (104): purl
Row 95 (105): sl1, knit to the end
Row 96 (106): purl
Row 97 (107): sl1, knit to the end
Row 98 (108): purl
Row 99 (109): sl1, k1, k2tog, knit to the end
Row 100 (110): purl
cast off
BACK
cast on 80 (90)
Rows 1 – 98 (108): starting with a knit row, work in stockinette stitch
Neckline Shaping
Row 99 (109): k34 (39), cast off 12, knit to the end
Row 100 (110): p34 (39) turn your work, leaving other stitches on needle; you will come back to these cast off
repeat with other stitches left on needle
Row 100 (110): p34 (39)
cast off
SLEEVES
follow instructions twice to make sleeves cast on 58
Rows 1 – 16: starting with a knit row, work in stockinette stitch
Row 17: (decrease stitches) k2tog, k54, k2tog (56 stitches)
Rows 18 – 30: starting with a purl row, work in stockinette stitch
Row 31: (decrease stitches) k2tog, k52, k2tog (54 stitches)
Rows 32 – 44: starting with a purl row, work in stockinette stitch
Row 45: (decrease stitches) k2tog, k50, k2tog (52 stitches)
Rows 46 – 58: starting with a purl row, work in stockinette stitch
Row 59: (decrease stitches) k2tog, k48, k2tog (50 stitches)
Rows 60 – 72: starting with a purl row, work in stockinette stitch
cast off
FINISH
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.
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.
