Novice Sweater Knitting Pattern - PetiteKnit

Printed knitting pattern booklet posted to you. This listing is for the pattern only; yarn and needles are not included.

The Novice Sweater by PetiteKnit is a beginner-friendly women’s sweater knitting pattern worked seamlessly from the top down. It has a comfortable relaxed fit, a simple round yoke and classic stocking stitch fabric with ribbed neck, cuffs and hem.

You begin at the neckband, then work the yoke, body and sleeves. The round yoke is shaped with increases worked over four evenly spaced rounds. With no sewing required and straightforward techniques, this is an excellent first sweater project.

Pattern details

Sizes and finished measurements

Measure around the fullest part of your bust and choose a size with approximately 5–10 cm of positive ease. Achieving the stated gauge is essential for the finished measurements.

*Length is measured at the centre back, excluding the neckband.

Gauge and needles

Gauge: 16 stitches × 21 rows = 10 × 10 cm in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles.

Suggested needles: 5.5 mm and 6 mm circular needles in 40 cm and 80 or 100 cm lengths, plus 5.5 mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves, unless using the Magic Loop method. Always use the needle size required to achieve gauge.

Yarn requirements

Metres are calculated from the designer’s stated quantities. Ball counts are included as a purchasing guide. Always round up to complete balls and allow additional yarn for swatching, adjustments and differences in gauge.

Option 1: Isager Jensen + Isager Silk Mohair held together

Jensen: 125 m per 50 g ball. Silk Mohair: 212 m per 25 g ball.

Option 2: CaMaRose Snefnug

Used as a single strand; 110 m per 50 g ball.

Option 3: Sandnes Garn Kos

Used as a single strand; 150 m per 50 g ball.

Option 4: Filcolana Arwetta + Brushed Lace

One strand of Arwetta (210 m per 50 g ball) is held together with two strands of Brushed Lace (210 m per 25 g ball).

Samples shown

• White sample: Isager Jensen colour 0 held together with Isager Silk Mohair colour 6.
• Brown sample: Filcolana Arwetta colour Red Squirrel 352 held together with two strands of Mohair by Canard Brushed Lace colour Cognac 3048.

Choosing a substitute yarn

For the best result, match the pattern’s blocked gauge and the approximate fibre character of the recommended yarn—not only the ply label. When yarns are held together, substitute each strand separately unless one yarn can produce the same gauge, drape and fabric.