Glorious
Free knitting pattern for the 'Glorious' sweater by Eva Pal. An easy-level women's sweater featuring bold stripes, seed stitch textures, and a unique dip-stitch detail. Designed for Plymouth Yarn Fantasy Naturale.
Glorious!
Design by EVA PAL
BOLD COLORS AND RICH TEXTURES MEET IN OUR SALUTE TO FREEDOM!
Skill Level: Easy
Sizes
Woman’s small (medium, large, extra-large, 2X-large). Instructions are given for smallest size, with larger sizes in parentheses. When only 1 number is given, it applies to all sizes.
Finished Measurements
Chest: 34 (38, 44, 46, 50) inches
Length: 24 (24½, 25, 25½, 26) inches
Materials
• Worsted weight yarn* (140 yds/100g per skein): 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) skeins cream #8176 (A), 2 skeins red #3611 (B), 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) navy #2550 (C)
• Size 7 (4.5mm) needles
• Size 9 (5.5mm) 24-inch circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
*Sample project was completed with Fantasy Naturale (100% mercerized cotton) from Plymouth Yarn Co.
Gauge
16 sts and 22 rows = 4 inches/10cm in St st on larger needles. To save time, take time to check the gauge.
Pattern Stitches
1/1 Rib (even number of sts)
Row 1: *K1, p1; rep from * across.
Rep Row 1 for pat.
Seed St (even number of sts)
Row 1: *K1, p1; rep from * across.
Row 2: *P1, k1; rep from * across.
Rep Rows 1 and 2 for pat.
Stripe
Rows 1–8: With B work [Rows 1 and 2 of Seed St pat] 4 times.
Rows 9–14: With C, work in St st.
Row 15 (for first and 3rd stripe): With A k2 (3, 1, 3, 3), *k5, k1 in 4th row below (insert RH needle through st on 4th row below next st on LH needle, wrap yarn around needle and pull yarn through as to knit, being sure to drop working row st from LH needle); rep from * to last st—2 (3, 1, 3, 3) sts, k2 (3, 1, 3, 3).
Row 15 (for 2nd stripe): With A k4 (5, 3, 5, 5), k1 in 4th row below (insert RH needle through st on 4th row below next st on LH needle, wrap yarn around needle and pull yarn through as to knit, be sure to drop working row st from LH needle); *k5, k1 in 4th row below; rep from * across to last 5 (6, 4, 6, 6) sts, k5 (6, 4, 6, 6).
Row 16: With A, purl across.
Rep Rows 1–16 for Stripe pat.
Pattern Note
Circular needle is used to accommodate large number of stitches. Do not join; work back and forth in rows.
Front/Back
Make 2 alike
With A and smaller needles cast on 62 (70, 80, 84, 92) sts. Work in 1/1 Rib pat for 1 inch.
Change to larger needles.
Next row (RS): Knit across, inc 6 (6, 8, 8, 8) sts evenly—68 (76, 88, 92, 100 sts).
Work in St st until piece measures 15 (15½, 15½, 16, 16½) inches from cast-on edge, ending with a WS row.
Sleeve
Cast on 12 (10, 8, 8, 7) sts at end of next 2 rows—94 (96, 104, 108, 114) sts.
Work in St st until sleeve measures 1 (1, 1½, 1½, 1½) inches from cast-on edge.
Change to B and work [Rows 1–16 of Stripe pat] 3 times.
Continue in St st with A (if necessary) until armhole measures 8 (8, 8½, 8½, 8½) inches.
Work in garter st (knit every row) for 1 inch. Bind off.
Finishing
Mark center 10 (10, 10½, 11, 11½) inches for neck opening. Sew front and back tog across rem sts for shoulders.
Sleeve border
With RS facing, larger needle and A, pick up and knit 65 (65, 67, 67, 67) sts along sleeve edge.
Work 1 inch in garter st. Bind off.
Sew side seams.
--- GLOSSARY ---
K: Knit
P: Purl
St st: Stockinette Stitch (Knit on RS, Purl on WS)
RS: Right Side
WS: Wrong Side
LH: Left Hand
RH: Right Hand
Sts: Stitches
Inc: Increase
