Sweater September is finally here. Every September we look forward to cooler temperatures and the chance to pull out our woolens. And what better way to get into the pumpkin spice season than with a new sweater project?
This year, Danielle and the yarnistas are making the Cozy Classic Raglan by Jessie Maed. No wardrobe is complete without a classic sweater you can dress up for the office, or throw on with jeans for a versatile weekend look. Get back into garment making for the winter with this straightforward pullover! The beauty of this pattern is you can customize the look to fit any style.
The pattern includes options for modifications- add waist shaping, modify the arms, play around with new techniques, or keep it simple!
Our yarn favs:
Grab one of the yarn selections below on our web shop or in store and we will throw in a fibre space gauge measuring tool! We’ve made all of these yarn choices below available on our web shop. There are lots of other speckle, variegated and even mohair options in the shop as well as a huge variety of DK weight yarn, so stop by if you are local!
Try combining one strand of Knitting for Olive Mohair with Knitting for Olive Merino for the very on-trend mohair look:
Play around with hand-dyed colors using Periwinkle Sheep Wolke and Neighborhood Fiber Co Organic Studio Sock. The speckled and variegated colorways of Studio Sock will blend gorgeously with Wolke Mohair or even Knitting for Olive Mohair!
Keep it classic with Di Gilpin Lalland. Since this one is a DK, you would only need one strand and no mohair.
We’re also loving the potential of Harrisville Nightshades or Daylights. this wool is so squishy and sturdy it’s like your favorite sweatshirt for every day. We love the subtle color shading in this yarn. Danielle is doing her raglan in Nightshades!
Pattern Details and Yardage:
Skills needed:
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- knitting in the round
- 1×1 tubular cast on
- German short rows
- increasing, decreasing (lifted increases)
- holding stitches
- wet blocking
Sizes: XS (S, M, L, 1X)(2X, 3X, 4X, 5X) to fit:
28-30 (32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46)(48-50, 52-54, 56-58, 60-62)”
Finished Garment Measurements are as follows:
34 (38, 42, 46, 50){54, 58, 62, 66}”
These finished garment measurements result in a sweater with 4-6” (10-15cm) of positive ease at the bust and 5” (12.5cm) of positive ease in the upper arm. This means that the finished garment will be (10-15cm) larger than your actual bust measurement, and the sleeves will be 5” (12.5cm) larger than your upper arm measurement.
To achieve this amount of ease, take your full bust measurement and add 4-6” (10-15cm). Choose the finished garment measurement closest to this number. Your finished sweater will have a very relaxed fit.
Note that the amount of ease in both the bust and upper arm combined with the deep length of the raglan seam means that there is a lot of room to size down and still have room to move around in this design.
If you would like a sweater with less ease, you can comfortably size down at least a full size from the 4-6” ease recommendation and still have a relaxed fit. Feel free to choose a finished garment measurement that is close to your actual full bust measurement, or even smaller, if you want. Some testers went down two sizes and achieved a nice fit with negative ease.
If you have a 28-30” 71-76cm bust and would like less ease, you can work the pattern at a gauge of 20sts/4” rather than 18sts/4”. This will result in a finished garment that is 30.5” 77cm at the bust.
If you have a bust measurement larger than 46” 117cm, you may want to choose a finished garment measurement closer to or smaller than your actual bust measurement than the 4-6” of recommended ease. I make this recommendation based on feedback from testers for the larger sizes who said they would size down if they were to make this again.
Materials:
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US 3 – 3.25 mm
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US 7 – 4.5 mm
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Fingering:
689-792 (844-971, 909-1045, 1093-1257, 1177-1354){1378-1585, 1501-1726, 1715-1972, 1800-2070} yds
Mohair: 659-758 (808-929, 870-1000, 1046-1203, 1126-1295){1319-1517, 1436- 1651, 1641-1887, 1722-1980} yds
If you wish to add length to the body, you should allow the following supplemental yardage per extra inch knit:
23 (26, 29, 32, 34){37, 40, 43, 45} yds
- Mohair and fingering are held together throughout. You may also substitute fingering held double, or a DK weight yarn held single. If you choose a DK weight, use the fingering estimate to determine yardage.