Sadie Long Sweater Knitting Pattern
Sadie Long Sweater Knitting Pattern
Materials Size
9 (10, 11) balls of Diablo, color 16 S/M (M/L, L/XL)
A strand of leftover yarn for CO
Finished size
Circular needles approx. US 10½ (7 mm) and US Width: 21.7’’ (23.6’’, 25.6’’)
13 (9 mm), 31,5‘’ (80 cm) Length measured at the top of the armhole:
24.0’’ (25.2’’, 26.7’’)
Yarn properties
Diablo, Hobbii
Gauge
30% mohair, 30% nylon, 40% acrylic/
with four strands on needle US 13 (9 mm)
0,9 oz (25 g) = 246 yds (225 m)
11 sts x 14 rows = 4’’ (10 cm)
Happy knitting!
Cast on edge
CO 120 (132, 144) sts with a strand of leftover yarn on circular needle US 13 (9 mm) and knit
1 rnd
st st in the round. The CO yarn is removed later when knitting the I-Cord edge.
Body
Change to the mohair yarn (4 strands) and knit st st in the round until the work measures
15.7’’ (16.5’’, 17.3’’).
Place a stitch marker on each side = side seams = 60 (66, 72) sts for the back and front
respectively.
Here the work is divided into armholes. Put the front sts on hold on the circular needle and
knit the back.
Back
Knit st st in the flat, until the work measures 7.5’’ (7.8’’, 8.3’’). End with a WS row.
Neckline
RS: BO 4 (6, 8) sts. K throughout the row.
Left shoulder
Shaping shoulder and neck with short rows:
WS: P until 3 sts remain at the neckline, turn.
RS: 1 turn st, K until 7 sts remain at the shoulder, turn.
WS: 1 turn st, P until 6 sts remain at the neck, turn.
RS: 1 turn st, K until 15 sts remain at the shoulder, turn.
WS: 1 turn st, P throughout the row. Knit the turn sts as 1 st. Turn.
Front
Place a stitch marker in the middle of the front sts = 30 (33, 36) sts on each side. Knit st st in
the flat.
Right side
Row 1, RS: k2tog tbl, K throughout the row.
Row 2, WS: P throughout the row.
Repeat these two rows until 22 (24, 26) sts remain.
Work straight until the armhole measures 7.8’’ (8.3’’ 8.7’’). End with a WS row.
Shoulder seams
Stitch together the shoulder seams with Kitchener Stitch.
I-Cord BO:
CO 3 new sts on the right needle by means of knitted cast on. Move these 3 sts to the left
needle.
Proceed as follows: *K2, k2tog tbl, move the 3 sts back on the left needle*
Repeat from * to * until all sts are BO. Stitch the 3 sts on to the edge with Kitchener Stitch.
Neckline
Pick up sts from the RS along the V-neck on circular needle approx. US 10½ (7 mm).
BO by means of the I-Cord technique as with the sleeve edges.
Bottom edge
Remove the CO yarn and place the sts on circular needle approx. US 10 ½ (7 mm).
K throughout the rnd.
BO by means of the I-Cord technique as with the sleeve edges.