SUGAR CLOUD SWEATER
So sweet and cozy, this sweater reminds of clouds of cotton candy or of
fluffy marshmallow ♡
It is warm and comfortable, and pairs nicely with both jeans and dresses. The
sweater is knitted from the top down using a seamless raglan construction.
Wide sleeves and a turtleneck make this garment extra snuggly, while the
neck shaping and straight lines guarantee a comfortable fit.
This pattern will work great with any bouclé yarn. It can be adjusted to other
yarns as well.
YARN NOTIONS
- 7 (7.5, 8) of 1.75oz/50g skeins of Drops Alpaca - Stitch markers
Bouclé: 1.75oz/50g, 153yds/140m, 80% alpaca, - Stitch holders
15% wool, 5% polyamide - Waste yarn
- Tapestry needle
NEEDLES - Scissors
- US 6/4mm circulars for the ribbing
- US 8/5mm circulars for the body (or size FINISHED SIZE: S (M, L):
needed to fit the gauge) - Chest 39.4"/100cm (42.5"/108cm,
- For the body: long straight needles or 45.7"/116cm)
circular needles on 32"(80cm) cable - Body length: 19"/48cm, adjustable
- For the sleeves: circular needles on - Sleeve circumference 15.7"/40cm
32"(80cm) cable for magic loop method/ (17.3"/44cm, 19"/48cm)
circular needles on 16"(40cm) cable/ a set - Sleeve length from armpit: 16.5"/42cm,
of dpns adjustable
GAUGE - Size shown: M. Choose the size that
- 20 sts and 25 rows in 4"/10cm in Stockinette matches your chest measurement with
Stitch, blocked approximately 7"/18cm of positive ease
NOTES
- The sweater is knit from the top down. With this approach you can adjust the length of the body and
sleeves by trying the garment on while still in the knitting process.
- Raglan increases are made every other row.
- The neck shaping is made using short rows technique. This part of a sweater is knitted back and forth,
knitting stitches on RS and purling on WS. Raglan increases in these rows are made on WS.
- I used magic loop method for knitting 2 sleeves at a time, but you can knit them one at a time. Use magic
loop, a set of dpns, or any other desired method for knitting small rounds.
© 2018 All Rights Reserved www.lifeiscozy.com
1
ABBREVIATIONS
k knit sl slip
p purl tbl through back loop
R row, round sl1wyib slip 1 stitch with yarn in back
* Slip 1 stitch as if to knit holding yarn at the back of work.
RS right side sl1wyif slip 1 stitch with yarn in front
* Slip 1 stitch as if to purl holding yarn at the front of work.
WS wrong side LLI left lifted increase (makes +1)
* With your left needle, lift the left leg of the stitch 2 rows below the stitch
on right-hand needle. On RS: knit it through back loop; on WS: purl it
through back loop.
BOR beginning of RLI right lifted increase (makes +1)
row (round) * With your right needle, lift the right leg of the stitch below the next stitch
on left needle up to the left needle. On RS: knit it; on WS: purl it.
M marker w&t wrap and turn
* Bring yarn to the front. Slip 1 stitch purlwise. Bring yarn to the back.
Return the slipped stitch onto left needle. Turn your work.
EM edge marker k1fb knit 1 in front and back of a stitch (makes +1)
* Knit the stitch through the front loop as always, but don't drop it off the
left needle. Knit the stitch again through the back loop, and then drop it
off.
PM place k2tog knit 2sts together (makes -1)
marker
WY waste yarn ssk slip, slip, knit (makes -1)
* Slip 2sts as if to knit one by one. Pass them back onto left needle, then
knit through back loops together.
CONTACTS
My name is Ksenia Naidyon, I’m the person behind Life Is Cozy. Hope you liked this design!
This testknitpattern has a page on Ravelry https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sugar-cloud-sweater
Use the hashtag #sugar_cloud_sweater to show your creations on Instagram!
You can find me here:
- Website https://lifeiscozy.com - Ravelry
- Instagram http://www.ravelry.com/people/lifeiscozy
https://www.instagram.com/life_is_cozy/ - Email:
[email protected]© 2018 All Rights Reserved www.lifeiscozy.com
2
PATTERN
TURTLENECK
With the smaller needles, CO 84 sts. Combine them in a round. PM to mark the BOR.
R1-54: (k1, p1) to BOR.
You can adjust the length of the turtleneck by changing the number of rows.
R55: k11, PM (left sleeve); k34, PM (front); k11, PM (right sleeve); k28 until BOR marker (back).
NECK SHAPING
Switch to the larger needles. Prepare several pieces of waste yarn (WY).
The next 13 rows are knitted back and forth using only a part of stitches on the needles. This will make the back
of a sweater a bit higher for more comfortable fit. Raglan shaping starts from R6.
R1 (RS): k until 8sts to BOR, w&t, place WY
R2 (WS): p until 8sts to M, w&t, place WY
R3 (RS): k until WY, pick up the wrapped loop and k2tog with the stitch it was wrapped around; k until 4sts to
BOR, w&t, place WY
R4 (WS): p until WY, pick up the wrapped loop and p2tog with the stitch it was wrapped around; p until 4sts to M,
w&t, place WY
R5 (RS): k until WY, pick up the wrapped loop and k2tog with the stitch it was wrapped around; k BOR, sl M, k1,
w&t, place WY
Start raglan increases.
R6 (WS): p to BOR, LLI, sl M; p until WY, pick up the wrapped loop and p2tog with the stitch it was wrapped
around; p to M, sl M, p1, w&t, place WY
R7 (RS): k to M, LLI, sl M, RLI; k to BOR, LLI, sl M; k until WY, pick up the wrapped loop and k2tog with the stitch it
was wrapped around; k3, w&t, place WY
R8 (WS): p to BOR, LLI, sl M; p to M, sl M; p until WY, pick up the wrapped loop and p2tog with the stitch it was
wrapped around; p3, w&t, place WY
R9 (RS): as R7
R10 (WS): as R8
R11 (RS): k to M, LLI, sl M, RLI; k to BOR, LLI, sl M; k until WY, pick up the wrapped loop and k2tog with the stitch it
was wrapped around; k1 to M, sl M, k2, w&t, place WY
R12 (WS): p to M, LLI, sl M, RLI; p to BOR, LLI, sl M; p to M, sl M; p until WY, pick up the wrapped loop and p2tog
with the stitch it was wrapped around; p1 to M, sl M, p2, w&t, place WY
R13 (RS, combining the round): (k to M, LLI, sl M, RLI)x 2; k to BOR, LLI, sl M; k to M, sl M; (k until WY, pick up the
wrapped loop and k2tog with the stitch it was wrapped around)x 2; (k to M, sl M)x 2, k to BOR.
The next rows are knitted in the round again.
Current stitch distribution: BOR, 16sts - left sleeve, 36sts - front, 16sts - right sleeve, 36sts - back; 104sts total.
© 2018 All Rights Reserved www.lifeiscozy.com
3
RAGLAN PART
Raglan increases are made in every other row.
R1: (RLI, k to M, LLI, sl M)x 3, RLI, k to BOR, LLI
R2: k all sts.
Repeat these two rows for 30 (34, 38) times total. Stop after completing “k all sts" row.
Current number of stitches: 354 (376, 408).
SEPARATING THE SLEEVES
Prepare two pieces of waste yarn appr. 20"/50cm long each.
Take off the BOR marker. Place the first 76 (84, 92)sts on a piece of waste yarn (left sleeve).
Cast on 2sts, place the BOR marker, cast on 2 more sts, k96 (104, 112)sts (front).
Place the next 76 (84, 92)sts on a piece of waste yarn (right sleeve).
Cast on 4 sts, k96 (104, 112)sts (back).
Current stitch distribution: 76 (84, 92)sts - both right and left sleeve; 200 (216, 232)sts - body.
BODY
Knit plain in the round until 2"/5cm to the desired length of the sweater.
For the sample knit the body without the ribbing measured 17"/43cm.
RIBBING
Switch to the smaller needles.
R1-12: (k1, p1) to BOR.
R13 (Bind Off): k1, (slip st back to left needle, k2tog tbl)x until 1 stitch is left.
Video tutorial for this bind off is available here.
Cut the yarn leaving an appr. 6"/15cm tail. Pass it through the last loop and tighten.
SLEEVES
I used magic loop method for knitting 2 sleeves at a time, but you can knit them one by one as well using a set of
dpns or magic loop.
Use directions below to knit each of the sleeves.
Transfer 76 (84, 92)sts to the needles.
Pick up 6sts under arm: 4sts that were casted on for the body + 1st from each side to avoid the holes.
Distribute sts on the needles as follows:
FOR MAGIC LOOP:
- 3 casted on sts + 38 (42, 46)sts; 38 (42, 46)sts + 3 casted on sts; BOR marker.
FOR DPNS:
- 3 casted on sts + 18 (20, 22)sts; 20 (22, 24)sts; 20 (22, 24)sts; 18 (20, 22)sts + 3 casted on sts; BOR marker.
R1: k2, k2tog, k until last 4sts, ssk, k2.
R2: k all 80 (88, 96) sts.
Knit all sts in the round until sleeves reach appr. 2"/5cm shorter than the desired length from the underarm.
For the sample knit sleeves without the cuffs measured 14.5"/37cm.
© 2018 All Rights Reserved www.lifeiscozy.com
4
CUFFS
Switch to the smaller needles.
Size S:
R1: (k2tog, k3)x 16 = 64sts left
R2: k2tog x 32 = 32sts left
Size M:
R1: (k2tog, k3, k2tog, k4)x 8 = 72sts left
R2: k2tog x 36 = 36sts left
Size L:
R1: (k2tog, k4)x 16 = 80sts left
R2: k2tog x 40 = 40sts left
All sizes:
R3-14: (k1, p1) to BOR.
R15 (elastic Bind Off): k1, (p1, pass the last st from the right needle over; k1, slip the last 2sts back to the left
needle, k2tog tbl)x until 1 stitch is left on the needles.
Video tutorial for this Bind Off is available here: https://bit.ly/2uYN5Hy .
Cut the yarn leaving an appr. 6"/15cm tail. Pass it through the last loop and tighten.
FINISHING
Weave in ends. Wash the sweater in lukewarm water. Block it, laying flat to dry.
© 2018 All Rights Reserved www.lifeiscozy.com
5
