A Cropped Sweater for Winter by Andi Satterlund

A Cropped Sweater for Winter

Knitting
December 2013
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 8 - 5.0 mm
700 - 1100 yards (640 - 1006 m)
XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X)
English
This pattern is available for free.

Put your knitting skills to work and make this cute color-blocked pull-over with playful scalloping. The body is knit seamlessly from the top down, and the sleeve stitches are picked up around the armhole and shaped using short rows. Its cropped length makes this sweater a relatively quick knit, and it creates a flattering silhouette when worn with a full skirt.

Supplies
3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4) skeins Cascade 220 Heathers in Wisteria for main color
1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2) skeins Cascade 220 Heathers in Peacock for contrast color
US 8/5 mm needles with 16 inch cable or size needed to get 9 stitches and 12 rows over 2 square inches
US 8/5 mm needles with 32 inch cable or size needed to get 9 stitches and 12 rows over 2 square inches
2 stitch markers labelled A and B
Scissors
Yarn needle

Errors
When picking up stitches around the armhole, marker B’s placement is incorrect. Pick up and knit 4 (5, 6, 8, 12, 15, 19), PM A, pick up and knit 40 (44, 46, 48, 46, 48, 48) sts, PM B, pick up and knit 4 (5, 6, 8, 12, 15, 19).