Eat Your Heart Out Sweater by Kara Eng

Eat Your Heart Out Sweater

Knitting
November 2022
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
10 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette in 8mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 11 - 8.0 mm
656 - 984 yards (600 - 900 m)
XS - 5X
English
This pattern is available for $10.00 USD buy it now

An oversized, boxy sweater with a heart right in the middle. With its loose and cropped fit, the Eat Your Heart Out Sweater will become your go to sweater when the weather gets cold.

Materials:

  • 1 pair of 8 mm circular needles, 24” cord
  • 1 pair of 6.5 mm circular needles, 24” cord
  • 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 (7) 8 (8) 8 skeins of 100g/100m
  • 1 skein of heart color 100g/100m

Suggested Yarns:

  • Lang Yarns, Honor
  • Wool and the Gang, Alpachino Merino
  • Drops, Andes
  • Malabrigo Yarn, Chunky
  • We are Knitters, Squish Yarn
  • Cascade Yarns, 128 Superwash
  • Lion Brand Yarns, Hue and Me
  • Any Bulky weight yarn
  • Cascade Yarns, Baby Alpaca Chunky

Gauge:
4”x4”: 10 stitches by 16 rows on 8mm needles in stockinette

Measurements:
XS:
Width - 20”
Length - 16.5”
Sleeve: 15”

Small:
Width - 22”
Length - 17”
Sleeve: 16”

Medium:
Width - 24”
Length - 18”
Sleeve: 17”

Large:
Width - 26”
Length - 19”
Sleeve: 18”

XL:
Width - 28”
Length - 20”
Sleeve: 19”

2X:
Width - 30”
Length - 21”
Sleeve: 19”

3X:
Width - 32”
Length - 22”
Sleeve: 19”

4X:
Width - 34”
Length - 23”
Sleeve: 19”

5X:
Width - 36”
Length - 23”
Sleeve: 19”

This pattern is suitable for beginners! You should be familiar with stockinette stitch! This pattern uses the following techniques: picking up stitches, intarsia, and knitting in the round. I’ll be posting tutorials on my instagram!

Check on my instagram @karas.knit.eng and the tag #eatyourheartoutsweater for more images!