Flower Garden Sweater by Loopy Mango

Flower Garden Sweater

Knitting
September 2023
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
1090 - 1853 yards (997 - 1694 m)
XS (S/M, M/L, L/XL, 2X, 3X)
English
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Flower Garden Sweater in Dream Yarn

The body of this sweater is worked in two pieces: the front panel and back panel. Each panel is knit flat from the bottom-up. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up from the body and worked in the round from the shoulder to the cuff.
Both body panels and sleeves feature stranded colorwork throughout.

Pattern Level: Intermediate

Sizes XS (S/M, M/L, L/XL, 2XL, 3XL)

Materials:

  • Loopy Mango Dream Yarn 109 yds 100 m | 50 g 1.8 oz each, 100% merino wool: 10 (12, 15, 15, 17, 17) balls
  • Size US 10 (6 mm) circular needles at least 24” (60 cm)

Gauge:

Stockinette Stitch on size US 10 (6 mm) needles: 19 sts & 22 rows/4” (10 cm)
Stranded Stockinette Stitch on size US 10 (6 mm) needles: 19 sts & 22 rows/4” (10 cm)
Note: Please be sure to swatch both stitch patterns; some knitters find they need to use a different needle size when working stranded stockinette stitch.

Finished Measurements:
XS: width: 18.5” (47 cm), length: 19.75” (50 cm)
S/M: width: 20” (50 cm), length: 20.25” (51.5 cm)
M/L: width: 22” (55 cm), length: 21.5” (54 cm)
L/XL: width: 23.5” (59.5 cm), length: 23” (58 cm)
2XL: width: 25.25” (64 cm), length: 24.25” (61 cm)
3XL: width: 28.5” (72 cm), length: 25.25” (64 cm)