Sweater with stripes is a pattern for a striped knitted sweater with a slightly oversized fit and wide sleeves with a tapered shape. The sweater is also designed with a drop-shoulder construction, which means that it fits nicely regardless of shoulder width.

Sweater with stripes is knitted in stockinette stitch. First the back piece is knitted back and forth, then stitches are picked up along the shoulder to create the front piece and finally the body is knitted in the round on circular needle. At the end, the front and back parts are divided again to create a split hem. The sleeves are worked in the round with decreases over every fifth row to give the sleeves a tapered shape.

Material & gauge

Gauge

19 sts x 25 rows per 10 cm x 10 cm or 4 in x 4 in with 4,5 mm or US 7 in stockinette stitch, 3,75 mm or US 5 needles are recommended for the collar.

Yarn

Filcolana, Peruvian highland wool 50g/100m or 109 yards

XS, 400g and 150g
S, 400g and 150g
M, 450g and 150g
L, 500g and 150g
XL, 550g and 200g

Size guide

The sweater is knitted with a positive ease of approx. 15–21 cm or 6-8”. Below is a size guide, “chest” indicates the actual body measurement, other measurements given are on the finished garment. The length of the sweater is measured from cast on edge down the center back.

Measurements and sizes
Sizes:
(XS) S (M) L (XL)
Circumference:
(91 cm) 101 cm (112 cm) 121 cm (132 cm)
(35 4/5 in) 39 7/10 in (44 in)47 3/7 in (52 in)
Length:
(63 cm) 64 cm (65 cm) 67 cm (68 cm)
(24 2/5 in) 24 2/5 in (24 4/5 in) 25 1/2 in (26 3/10 in)