Sweetheart Sweater by Anna Syrjänen

Sweetheart Sweater

Knitting
January 2024
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1148 - 1969 yards (1050 - 1800 m)
XS/S-XL/XXL
English
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The Sweetheart sweater is a soft and warm sweater knitted top down starting at the neckband. Sweetheart has raglan sleeves and a bunch of colored hearts repeating throughout the pattern. The sleeves and body are separated at the underarm and knitted separately. The neckband is folded double or it can be left unfolded for funnel neck.

Suggested yarn
Drops Air in following colors
Background color: Off white (01)
Color 1: Light pink (08)
Color 2: Sea green (27)
Color 3: Clay (35)

You may choose to make the hearts with one, two or three different colors, or go absolutely wild and use even more colors in your sweater. This is also an excellent way to use your leftover yarns.

Sizes XS-S (M-L) XL-XXL
Finished bust circumference: 108cm (117cm) 126cm
Length from hem to underarm: 28cm (28cm) 28cm
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm: 40cm (40cm) 40cm
Yoke length: 24cm (27cm) 30cm
Upper arm circumference: 40cm (48cm) 54cm
+ Positive ease about 15 cm

Yarn
XS-S:
Background color: 200g (4 skeins) of Drops Air in color Off white (01)
Color 1: 50g (1 skein) of Drops Air in color Light pink (08)
Color 2: 50g (1 skein) of Drops Air in color Sea green (27)
Color 3: 50g (1 skein) of Drops Air in color Clay (35)

L-M:
Background color: 250g (5 skeins) of Drops Air in color Off white (01)
Color 1: 100g (2 skeins) of Drops Air in color Light pink (08)
Color 2: 100g (2 skeins) of Drops Air in color Sea green (27)
Color 3: 100g (2 skeins) of Drops Air in color Clay (35)

XL-XXL:
Background color: 300g (6 skeins) of Drops Air in color Off white (01)
Color 1: 100g (2 skeins) of Drops Air in color Light pink (08)
Color 2: 100g (2 skeins) of Drops Air in color Sea green (27)
Color 3: 100g (2 skeins) of Drops Air in color Clay (35)
Note: 1 skein of Drops Air = appr. 150 m

Needles
For the ribbing: 3mm / US 2,5 circular needle
For the main part: 5mm / US 8 circular needle

Other
Cable needle, 4 stich markers, waste yarn, sewing needle.
Gauge
18 sts = 10cm
22 rounds = 10cm