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“The Typewriter Sweater gives a modern nod to seaworthy pullovers from ages past. Big-impact textures paired with a boxy cocoon shape make this a cuddle-worthy wardrobe warrior.

The linear rhythms of the soothing stitch pattern remind us of the tap-tap-tapping of an old typewriter, comforting and familiar. The simple banded stitch, when worked in a chunky yarn amplifies the nostalgia, like a cartoon version of your favorite sweater.

The oversized shape and exaggerated sleeves lean into the feeling of enveloping comfort, while smart design details keep the garment from being overwhelming. Deeply sloped shoulder seams and optional gentle waist tapering in the lower body decrease excess fabric bulk where it isn’t needed. The playful balloon sleeve slims down to a fitted cuff and maintains a clean fit at the wrist (a classic tapered sleeve is also provided in the pattern).

Worked from the top down, the garment can be tried on as it is being knit, providing freedom to customize body and sleeve lengths to suit the wearer’s fit preferences and proportions. The pattern is written with instructions for a semi-cropped, classic or tall finished fit.“ — designer, Jared Flood

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Please note: the stitch patterns used for this garment include written as well as charted instructions.

Construction

• Stitches are cast on for the back; the upper back is worked flat from the top down using short rows to shape the sloped shoulders. After completion of the shoulder shaping, the garment is worked flat to the underarm, with a short section of additional increases for underarm shaping at the base of the armhole. Back stitches are put on hold to work the fronts.
• Left and right front shoulders are worked at the same time, using two balls of yarn and a long circular needle. Stitches for each front are picked up directly from the sloped shoulder edge of the back. The fronts are worked flat with a gentle rate of decreases along the armhole edges; at the same time, the front neckline is shaped with a combination of increases and cast-on stitches. When the neck shaping is complete, the fronts are joined into a single piece along the base of the center-front neckline, while the armhole edge decreases continue as established. The joined front is worked flat to the underarms, then a mirroring set of underarm increases is worked to match the back’s underarm shaping.
• The garment is folded along the shoulder and the front and back are joined to be worked circularly, with additional stitches cast on at each underarm and a BOR marker placed on the right front.
• The body is worked circularly to the hem. Optional body shaping may be worked at this time.
• Sleeve stitches are picked up around each armhole and the sleeves are worked circularly to the cuff after a set of short rows to shape the cap. The sleeve shaping is worked according to knitter’s preference for a tapered or balloon sleeve.
• The neckband is picked up and worked circularly in 1x1 rib during finishing. Collar may be worked as a single-layer neckband, or a double-thick band by working twice the desired length and sewing down the live stitches to the WS of the garment.

Finished Dimensions

1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11)

• 39½ (41¾, 45¼, 49¾) (53¼, 57¾, 61¼) (65¾, 69¼, 73¾, 77¼)” [100.5 (106, 115, 126.5) (135.5, 146.5, 155.5) (167, 176, 187.5, 196) cm] finished circumference at chest
• See Full Schematic for more sizing information
• Sample 1 is Size 4, Tall with Tapered Body, Balloon Sleeves, and Doubled Neckband, in Arbor Lodge Cottage. Modeled by Jared (short straight hair), 6’1”/185.5 cm tall, with 9½”/24 cm positive ease; and Leigh (wavy hair), 5’6”/167.5 cm tall, with 14½”/37 cm positive ease.
• Sample 2 is Size 2, Semi-Cropped with Straight Body, Tapered Sleeves, and Doubled Neckband in Arbor Lodge Barely There. Modeled by Sierra (longer straight hair), 5’7½”/171.5 cm tall, with 6½”/16.5 cm positive ease.
• Sample 3 is Size 3, Classic with Straight Body, Balloon Sleeves, and Doubled Neckband in Quarry Barn Owl. Modeled by Lanae (curly hair), 5’11”/180.5 cm tall, with 7”/18 cm cm positive ease.

Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size

Yarn

Choose from Brooklyn Tweed chunky weight yarns:

Arbor Lodge — 125 yards (114 meters) per 100g skein

• 8-10 (8-10, 8-11, 9-12) (10-13, 10-13, 11-14) (11-15, 12-15, 12-16, 13-17) skeins
• Photographed in colors Cottage and Barely There

—OR—

Quarry — 200 yards (182 meters) per 100g skein

• 5-6 (5-7, 5-7, 6-8) (6-8, 7-9, 7-9) (7-9, 8-10, 8-10, 8-11) skeins
• Photographed in color Barn Owl

You may choose to knit from twelve variations:

• Semi-Cropped Version, Tapered Body, Classic Sleeves
• Semi-Cropped Version, Straight Body, Classic Sleeves
• Semi-Cropped Version, Tapered Body, Balloon Sleeves
• Semi-Cropped Version, Straight Body, Balloon Sleeves
• Classic Version, Tapered Body, Classic Sleeves
• Classic Version, Straight Body, Classic Sleeves
• Classic Version, Tapered Body, Balloon Sleeves
• Classic Version, Straight Body, Balloon Sleeves
• Tall Version, Tapered Body, Classic Sleeves
• Tall Version, Straight Body, Classic Sleeves
• Tall Version, Tapered Body, Balloon Sleeves
• Tall Version, Straight Body, Balloon Sleeves

See Full Pattern Specs for skein counts and yardage for each variation.

Yardage

• 880-1200 (920-1250, 990-1335, 1090-1450) (1140-1515, 1215-1605, 1290-1700) (1375-1795, 1435-1870, 1480-1935, 1545-2015) yards [800-1097 (841-1143, 905-1221, 997-1326) (1042-1385, 1111-1468, 1180-1554) (1257-1641, 1312-1710, 1353-1769, 1413-1843) meters] of chunky weight wool yarn

Gauge

• 14 stitches & 24 rows/ rounds per 4”/10 cm in Typewriter Pattern on main needle, after blocking

Needles

Main needles

• Suggested Size: US 10½ (6.5 mm)
• One 32” (80 cm) circular needle for body
• One 16”/40 cm circular needle and one set of DPNs (double pointed needles) for sleeves

Ribbing needles

• Suggested size US 9 (5.5 mm)
• One or two sizes smaller than main needle
• One 32” (80 cm) circular needle for hem ribbing
• One 16” (40 cm) circular needle for neckband
• One set of DPNs for sleeve cuffs

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

• Video — German Short Rows
• Video — Italian Tubular Bind Off
• Blocking 101

Skill Level
3 out of 5: Intermediate