The Always Sweater

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The Always Sweater is exactly that: the sweater you always reach for.

A simple, oversized knit with a relaxed drop shoulder, clean neckline and an easy silhouette. It is knitted to your own measurements with approximately 30 cm of positive ease, giving it a loose, effortless fit while still being made specifically for you.

The Always Sweater is very beginner friendly. It is worked mainly in stockinette stitch with a simple construction and on 10 mm needles, making it a quick and approachable project - also if this is your first sweater.

The sweater is worked bottom-up in the round before dividing for the front and back. The sleeves are picked up directly from the armholes and worked in the round.

As with many of our patterns, The Always Sweater is based on your own measurements rather than fixed sizing. The pattern guides you through the simple calculations, so you can adjust both width and length to create the fit you want.

Yarn
1 strand Yak, Lang Yarns
120 m / 50 g

or

1 strand Woolia, Gepard Garn
132 m / 50 g

Optional: Both yarns can be held together with
1 strand Cashmere Dreams, Lang Yarns
290 m / 25 g

Estimated yarn amount

Yarn requirements and sizes

As the sweater is knitted to your own measurements, the amount of yarn required will vary depending on your waist circumference and the length of your torso. The estimated amounts are as follows:

S = 70–74 cm waist circumference and 45 cm total length: 200 g

M = 75–84 cm waist circumference and 50 cm total length: 250 g

L = 85–95 cm waist circumference and 55 cm total length: 300 g

XL = 96–107 cm waist circumference and 60 cm total length: 350 g

XXL = 108–120 cm waist circumference and 60 cm total length: 400 g

Gauge
The Always Sweater is knitted on needle 10 mm. 
The Gauge is: 10 x 10 cm = 12 sts x 17 rows  in stockinette stitch.

Needles and accessories

• 1 circular needle, 10 mm, 40/60 cm

• 1 circular needle, 8 mm, 40 cm

• 1 circular needle (size 8 mm or smaller) for holding stitches

• Double-pointed needles, 10 mm, or a short circular needle, 10 mm

• 4 thick stitch holders or stitch holder cords

• 4 stitch markers

Techniques

• Provisional Cast On
• Knit 2 stitches together (k2tog)
• Knit 2 stitches together through the back loops (ssk-improved version)
• Kitchener stitches
• Alternative Ruke Bind off
• German Short Rows