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The Scorned Sweater is a DK weight sweater worked in stockinette, with the option to be knit solid, in stripes, or in a fade. This is designed in collaboration with Pasley Knits and their A Woman Scorned advent boxes for 2025, with the intention of a stripe version worked for the tonal boxes and the fade version worked for the variegated boxes. You could also work a solid version in one colour. The yoke is constructed using a contiguous saddle shoulder method to shape the shoulders first, then sleeve increases, and then raglan increases. The yoke section is worked to an upper bust measurement, and the body has some additional increases to the full bust measurement (size dependent). The folded collar, cuffs and hem are worked in 1x1 ribbing. The sweater is designed to fall to a high hip level. The pattern is intended to be a boxy fit, but has options for waist shaping if desired, as well as adjusting length as needed for the body and sleeves. This is a size inclusive design, written for 11 sizes (30-70 inch / 75-175 cm finished bust, in 4 inch / 10 cm increments) and designed for 2-6 inches / 5-15 cm of positive ease.
Tech Edited by Nicky Jensen (handknitsandhygge.com)
Sizes offered:
1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7)(8, 9, 10, 11)
Sizes 10 and 11 are untested. If you would like to knit any of these sizes and provide feedback, I would be happy to refund your pattern purchase.
Finished sweater full bust of:
30 (34, 38, 42)(46, 50, 54)(58, 62, 66, 70) inches / 75 (85, 95, 105)(115, 125, 135)(145, 155, 165, 175) cm
Finished sweater upper bust (at end of yoke section) of:
30 (34, 37.25, 40.5)(44.5, 48.5, 52.5)(55.5, 59.5, 62.75, 66.75) inches / 75 (85, 93, 101.5)(111.5, 121.5, 131.5)(139, 149, 157, 167) cm
To fit actual full bust of:
24-28 (28-32, 32-36, 36-40)(40-44, 44-48, 48-52)(52-56, 56-60, 60-64, 64-68) inches / 60-70 (70-80, 80-90, 90-100)(100-110, 110-120, 120-130)(130-140, 140-150, 150-160, 160-170) cm
Note: The sizes reflect the FINISHED bust measurements in inches / cm of the sweater, and listed below you can see the recommended actual bust range for each size. The sweater is designed for 2-6 inches / 5-15 cm of positive ease. To determine the size you wish to knit, measure your bust and add 2-6 inches / 5-15 cm to find the closest size. If your upper and full bust measurements fall into different sizes, you may wish to choose size based on upper bust, as the additional increases in the body to the full bust measurement are easily adjustable. My sample is knit with about 5 inches / 12.5 cm of positive ease (Size 4 on a 37 inch / 92.5 cm bust and 30 inch / 75 cm waist).
Needles recommended:
4.5 mm / US 7 / UK 7 (or size needed to obtain gauge) - main body
4 mm / US 6 / UK 8 (or one size down from the main needle) - ribbing
Cord length to match your bust measurement as well as 9-16 inch / 22.5-40 cm cord for the sleeves (or DPNs or 32-40 inch / 80-100 cm cord for the magic loop method).
Gauge:
Stockinette:
Using 4.5 mm / US 7 / UK 7 (body) needles and working in stockinette in the round.
4 x 4 inch / 10 x 10 cm = 20 sts x 28 rows/rounds
Ribbing:
Using 4 mm / US 6 / UK 8 (ribbing) needles and working 1x 1 ribbing in the round.
4 x 4 inch / 10 x 10 cm = 22 sts x 28 rows/rounds
Yarn recommended:
Any DK (3) weight yarn, or Fingering held double, that you can match gauge with.
Sample #1 (stripes) is knit using Pasley Knits Cove Sock held double (437 yds / 400 m per 100g) in the colourways Treebeard and Samwise.
Sample #2 (fade) is knit using Pasley Knits Albatross DK (246 yds / 211 m per 100g) in the variegated fade from the A Woman Scorned advent box.
Yardage required:
845 (895, 1025, 1125)(1255, 1330, 1480)(1550, 1735, 1805, 1870) yds / 773 (818, 937, 1029)(1148, 1216, 1353)(1417, 1586, 1650, 1710) meters
Additional yardage / meters per extra inch / 2.5 cm of length
24 (28, 31, 34)(37, 41, 44)(47, 50, 54, 57) yds / 22 (26, 28, 31)(34, 37, 40)(43, 46, 49, 52) meters
Note: If you choose to knit your sweater using fingering held double, you will need the above yardage for EACH strand.
Note: Yardage is an approximation and is calculated using the recommended length (see schematic) and no waist shaping, plus a 5% buffer. Allow for extra yardage if choosing to do any body or sleeve length modifications. The yardage can vary depending on your gauge and knitting, so I always recommend buying extra in case you require more yardage.
If you are doing a fade or striped version, your total yardage between all your colours will need to roughly add up to the above yardage number.
Splitting Yardage for Fade:
If you are doing a fade version, there are two ways to divide the pattern for your number of colours:
Option 1 - Equal number of rows per colour
Note: This method will require differing amounts of yarn throughout different sections of the sweater due to the higher or lower stitch counts in certain sections. If your total available yardage for the number of colours you are using is quite close to the estimated yardage above, you may not be able to work this option as you likely won’t have enough yarn to complete an equal number of rows for sections with a higher stitch count (e.g. the end of the yoke section). Alternatively, you may need multiple skeins per colour for those body sections.
Option 2 - Equal amount of yarn used per colour
Note: This method will be more approximate and may not be exactly equal, but should be fairly similar amounts per colour and allow you to maximize available yardage.
Splitting Yardage for Stripes:
If you are doing stripes and work lengths according to pattern, your sweater will have 16(16, 17, 17)(18, 18, 19)(19, 20, 20, 20) total body stripes, plus the collar and hem, and 20(20, 21, 22)(23, 23, 24)(24, 25, 25, 25) total shoulder/sleeve stripes, plus the collar and cuff. You can figure out how many stripes will be worked per colour. If working 2 colour stripes, your yardage will be approximately equal between the 2 colours. If you are using a larger number of colours, the yardage won’t be divided as equally due to the differing number of stripes worked per colour and differing stitch counts across the sections of the sweater.
If you’d like assistance figuring out how much yardage you’ll need per colour, feel free to email me at perfectlyknottedshop@gmail.com!