How to Knit a Stylish Purple Sweater for Women

Size Chart

Women’s XS[S, M, L, XL]

Materials

Kertzer Butterfly Super 10 mercerized cotton yarn in 3940 Purple Iris, 3[3, 4, 4, 5] skeins. (250 yds/125 g, 100% mercerized cotton)

US #10.5 (6.5 mm) circular needles 36 inch or longer, or same size dpns, 4 stitch markers, scrap yarn, and tapestry needle.

Gauge

14 St./18 rows = 4” in (10 cm) Stockinette stitch.

Abbreviations

Key:
beg - beginning;
BO - bind off;
CO - cast on;
K - knit;
K2tog - knit 2 together;
K2togTBL - K2tog through back loops;
M1 - Make 1 stitch;
P - purl;
pm - place marker;
R or rnd - round;
slm - slip marker;
st - stitch;
YO - yarn over.

Yoke Construction

CO 60[60, 60, 64, 68] sts, pm, and join in rnd. K 3 rnds. On next rnd, K10[10, 10, 10, 12], pm, K20[20, 20, 22, 22], pm, K10[10, 10, 10, 12], pm, K20[20, 20, 22, 22].

On next rnd, begin the following pattern and repeat a total of 15[18, 25, 30, 34] times:
[R1: K around, making a YO one st before and one st after each marker (8 increases total).
R2: K even.]

On next rnd, begin the following pattern and repeat a total of 5[4, 0, 0, 0] times:
[R1: K from beg of rnd to 1st marker, slip marker, K1, YO, K to one before 2nd marker, YO, K1, slip marker, K to 3rd marker, slip marker, K1, YO, K to one before end of round, YO, K1.
R2: K around in St st.]

Body Instructions

On next rnd, place the first 40[46, 60, 70, 80] sts on scrap yarn, removing 1st marker. Join yarn from beg of rnd to next st and K across next 60[64, 70, 80, 90] sts. Slip 2nd marker, place next 40[46, 60, 70, 80] sts on scrap yarn and remove 3rd marker. Join yarn to next st and K across remaining 60[64, 70, 80, 90] sts to end of rnd.

K until body measures 6”[6”, 7”, 7.5”, 8”] from scrap yarn. On next rnd, begin the following pattern and repeat a total of 3[3, 3, 3, 3] times:
[R1: K2tog, K to 2 sts before 1st marker, K2togTBL, slm, K2tog, K to 2 sts before end of round, K2togTBL.
R2-R6: K even.]

K 5 rnds. On next rnd, begin the following pattern and repeat a total of 2[2, 3, 3, 4] times:
[R1-R5: K even.
R6: K1, M1, K to one st before 1st marker, M1, K1, slm, K1, M1, K to one st before end of rnd, M1, K1.]

K even until body measures 17” or desired length from scrap yarn.

Sleeve Instructions

Purple Sweater Sleeves (make 2): Place one set of the 40[46, 60, 70, 80] held stitches on your needle. Pick up 4 sts along the side of the body, pm in center of the 4 picked up sts (2 on either side of marker), and join in rnd. K 6 rnds, then on next rnd begin the following pattern:
[R1: K2tog, K to 2 before end of round, K2togTBL.
R2-9[8, 5, 5, 4]: K around]

Repeat the sleeve decrease pattern a total of 8[9, 14, 16, 19] times. K 6[6, 9, 2, 6] rnds even. BO loosely.

Finishing Touches

Weave in any loose ends and block if necessary.