Description
The Gavriella Sweater is a cropped sweater that is light and intended for layering. It has short sleeves and plays with different yarn weights to give interest both visually and while knitting it up. This sweater is intended to fit effortlessly; as though you don’t even feel it on. I wanted this yoke sweater to be light in both weight and look, and achieved this by alternating between worsted and fingering weight yarn. This sweater’s cropped and loose fit allows it to be perfect for layering.
Gavriella is worked from the top down with basic yoke construction. To begin the sweater, you cast on for the neck, work the collar ribbing, and then shape the back of the neck using short rows with standard increases. To add interest, I have switched between worsted and fingering weight yarn, which creates a striping effect and fun texture difference in the sweater.
Gavriella is worked in the round with an all-over garter stitch pattern. Once yoke depth and width is achieved, you will separate for the sleeves and continue to work in the round for the body. After the body is completed, the sleeves are picked up and worked. The final step is to sew the underarm gap together. This sweater was designed to have a cropped fit for easy layering, but can be easily adjusted to longer lengths.
Intermediate
Skills Needed: Knowledge of top down sweater construction, short rows, basic increases and decreases, working lace in garter drop stitch, changing between different weights of yarn, and duplicate stitch.
Materials
Worsted weight & Fingering weight yarn
Samples were knit using yarn by Hello Gavriella. View her yarn.
Total approx. yarn used for finished sweater, swatch not included in yardage:
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
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489 (620, 633, 756, 865, 1010, 1098, 1210, 1321) yards
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448 (567, 579, 692, 791, 924, 1005, 1107, 1208) meters
FOR WORSTED WEIGHT YARN
- Sample shown in Hello Gavriella Worsted Weight: 100% Non-superwash wool // 220 yards per 100 gram skein. 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins.
- Colorway shown: Old Soul.
FOR FINGERING WEIGHT YARN
- Sample shown in Hello Gavriella Fingering Weight: 100% Non-superwash wool merino// 436 yards per 100 gram skein. 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2) skeins.
- Colorway shown: Marfa.
NOTE: Yardage/Meterage used is dependent on matching your gauge to pattern. If you would like to alter this pattern in any way; longer body and/or sleeves, you will want to purchase more yarn to ensure you have enough yardage/meterage.
Needles
- For collar ribbing and bottom hem worked in the round 4.0mm/US #6 16-40 in/40-100 cm circular.
- For body worked in the round 4.5mm/US #7 16-40 in/40-100 cm circular, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- For sleeves worked in the round with small circumference 4.5 mm/US #7 dpn’s or 40 in/100 cm circular for magic loop method.
- For sleeve cuff ribbing worked in the round with small circumference 4.0mm/US #6 dpn’s or 40 in/100 cm circular for magic loop method.
Notions
- Stitch marker to denote beginning of round
- Stitch holders or scrap yarn
- Yarn needle for seaming underarms
Gauge
- 19 sts/24 rounds= 4 in/10 cm square in Gavriella stitch pattern with both worsted & fingering weight yarn worked in the round using body needles.
- NOTE The height of the garter drop stitch in fingering weight yarn is approx. 0.75 in/1.50 cm within this Gavriella stitch pattern.
Size Information
Gavriella Sweater is intended to have 4-7 in/10-18 cm of positive ease in the bust circumference for a loose, easy-to-wear fit. The upper arm circumference has a positive ease of 1.5-2.75 in/4-7 cm across all sizes. Choose a size accordingly to ensure intended positive ease.
Sweater sample shown in size M. Model has 40 in/101.5 cm bust circumference and is 5 ft. 3 in/160 cm tall. This gives the sweater 2 in/5 cm of positive ease in the bust making finished circumference 42 in/106.5 cm.
Finished Measurements
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
Bust Circumference
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34 (39.5, 42, 48.25, 51, 56, 58.75, 64.75, 67.75) in
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86 (100.5, 107, 122.5, 129.5, 142, 149, 164.5, 172) cm
Upper Arm Circumference
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11.25 (13, 13, 14.25, 15.5, 17.75, 19, 20.75, 20.75) in
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29 (33, 33, 36.5, 39.5, 45, 48, 52.5, 52.5) cm
Armhole Depth
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8 (8, 8, 10.75, 10.75, 12, 12, 12, 12) in
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20.25 (20.25, 20.25, 27, 27, 30.5, 30.5, 30.5, 30.5) cm
Length From Underarm to Hem End
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9.75 (11, 11, 11, 12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 12.25) in, or desired length
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24.5 (28, 28, 28, 31.25, 31.25, 31.25, 31.25, 31.25) cm, or desired length
Length From Underarm to Sleeve Cuff End
- 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) in, or desired length
- 4.75 (4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 4.75) cm, or desired length
NOTE
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