Marlow Sweater
The Marlow Sweater is a raglan sweater with slight trapeze shaping through the front body, worked top-down and in the round. You will begin with the collar and then move on to some short-row shaping across the back and shoulders to give the neckline a round effect. You will then work raglan shaping, with compound increases. When the yoke shaping is done, you will leave the sleeve stitches to rest and work the body with some additional shaping to create the trapeze shape. You will then finish by working the sleeves.
Please note that this is a digital pdf download and not a physical knitting pattern.
This pattern has been tech edited by Wendy Sargeant. For pattern support, please email the.knit.purl.girl2020@gmail.com. Thank you!
Materials & Fit
Notions: You will need 3.5 mm [US 4] (40-cm [16-in] cord) and 4 mm [US 6] (40-, 60-, 80-, and possibly also 100-cm [16-, 24-, 32-, and possibly 40-in cord] circular needles. You will also need at least 9 stitch markers, one of which should be in a contrasting colour to indicate the beginning of the round, a darning needle, and either scrap yarn, spare circular needles, or stitch holders for the resting sleeve stitches.
Tension: 20 stitches x 27 rows/rounds in Stockinette stitch on 4 mm [US 6] = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 in]. Please note that I had really tight row gauge for the first sample of this project and have loosened it slightly based on my gauge for the second sample. Row gauge shouldn’t be too important for this project, but it may pose some issues for the yoke depth for the larger sizes if yours is significantly loser than mine. You may wish to omit some of the plain rounds with no increases towards the end of the yoke; please email me if you need guidance with this.
Yarn: I estimate that you will need approximately 750 (800) 850 (900), 950 (1,050) 1,100 (1,150), 1,250 (1,400) 1,500 (1,650) m [820 (875) 930 (985), 1,040 (1,150) 1,200 (1,260), 1,370 (1,530) 1,640 (1,800) yds] of a DK-weight yarn. To achieve a similar look to the sample garments, I recommend working with a single-ply yarn with some texture where possible. However, I think this pattern would work really nicely with any DK-weight yarn.
I have tried to be generous here, and these estimates are based on the quantity of yarn used to make the first and second sample garments. I have rounded the quantities to the nearest 50 m and converted these figures into yards, rounded to the nearest 10 yards.
For the first sample garment, I used Noro Haunui Silk (150 g = 330 m [360 yds]; 65% wool, 35% silk) in the shade 107 (please note, however, that I changed the neckline between the first and second samples to create more of a curve. The first sample is the beige sweater, whereas the second sample and the basis for this pattern is the pink sweater). changed the neckline for the pattern). For the second sample garment, I used Noro Silk Garden Sock Solo (100 g = 300 m [330 yds]; 40% wool, 25% silk, 25% polyamide, 10% mohair) held with Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (25 g = 225 m [247 yds]; 70% mohair, 30% silk) in the shades T82 and Ballerina, respectively.
Sizing and ease: The Marlow Sweater has between 5-10 cm [2-4 in] of recommended positive ease around the chest for Sizes A-H, and 5-15 cm [2-6 in] for Sizes I-L. If you would like more or less ease around the chest, feel free to change size as needed based on your measurements and the schematic information below. The body has some increases to create a trapeze shape, meaning that the circumference of the garment at the hem of the body will be about 10 cm [4 in] larger than the measurements given here.
Size: A (B) C (D), E (F) G (H), I (J) K (L)
Chest measurement (cm): 75-80 (80-85) 85-90 (90-95), 95-100 (100-105) 105-110 (110-115), 115-125 (125-135) 135-145 (145-155)
Chest measurement (in): 29.5-31.5 (31.5-33.5) 33.5-35.5 (35.5-37.5), 37.5-39.25 (39.25-41.25) 41.25-43.25 (43.25-45.25), 45.25-49.25 (49.25-53.25) 53.25-57 (57-61)
Actual circumference of garment (cm): 85 (90) 95 (100), 105 (110) 115 (120), 130 (140) 150 (160)
Actual circumference of garment (in): 33.5 (35.5) 37.5 (39.25), 41.25 (43.25) 45.25 (47.25), 51.25 (55) 59 (63)
Approximate yoke depth (cm): 17.5 (19.5) 21 (21.5), 22 (24.5) 26 (27.5), 29 (31.5) 33 (35)
Approximate yoke depth (in): 7 (7.75) 8.5 (8.5), 8.75 (9.75) 10.5 (11), 11.5 (12.5) 13.25 (13.75)
Recommended total length, from cast-on edge to hem at centre-back (cm): 45.5 (47.5) 49 (49.5), 52 (54.5) 56 (57.5), 61 (63.5) 65 (67)
Recommended total length, from cast-on edge to hem at centre-back (in): 18.25 (19) 19.5 (20), 20.75 (21.75) 22.5 (23), 24.5 (25.5) 26 (26.75)
Sleeve circumference (cm): 30.5 (32) 33.5 (35), 36.5 (38) 39.5 (40), 46 (48) 53 (55)
Sleeve circumference (in): 12.25 (13.75) 13.5 (14), 14.5 (15.25) 15.75 (16), 18.5 (19.25) 21.25 (21.75)
Recommended sleeve length (from underarm to cuff, cm): 46, with option to adjust as needed
Recommended sleeve length (from underarm to cuff, in): 18.5, with option to adjust as needed
These measurements have been rounded to the nearest 0.5 cm and 0.25 in. The sample garments are both Size D to fit a chest measurement of 92 cm [36 in].
Techniques include German short rows, knitting in the round, leaning increases and decreases, and casting on in the middle of a row.
