Single Pattern – Ambah O’Brien – Pop Crop Sweater

Pop Crop Sweater & Hat by Ambah O’Brien. Knit a simple, top-down cropped raglan sweater. It’s the perfect layering garment to throw over a pretty frock, or wear it with your favourite high-waisted bottoms. Pop Crop sweater knits up fast and with its straightforward construction; it will make a wonderful first sweater project. Use coordinating or contrasting glitter yarn held together with main colour for all ribbing, creating a subtle marled glitter contrast. Or if you’re not a glitter-knitter, you may prefer to hold kidsilk or a contrasting-coloured yarn as an alternative to the glitter pop. What will the pop in your Pop Crop Sweater be?

Gauge: 18 sts and 26 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette with MC, blocked; 24 sts and 23 rounds = 4”/10 cm in twisted ribbing with MC and CC held together, blocked

Finished Measurements: Full schematic and measurements included in the pattern.

To fit 30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40) 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 {52, 54, 56, 58, 60}”/75 (80, 85, 90, 95, 100) 105, 110, 115, 120, 125 {130, 135, 140, 145, 150} cm bust
• Pop Crop Sweater is a close-fitting, cropped garment, designed to be worn with 1-2.5”/2.5-6.5 cm of positive ease at the bust

Materials Used:

MC: Worsted weight; 701 (753, 799, 846, 904, 971) 1022, 1074, 1119, 1174, 1268 {1345, 1456, 1516, 1611, 1716} yd/641 (689, 731, 774, 827, 888) 935, 983, 1024, 1074, 1160 {1230, 1332, 1387, 1474, 1570} m
• CC: Lace weight/light fingering weight; 112 (120, 127, 135, 150, 160) 165, 171, 178, 186, 202 {214, 230, 240, 256, 272} yd/103 (110, 117, 124, 138, 147) 151, 157, 163, 171, 185 {196, 211, 220, 235, 249} m
• Sample shown in: MC: De Rerum Natura, Gilliat, (worsted/10 ply, 100% Merino wool, 273 yd/ 250 m per 100 g), Cyprès; CC: Stacy Charles Fine Yarns, Celine, (light fingering, 60% viscose, 40% metallic, 163 yd/150 m per 20 g), Aquamarine

Needle Size: US 7/4.5 mm long circular needle for working the body in the round and DPNs or circular needles for small circumference knitting, or size required to obtain gauge

Pattern Includes: Written instructions; Handy progress table to keep track of your project; Full schematic and dimensions

Skill Level: Adventurous Beginner; techniques use include: Simple increases, short rows and working in the round