First Raglan Sweater

CONSTRUCTION

• This pullover is worked from the top down. Knitting begins with the ribbed neckband, followed by a set of short rows worked flat across the back neck to improve neckline fit. The raglan shoulder shaping begins during the short rows and continues throughout the yoke (the upper body). After completion of the yoke, stitches are separated for body and sleeves; each section is worked circularly. 

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11)

• 35½ (39½, 43½, 47½) (51½, 55½, 59½) (63½, 67½, 71½, 75½) inches [90 (100.5, 110.5, 120.5) (131, 141, 151) (161.5, 171.5, 181.5, 192) cm] circumference at chest
• To fit approximate chest sizes: 30-32 (34-36, 38-40, 42-44) (46-48, 50-52, 54-56) (58-60, 62-64, 66-68, 70-72) inches [76-81.5 (86.5-91.5, 96.5-101.5, 106.5-112) (117-122, 127-132, 137-142) (147.5-152.5, 157.5-162.5, 167.5-172.5, 178-183) cm]
• Sample in color Baseline Overtone is size 2 with straight body and bloused sleeves, modeled with 8”/20.5 cm positive ease
• Sample in color Hollyhock Undertone is size 2 with straight body and bloused sleeves, modeled with 8"/20 cm of ease
• Striped sample in colors Goldfinch Overtone and Goldfinch Undertone is size 2 with shaped body and tapered sleeves, shown with 8"/20 cm of ease
• Sample in color Wallflower Overtone is size 2 with straight body and bloused sleeves, modeled with 8”/20.5 cm positive ease
• Striped sample in colors Vacay Overtone and Baseline Undertone is size 3 with straight body and tapered sleeves, modeled with 15½“/39.5 cm positive ease
• Sample in color Stonewash Overtone is size 2 with straight body and bloused sleeves
• Sample in color Zest Overtone is size 2 with straight body and bloused sleeves

Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.

GAUGE

• 20 stitches & 28 rounds per 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch, after wet blocking

NEEDLES

16”/40 cm and 32”/80 cm circular needles (for Main Fabric)

• Suggested size US 7 (4.5 mm)

16”/40 cm and 32”/80 cm circular needles (for Ribbing)

• 2-3 sizes smaller than main needle
• Suggested size US 5 (3.75 mm)

Double pointed needles (DPNs)

• for all sizes: in same size as ribbing needle
• for sizes 1 & 2 only: also in same size as main needle

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YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Tones – 100% American Columbia Wool (140 yards/128 meters per 50 grams)

• 7 (8, 8, 9) (10, 10, 11) (12, 13, 14, 14) skeins
• Photographed in colors Baseline Overtone, Wallflower Overtone, Stonewash Overtone, Zest Overtone, Vacay Overtone/Baseline Undertone, Hollyhock Undertone, and Goldfinch Overtone/Goldfinch Undertone
  

YARDAGE

• Approximately 930 (995, 1110, 1210) (1315, 1380, 1515) (1625, 1740, 1855, 1945) yards [850 (910, 1015, 1106) (1202, 1262, 1385) (1486, 1591, 1696, 1779) meters] for project
• Note: Yardage listed is the estimated maximum amount needed per size for the core pattern garment variation with a straight torso and bloused sleeves. Exact yardage may vary according to chosen shape and/or color variations.

Tutorials to support the pattern:

• Selecting a Sweater Size
• Casting On
• Video — 1x1 Rib Cabled Cast On
• Video — German Short Rows
• Blocking Your Finished Garment

We created this four-part walkthrough video series, to take you through everything you need to know to set you up for success in working this sweater!

28 May 2025: Version 2.0

For the English version, the companion PDF has been consolidated into the main pattern.

31 August 2021: Version 1.1

In the Definitions section on page 3, M1 has been corrected to read "leans left".