Cross Sweater | PetiteKnit Printed Knitting Pattern

The Cross Sweater is worked from the top down. A band of crosses is worked on the yoke and along the bottom of the sleeves and the body. First, the top part of the back yoke is worked back and forth, then each shoulder is worked back and forth on a circular needle. Both shoulders are then joined to form the front yoke. The front and back yoke are joined at the underarms to form the body, which is worked in the round on a circular needle. The sleeves are worked down from stitches that are picked up and knitted around the armholes. At the end, a folded neck edge is worked with stripes from stitches that are picked up and knitted along the neckline.

Sizes: XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL)

For a complete size guide, please refer to the full pattern listing on the PetiteKnit website. 

Gauge: 20 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in stockinette stitch on a 4 mm [US6] needle

Needles: Circular needles: 4 mm [US6] / 60, 80 and/or 100 cm [24, 32 and/or 40 inches] and 3.5 mm [US4] / 40, 60, 80 and/or 100 cm [16, 24, 32 and/or 40 inches]; Double-pointed needles: 3.5 mm [US4] and 4 mm [US6] (unless the Magic Loop technique is used)

Materials: 4 different colors of Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m [98 yds]) or Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 108 m [118 yds])

Color 1 (yoke and edges): approx. 104 (112) 124 (138) 152 (158) 171 (183) 195 (212) g

Color 2 (crosses): approx. 32 (34) 37 (39) 43 (44) 47 (50) 52 (53) g

Color 3 (main color for body and sleeves): approx. 410 (422) 436 (461) 495 (525) 541 (560) 574 (593) g

Color 4 (stripes at edges): approx. 28 (30) 33 (35) 38 (40) 43 (47) 50 (53) g