Bloksy sweater is a classic unisex garment which I designed for my children this summer. Knitted in neutral shades, the sweater makes a perfect to the wardrobe. It can be easily combined with any trousers, leggings, skirts and is also perfect for layering.
The sweater is knitted with simple geometrical stitches - bloksy stitch around the waist and matching vertical stripes around the chest. The construction of sweater is simple and does not involve a lot of sewing. The front and back of sweater are knitted bottom up on straight needles. After the shoulder seams are closed the stitches are picked up along the armholes for sleeves and neck finishing. The sleeves are knitted top down which allows to adjust their length easily. Ignore the sleeves and you can get a perfect vest.
For this project I use DK weight yarn and US 6 (4.0 mm) knitting needles for sweater body and US 4 (3.5 mm) needles for the neck band and cuffs.
I recommend to knit this sweater in solid or semisolid shades of yarn to show the beauty of geometrical stitches. You can see below some yarn ideas:
- Baby Merino Silk DK by Rowan;
- Poetry by Willow and Lark;
- Cascade 220 Superwash by Cascade Yarns
- Sirdar Snuggly Baby Cashmere Merino DK
- Patons Diploma Gold DK
- Sublime Extra Fine Merino DK
Remember to check you gauge before starting your next project. You can find some useful information about correct swatching process here.
Sweater has been successfully test knitted on Ravelry. You can see the projects from my test knitting team following this link.
Knitting pattern for Bloksy sweater can be obtained from Ravelry and Lovecrafts.
The pattern is available with 10% off from Ravelry until 7th of October 2020. Use code BLOKSY10 to get the discount.
