Knitting Pattern Women's Lacy Sweater Top #1056

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Loose Cotton DK Lace-Texture Sweater (One Size)

A lightweight, airy sweater with a bold openwork texture and simple garter-stitch framing, designed as a relaxed, easy-to-wear layer. Worked in a repeating lace-pattern sequence with straightforward finishing, it delivers strong surface interest without complex shaping.

What you’ll make: A loose-fit, one-size sweater with a lace-texture body, shaped neckline, and short sleeve seams (sleeves are worked as separate pieces and set in).

Yarn: Cotton double knitting (DK). Approximate requirement: 7 × 50g balls (total 350g).

Needles & notions: 4½mm (UK No 7 / US 7) knitting needles; spare needle or stitch holder for neck/front opening; yarn needle for seaming.

Tension (gauge): 19 stitches and 21 rows to 10cm / 4in measured over the pattern on 4½mm needles.

Yarn Suggestions: Rowan Summerlite DK (UK); Sirdar Cotton DK (UK); Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton DK (US/Canada); Knit Picks CotLin DK (US/Canada); Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/8 (EU); Bendigo Cotton DK (Australia); Naturally Cotton DK (New Zealand).

Construction notes: One size only. Back and front are worked flat in a 12-row lace-pattern repeat, with a garter-stitch centre section for the front opening. Neck shaping is formed by casting off and holding stitches on a spare needle, then completing each side. Sleeves are worked flat, then set in and seamed.

Skill level: Intermediate (lace patterning, holding stitches, shaped neck, seaming).

Images / Credits: Copyright Marle & Row, 2025.

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