Dryades Sweater Free Knitting Pattern

This stunning Sweater pattern is free and available on the Lionbrand website, just scroll down past the supplies and click the download e-pattern button.

Pattern Designer

Irina Poludnenko

Skill Level

Level 3 – Intermediate

Project Type

Sweater

Yarn Used

Cotton Candy Blend – 764

Pattern Gauge

20 sts + 24 rnds = about 4 in. (10 cm) in St st worked in rnds (k every st of every rnd)

Pattern Size Options

S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X

Pattern Sizing Information

Pattern is written for smallest size with changes for larger sizes in parentheses. When only one number is given, it applies to all sizes. To follow pattern more easily, circle all numbers pertaining to your size before beginning.

Pattern Yarn Weight

3 Light

Dimensions Detail

Finished Bust About 39 (42 1/2, 46 1/2, 50 1/2, 54 1/2, 58 1/2) in. (99 (108, 118, 128.5, 138.5, 148.5) cm)

Finished Length About 22 1/2 (23, 23 1/2, 24, 24 1/2, 25) in. (57 (58.5, 59.5, 61, 62, 63.5) cm), measured along front, not including ribbed neck

Pattern Corrections

Pattern Craft

Knit

Made For

Adult, Woman

Looking for Fall patterns to Knit? Check out these Fall knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

For years now Berroco has been releasing a tiny set of Christmas ornament knitting patterns, often modeled on human-sized clothes, called Minutia. The ones for this year haven’t come out yet, but somehow I missed last year’s so I wanted to share them, as well as a fun little twist they offered.

The general 2025 Minutia patterns include a circular yoke sweater, a two-color stocking and a ribbed earflap hat. They’re super cute and perfect for using little (or should I say minute?) amounts of yarn left over from other projects. Make them in Christmas colors or whatever you have on hand. Even if you don’t have exactly the same yarn weight, you can still make these cute additions to your holiday decor.

But what really caught my eye while I was on the Berocco site was the Team Colors Minutia, which are actually different patterns so I’m not even sure when they were released, but they are definitely worth talking about.

These patterns include a little raglan sweater with stripes and a stocking cap with contrasting pom pom.

They call for sport weight yarn, but again you could use sock or DK if that’s what you have in the right colors. And here the right colors are important because you’re stitching your team colors.

Or anyone else’s team colors.

I immediately thought that this would be an amazing holiday gift for someone who you never know what to get but who also happens to like sports. Or has gone to a university that has colors.

Another option would be to leave off the stripes and add a number in duplicate stitch if you or the person you’re knitting for has a favorite player. Or stitch a letter or a tiny version of the team logo on the front. There are lots of options!

If you make these, I’d love to hear what you did with them!

[Photo: Berroco]

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