Henley Sweater Knitting Patterns

The type of sweater I’ve knit most often is a standard raglan, but my favorite kind of sweater to wear is a henley. (I went on and on about how much I love henleys, and the Achoo sweater in particular, in a previous post. I finally knit it last year and I do really love it.)

It’s not a style I see in knitting all that often, and it’s not one I’ve designed myself, but I do think they’re great and I want to knit more of them. So I decided to gather a few good looking (to me anyway) henley sweater knitting patterns to inspire me, and maybe you, to try this comfy, relaxed and easy-wearing style.

The Everyday Henley from Knits by Autumnnn on Etsy is a great basic henley with raglan sleeves. It’s worked with worsted weight yarn and has sizes ranging from 32 to 48 inches in the chest (that’s 88-122 cm) and is meant to be worn with 5 or 6 inches (13-15 cm) of positive ease.

Another one of my favorites is Driftwood by Isabell Kraemer on Ravelry. This worsted weight, striped henley has a deep placket and is available in five sizes. It’s a free pattern on Ravelry.

If you’re looking for a lighter weight sweater (which the Achoo I mentioned above is, too), try the Highline Henley from Tori Yu. Available on Ravelry, this one is a top down, dropped shoulder style with allover stripes in either two or four colors and worked in DK weight yarn. It has a cropped length and roomy sleeves, and is meant to be worn with 8 to 10 inches/20-25 cm of positive ease. The finished bust measurement ranges from 40 to 72 inches, or 101.5 to 183 centimeters.

Amy Gunderson has a great henley for guys called Lumber, though of course women could wear it, too. It uses worsted weight yarn and is worked flat in pieces from the bottom up. It has saddle shoulders and is meant to be worn with no to slightly negative ease. Finished chest measurements range from 35.5 to 63 inches. The pattern is available on Ravelry.

Another great style for guys (or anyone else) is the Big Horn Henley from Lovely by Lee on Etsy. This boxy sweater has a waffle stitch pattern and is worked from the bottom up. Actual sweater measurements range from 34 to 70 inches and it’s meant to be worn with 2-4 inches of positive ease. It has two collar options and you can add elbow patches if you like.

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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