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Henley Sweater Knitting Patterns

January 11, 2024 by Sarah White

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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Knit a Great Button Down Shirt

Just about anything you can make in fabric you can make in knitting, but there are some styles that you just don’t see that often translated into knitting. 

For example, a button down collared shirt. This is a classic design, of course, and it looks great in a knit version, but it’s just not something you see much of. 

Noma Ndlovu’s Guglethu shirt is the pattern to try if you want to knit your own button down shirt. This one is inspired by cashmere tops (though the sample was made out of yak yarn, not cashmere, and uses two strands of lace weight yarn held together) and includes lots of high-fashion details like double-knit cuffs, collar and shoulder seams. 

It has a patch pocket on the front and 10 buttons including the button band and the cuffs. 

The designer says you can also use a DK weight yarn held singly if you’d rather, and that the shirt looks good in a variety of yarns. There is another version on Ravelry that uses Berroco Remix Light, which is a mix of nylon, cotton, acrylic, silk and cellulose fibers. It has a more relaxed look but it still really pretty. 

The pattern has 12 sizes, with a full bust measurement ranging from 32.35 to 72.25 inches, or 82 to 183.5 cm. The designer suggests 2 to 6 inches, or 5 to 15 cm, of positive ease when you pick your size. I could totally see knitting one that’s even bigger to wear more like a jacket, because I do that a lot with button down shirts I already own.

I love all the details on this shirt, which isn’t necessarily difficult to knit, but might introduce you to some things you’ve never knit before (like those cuffs with the plackets, or a shirt collar like this). 

To learn more about this shirt and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself, head to Ravelry. 

[Photo: Noma Ndlovu]

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