Knit a Sweet Chevron Pullover

I love it when articles I write just happen to go together without my really intending them to. Earlier this week I wrote about a circular yoke sweater that was worked in a single color, noting that usually those kinds of sweaters have colorwork on the yoke to emphasize the construction method.

Today I have a sweater knitting pattern that illustrates what I was saying. The Sharp Chevron knit sweater has stranded colorwork chevrons in the yoke portion of the sweater, which is a fun contrast to the circular rhythm of the increases.

It also shows the common design of having colorwork on the yoke and the rest of the body being worked in a solid color. That makes the beginning more exciting to knit and the end faster because you can just knit straight on to your needed length. (This one does also have a high low edge at the bottom, but that’s pretty easy to do with just a few short rows.)

This sweater is rated intermediate and is worked from the top down in bulky weight yarn for extra coziness. The pattern is available in five sizes up to a chest measurement of 66 inches, which is intended to fit a range from 52 to 62 inches, depending on the amount of ease you would like.

The colorwork design is charted, but it’s a really short and easy repeat, so this would be a good one to start with if you’ve never done knitting from a chart before. Choose two colors of yarn with high contrast for best results. This would also be fun with a multicolored yarn used as the contrasting color, because it would make the colorwork look more complex.

You can grab the free pattern, plus any supplies you need to complete it, from Yarnspirations.

[Photo: Yarnspirations.]

Adding a bit of knitting to your fall decor is a lot of fun, whether it’s knit pumpkins or a bunch of adorable knit ghosts like these.

Knit ghosts can be super simple like this free ghost knitting pattern from Trixie Zynch on Ravelry. Using about 50 yards of worsted weight yarn, they’re worked from the bottom up and are super cute as a pair.

This fuzzy little ghost from Forest Knitting Toys is holding a pumpkin and wearing a witch hat, though of course the accessories are optional, as is the fuzzy yarn. The main yarn is chunky and the ghost measures about 10 cm/4 inches tall. It’s worked in the round.

Another fuzzy ghost in more of a Pacman style is this ghost plushie form South Stitch Girls. It’s worked in the round with bulky yarn and includes a sweet little bow you can make in whatever color you like.

The ghost doll from Edith Grace Designs has little arms and a curl at the top of its head. The body is worked flat using DK weight yarn and you could also work it in glow in the dark yarn for extra fun. The body and head are worked in one piece with the arms knit separately.

The Grim Grinning Ghosts from Susan Claudino are super cute and you can knit them in any yarn and gauge you like to make ghosts of different sizes. These are worked in the round with the body done in one piece and the arms are knit separately. The ghosts shown were knit in sock yarn, DK and worsted weight yarn. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Make a ghost with funny striped legs with this ghost shelf sitter design from Claire Fairall Designs. It’s worked in three colors of DK weight yarn, and the letters spelling out boo are made with strips of garter stitch sewn into shape.

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