It feels like I haven’t done a roundup of sweater knitting patterns in a few years, but I wanted to make sure this one had all new patterns for you to take a peek at, so I searched Ravelry for some of the most popular free sweater knitting patterns that were published last year.
Just so you know, here most popular means the highest rated, not the most projects, though the list with the most projects would have most of the same patterns. I hope you’ll find something fun to knit here!
Missoni Accomplished by Espace Tricot is a chevron sweater worked from the top down in one piece. It’s worked in sport weight yarn and offered in seven sizes, meant to be worn with 10 to 12 inches of positive ease. Several Espace Tricot patterns were highly ranked in Ravelry last year so you might want to check their other patterns as well.
Tanis Lavallee’s Metropolis sweater has been on my mind for a long time and I definitely hope to knit one this year. It’s a lovely basic bulky pullover, worked from the top down with a turtleneck for extra coziness. It comes in six sizes.
I shared Le Pouf with you last year and it’s a great one, too. This one is a cardigan designed by Beata Jezek and is worked with two strands of yarn held together to give a marled look. It’s worked in one piece and has nine size options.
Anna Dervout’s Trescao (Jumper) is a DK weight (yarn held double) cropped raglan sweater with eyelets accenting the raglan lines. It comes in 15 sizes and would be a great first sweater that can be worked with a DK yarn or a fingering plus mohair for extra warmth and fuzziness.
My First Knit Sweater by Marly Bird was designed for a knitalong that included instructional videos to help you get through your first sweater. It’s worked in pieces from the bottom up and has simple drop shoulders and a boatneck. It’s super simple for a first sweater or if you want a blank slate to start with for your own designs.
All of the above sweaters have been pretty simple single color or two yarns held together designs. But there were some popular colorwork sweater knitting patterns as well, like Sommarkoftan (summer cardigan) designed by Maja Karlsson. This lovely top down sweater has a circular yoke and features fun details like braided edgings and an afterthought pocket.
Jennifer Stark’s Celebration Sweater adds the fun element of two different textures of yarns used to make stripes. The sweater — available in three sizes — alternates between a bulky, solid yarn and mohair that provides see-through stripes.
The Boyfriend is an oversized sweater worked in sock yarn (two strands held together) designed by the Noble Thread. It’s available in four sizes and worked in the round from the bottom up.
Andrea Yetman’s Seascape is a cropped pullover with allover colorwork inspired by whale’s tails. It’s worked in DK weight yarn from the top down with a circular yoke, and is offered in six sizes.
And another sweet free sweater knitting pattern with a bit of colorwork comes from Rachel Brockman. Her Jay Sweater is worked from the top down in the round and has nine sizing options. The colorwork around the yoke is inspired by birds, and the three-quarter sleeves and DK weight yarn keep it from being too heavy.
Do you have a favorite sweater knitting pattern from last year? I’d love to hear about it!
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