Top Ten Sweater Patterns for Beginners

October 3, 2013 by Sarah White 10 Comments

Knitting your first sweater is a big step to take so it is important to find a sweater pattern that is simple to knit. Here are some of my favorites when it comes to simple sweaters that look great!

If you’ve never knit a sweater I recommend starting with a baby sweater so you can get a hang of things before you go for something bigger.

Looking for knitting patterns for knitted Cardigans? Check out these Knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

Looking for pullover and sweater patterns? Check these books out.

Baby Sophisticate by Linden Down.

Sweatshirt Sweater by Purl Soho.

Safire by Hilary Smith Callis.

Francis Revisited by Beth Silverstein.

Sawtelle by Amanda Keep Williams.

Abalone by Deata Jezek.

Avocet B by Norah Gaughan.

Woven Bands Pullover by Hana Jason.

Iced by Carol Feller.

Agnes by Melissa LaBarre.

Check out our New DIY Crafty Creative T-shirts featuring Knitting and Yarn Designs.

Looking to chat about Knitting and Patterns? Check out our Facebook Knitting page and our Facebook group dedicated to Knitting and Knitting Patterns.

Next Pattern:

Comments

Jeanette Andre says
October 4, 2013 at 8:02 pm
These are totally gorgeous sweaters, which show real style and great lines,no one would ever guess that they are easy as pie. Perfect for beginner or advanced knitters sure to spike interest and knitter jealousy, as I could make that too, in my favorite color, and look just so good!!!
Marion Mitchell says
October 6, 2013 at 5:33 am
What a great new site!
my says
October 6, 2013 at 1:41 pm
links from this page to download the sweaters and for the 30 day sweater challenge don’t work–bummer!
yan2car says
October 6, 2013 at 3:16 pm
love them and the idea of using thick yarn, makes it faster to knit, the baby sweater, the shorter bolero ones are my interest thanks for sharing
Sarah White says
October 6, 2013 at 7:23 pm
Working now; thanks!
Stephanie says
October 7, 2013 at 9:36 am
Have just found this site and love it have fallen in love with both kiddie patterns! Thank you so much.
Ruth says
October 8, 2013 at 12:20 pm
I am making a ‘knit from the top’ cardigan. How do I insert pockets?
Sarah White says
October 8, 2013 at 12:31 pm
This is a great tutorial for afterthought pockets. Just decide where you want them when you’re done knitting! http://loritimesfive.blogspot.com/2012/02/fun-with-pockets-tutorial.html
Marianne says
December 14, 2017 at 9:29 am
Too bad the “Click to Download” doesn’t work!
Sarah White says
December 14, 2017 at 3:05 pm
Sorry about that. This post is five years old and I don’t have control over how long other people keep links live. It has been deleted.

Have you read?

Christmas Stocking Knitting Patterns for Your Pets

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?

Book Review – 20 to Knit: Tiny Christmas Toys to Knit

Book Review – Knit Christmas Stockings

Next Pattern:

Comments

Have you read?

Leave a Reply