Spring Messenger Sweater [FREE Knitting Pattern]

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Create this Spring Messenger Sweater for a soft and lovely layer that you’ll definitely love wearing. It’s will make a gorgeous addition to your spring or fall wardrobe

You can get the pattern for this beautiful Sweater from the Garn Studio website.

Spring Messenger Sweater – An Adorable Sweater

This free knitting pattern is ideal for Level 4 - Intermediate Level Knitters

From the creative designers of the Garn Studio design team. The garment is worked top-down, with a round yoke, lace pattern, and Nordic pattern with tulips.

In fact, this knit piece is perfect for our intermediate skilled knitters to work on.

This pattern is available in 6 sizes-small, medium, large, extra-large, extra extra large, and triple extra large The chest measurement is 36 1/4″-40″-42 1/2″-46 1/2″-51 1/4″-56 1/2″inches. That’s 92-102-108-118-130-144 cm if you are using the metric system.

The full length are 19 3/4″-20 1/2″-21 1/4″-22″-22 3/4″-23 5/8″inches. That’s 50-52-54-56-58-60 cm if you prefer to use metric.

To make this pattern, you will need DROPS Paris It is a lovely worsted weight yarn made of 100% combed cotton. It is luxuriously soft, perfect for making gorgeous garments and accessories.

Furthermore, you will be needing a US size 6-8 circular or double-pointed knitting needle. That’s 4 and 5mm needles if you prefer to use the metric system.

You will be using the YO or open yarnover increase when you make this project. The open yarnover increase is an increase technique commonly used on lace patterns. It is a standalone, vertical increase, meaning it neither leans to the left nor to the right.

If you’re not familiar with the open yarnover increase and would like to learn how to do it, we have a fully illustrated, step-by-step tutorial for it you’ll surely find helpful. You can find this tutorial here: Learn the Open Yarnover Increase (YO).

You will also be using the k2tog knitting decrease. The k2tog or knit two together is a basic right slanting decrease that is quite common throughout knitting patterns.

If you’re not familiar with the k2tog decrease, we have an illustrated, step-by-step tutorial for it that you’ll surely find helpful. You can find this tutorial here: Learn How to Make a Basic Right-Slanting Decrease (K2tog).