Knitting the Sunday Sweater

Part of a collection of samples we knit last year for h+h Americas in Chicago, the Sunday Sweater sample, designed by PetiteKnit, is an absolute dream. This collection of samples was created to showcase our hand-dyed yarns in action, with this particular project chosen to highlight the combination of our SweetGeorgia Silk Mist yarn with another base. This pairing adds a delicate texture and subtly shifts the overall colour of the finished piece. As a result, the sweater is incredibly soft and light, featuring a delicate marling of colour that provides a nuanced depth to the pullover.

Hand knit sweater in hand dyed yarn by SweetGeorgia Yarns
Hand knit sweater in hand dyed yarn by SweetGeorgia Yarns
Hand knit sweater in hand dyed yarn by SweetGeorgia Yarns

DOUBLE STRANDED KNITTING

Holding two strands of yarn together when knitting, known as double-stranded knitting, can be a fun way to play with colour and texture in your knits. Combining these different coloured yarns can create a beautiful marled effect to the finished piece. You can select either a high contrast colour pairing for a stronger, more noticeable marled effect. Or look to colours that will provide a subtle contrast — similar colours that instead highlight the difference of texture. This can be achieved when pairing a smooth yarn such as the fingering-weight Tough Love Sock with the soft halo of our Silk Mist laceweight yarn.

Hand knit sweater in hand dyed yarn by SweetGeorgia Yarns
Knit in SweetGeorgia Yarns Tough Love Sock in Amber Ale + Silk Mist in Vintage

As Felicia talks about in a previous vlog episode about double-stranded knitting, the hue and the contrast that you choose will create a variety of different overall looks to the cloth. Along with this episode, Felicia also created a helpful Colour Mixing Guide for download. In it, you can explore nearly 50 double-stranded colour combinations and choose the ones you love best. This is a great reference tool if you’re interested in trying double-stranded knitting in your own Sunday Sweater.

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Planning to knit your own Sunday Sweater? We would love to see what colours you choose for your hand knit project!. Let us know in the comments or share your projects with us over at the SweetGeorgia Discord space. We love hearing how designs and hand-dyed colours inspire your own knitting plans!

Hand knit sweater in hand dyed yarn by SweetGeorgia Yarns
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Sunday Sweater in Tough Love Sock + Silk Mist

A delightfully soft pullover with a rib detail cascading down the yoke. PetiteKnit's sweater design provides a beautiful backdrop for playing with delicate colour combinations with our Tough Love Sock and Silk Mist yarns.
Craft Knitting
Maker Charlotte Lee
Designer PetiteKnit
Skill Level Intermediate

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

  • To knit the Sunday Sweater, download a copy of the pattern from PetiteKnit on Ravelry.
  • Once your gauge is determined, cast on the required number of stitches for your size and join to knit in the round, making sure that the cast-on edge is not twisted. Place a marker for the beginning of the round and follow the instructions for knitting the neck edge.
  • Work the yoke increases and design instructions as listed in the pattern.
  • Divide the stitches into sleeves and body, while at the same time casting on new stitches at each underarm as instructed.
  • Work in the round in stockinette stitch until the sweater measures reaches the desired length. Work rib hem and bind off in established rib pattern.
  • Follow the sleeve instructions and repeat for the second sleeve.
    Hand knit sweater in hand dyed yarn by SweetGeorgia Yarns
  • Complete the neck edge of the pattern, if not completed earlier on in the pattern.
  • Weave in ends and wet block sweater to finished measurements. Enjoy!

Notes

*Regarding the yardage listed for this project, Charlotte followed the size 3 directions.
If you are new to sweater knitting or are interested in learning more about obtaining gauge in knit projects, we recommend viewing our online knitting videos at the School of SweetGeorgia. 
Pattern information from PetiteKnit:
The Sunday Sweater is worked from the top down. The yoke is worked in the round in rib and shaped with increases. The body and sleeves are worked in stockinette stitch and finished with rib edges. The sleeves on the Sunday Sweater are long and are worked with increases so they widen towards the cuff. After working the neck edge, it is knitted together to form a folded edge before the yoke is worked – alternatively it can be folded over and sewn to the inner side of the sweater at the end.
 

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