Twisting Shadows - Cropped Sweater Knitting Pattern

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Stay warm and stylish with a cozy, hand-knitted cropped sweater. Whether you're going for a goth look or just want to add a bit of alternative fashion to your wardrobe, this knitted sweater has you covered.

Made of soft and lightweight yarn with intricate cable details, this cropped sweater is sure to make a statement. It's designed to flatter your figure and keep you comfortable no matter what the occasion. Plus, the cropped length adds an effortless yet chic vibe.

Knitting your own sweater is no longer an intimidating project with our knitting pattern. The pattern contains everything you need to get started, links to special stitches instructional video for those who want a little extra help, in the already easy-to-follow pattern.

So why settle for a boring sweater when you can put your own unique twist on it? With our hand-knitted cropped sweater knitting pattern, you can create something that's tailored to your style and one-of-a-kind. Get started today and experience the coziness and satisfaction of wearing your own creation.

Cropped sweater knitting pattern only, not a finished product. Easy knitting project for beginners. The pattern is professionally tech edited to ensure the pattern works as it should. It is also test knitted buy knitters with different skill levels to make sure that the pattern produces the sweater as it was meant to.

Yarn weight: Aran

Needle size: US 11 - 8.0 mm

Yardage: 547 - 984 yards (500 - 900 m)

Sizes available:

XS (S, M, L , XL, XXL) / 2 (6, 8, 12, 16, 20) US

Finished measurements:

Sleeve length under arm: 50 (50, 57, 57, 58, 58) cm / 19.7 (19.7, 22.4, 22.4, 22.8, 22.8) inch

Bust (armpit to armpit): 41 (50, 56, 64, 74, 83) cm / 16.2 (19.7, 22, 25.2, 29.1, 32.7) inc

Shoulder to hem: 47.4 cm / 18.7 inch

Alterations
Pattern is written so that if you are between 2 sizes or you are not of any standard body size you can easily modify, such as size XS for sleeves, L for bust, and M for back by just working the size you need at any part of the pattern. If you wish to make the sweater longer just CO more stitches at the side seam and repeat an extra set from Chest Cable Chart. It is all explained in the pattern.

Construction 
The sweater is worked from side to side, starting with right sleeve. The sleeve is worked in rounds simultaneously repeating the cable pattern with the middle stitches and increasing at the beginning and end of round. When reaching the armpit, stitches for the back are cast on at the end of the last round. The work is turned and purled flat to the stitches cast on at the end of last round and they are purled through the back loop to form the stitches for the front. A couple rows are worked flat for shoulder. Then sts are divided in two, half become the back and the other half become the front. The front is worked first with chest cables while the back sts are left on hold. Once both back and front are knitted, they join to become the left shoulder and later the left sleeve, which is worked in the round with cable in the middle and decreases on both sides.

Notions needed

2 Stitch markers

Cable needle

Stitch Holder or Scrap yarn

1 extra needle for three needle bind-off

Gauge: 13.5 sts and 20 rows = 10 cm / 4 inch in stockinette st

Abbreviations: 
K = Knit 
P= Purl 
K2tog = Knit 2 sts together 
Skp = Slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped st over 
Sl = Slip from left needle to right needle as if to knit 
LLI = K into the sts below, k into the st 
RLI = K the st, k into the st below 
M = Stitch Marker 
CO = Cast on 
BO = Bind Off 
st (s) = Stitch(es) 
Rep. = Repeat 
Inc. = Increase 
Ptbl = Purl through the back loop 
st st = Stockinette st 
RS = Right Side 
WS = Wrong side 
PM = Place marker 
SM = Slip marker

This is a pattern only. For a finished swetater, check out my Hand Knit Swag section!