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Candy Fluff — Easy Oversized Striped Sweater Knitting Pattern

A simple, ultra-cozy oversized striped sweater knit in the round in BeMe yarn on 8 mm needles, finished with a double collar.

  • Easy
  • 24 hours
  • In the round
  • Stockinette
  • Stripes
Size
Oversize S–L · 55 cm long
Yarn
BeMe · ~6 skeins, 100 g / 120 m
Needles
6 mm (ribbing) and 8 mm (body and sleeves)
Gauge
12 × 18 = 10 cm
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Materials

Everything you need for this pattern.

Yarn

BeMe

100 g / 120 m

You need~6 skeins
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Needles

Circular Knitting Needles, US 10 (6 mm), 32 in (80 cm) – Beech Wood

Needles

Chunky Circular Knitting Needles, US 11 (8 mm), 32 in (80 cm) – Beech Wood

Needles
6 mm (ribbing) and 8 mm (body and sleeves)
Stitch holder
for the centre neckline stitches (18 front, 26 back)
Spare needle
for the 3-needle bind-off at the shoulders
Tapestry needle
for sewing down the double collar

For the stripes, combine any BeMe colours you like and change colour whenever you want.

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Size

Oversize S–L · 55 cm long

MeasurementOversize S–L
Width58 cm
Length55 cm
Body length to underarm~35 cm
BeMe skeins~6

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Gauge

12

stitches in 4 in (10 cm)

18

rows in 4 in (10 cm)

8

mm needles

In stockinette stitch on 8 mm needles.

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Pattern

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01Body

  1. Cast on 140 sts on 6 mm needles and join in the round.
  2. Knit 8 rounds in 1×1 rib.
  3. Switch to 8 mm needles and work in stockinette stitch.
  4. Knit 58 rounds in total (~35 cm from the cast-on).

Tip · Stripes: change colours as you like; on every colour change, knit 1 purl round.

02Front

  1. Separate 70 sts for the front and continue working flat.
  2. Armholes: decrease 1 st at each edge on the 1st row (68 sts remain).
  3. Knit 31 rows straight.
  4. Neckline: place the centre 18 sts on hold.
  5. Work each shoulder separately for 8 rows, decreasing 1 st at the neck edge on every even row (21 sts remain per shoulder).

03Back

  1. Take the remaining 70 sts and decrease 1 st at each edge on row 1 (68 sts remain).
  2. Knit 37 rows straight.
  3. Place the centre 26 sts on hold and knit 2 more rows on each shoulder.
  4. Join the front and back shoulder stitches (21 sts each) with a 3-needle bind-off.

04Sleeves (×2)

  1. Pick up 46 sts around the armhole with 8 mm needles and join in the round.
  2. Knit 25 rounds.
  3. Decreases: decrease every 10th round, 5 times over the next 50 rounds.
  4. Prep round: *k2, k2tog* across until 32 sts remain.
  5. Switch to 6 mm needles, knit 8 rounds in 1×1 rib and bind off.

05Double collar

  1. Pick up 60 sts around the neckline with 6 mm needles.
  2. Knit 13 rounds in 1×1 rib and bind off loosely.
  3. Fold the collar in half to the inside and stitch it down neatly on the wrong side.

Done!

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