Eden Sweater by Abbie Mycroft

Eden Sweater

Knitting
January 2026
Aran (8 wpi) ?
15.5 stitches and 22.5 rows = 4 inches
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
864 - 1608 yards (790 - 1470 m)
XS-5XL
English
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The Eden Sweater is a drop-shoulder sweater which is suitable for advanced beginner knitters. It is a striped sweater design with a little something something and uses a simple slip stitch for additional detail. It is size inclusive design with an intended 20 cm of positive ease and sizes fit a chest size of 74 cm - 155 cm. The pattern includes instructions for both a seamless and seamed sweater construction. The final fit for these construction methods is the same. It is written simply and is a lovely project for both beginner and advanced knitters.

Requirements
Aran/heavy worsted yarn (166 - 200 m per 100 g)
5 mm circular needles
4.5 mm circular needles
4 mm circular needles

Techniques used
Knit
Purl
Decreasing and increasing stitches
Casting on and binding off (using a method of your choice)
Picking up stitches
Changing colours
Slip stitches
Short rows (method of your choice).

This pattern has been test knit.

Sizes
The measurements below show the chest circumference of the finished garment with an intended ease of 20 cm.

XS - 94 cm
S - 104 cm
M - 114 cm
L - 124 cm
XL - 134 cm
2XL - 144 cm
3XL - 155 cm
4XL - 165 cm
5XL - 175 cm