PDF Knitting pattern for my voluminous, oversize Matriarch Sweater. Pattern includes sizes S-5XL. It features a full balloon sleeve, high neck and cropped length. This pattern a regular 1x1 knit/purl rib, and seed stitch. I’d classify is as an advanced beginner pattern. It’s worked flat and requires som sewing.

This pattern is made 3,5mm and 5mm needles and uses approximately 1050-1500 meters of DK/light worsted yarn. It is a written pattern with step by step instructions, no images for each step. It is in English and uses standard US terminology, with specifics given in metric units. This pattern is also available in Swedish upon request.

Chest measurements, straight across: S-45 cm, M-50cm, L-55cm, XL-60cm 2XL-65cm, 3XL-70cm, 4XL-75cm

If you’re a size 4XL or 5XL and would like to test this pattern, please reach out!

This piece is, as the name suggests, a knit version of my (now classic) ‘Matriarch’ crochet pattern. The original was inspired by the true Matriarch of my family, my grandmother (and best friend) who taught me how to crochet some 20 years ago. She stood at 6 feet tall, always in a neat bowl cut and a handmade sweater. She bowed to no man, and taught the girls of our family to do the same. When she passed away a couple of years ago, I inherited a vanity in a muted rose color, which made me choose this particular shade for this sweater. This particular piece is an ode, in few words but a lot of yarn, to one of the most influential women of my life.

If you have any questions regarding the pattern, feel free to message me!

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