Night Hare Sweater by Svetlana Gibadullina

Night Hare Sweater

Knitting
January 2026
yarn held together
DK
+ Lace
= Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10)
English
This pattern is available from vetkaknit.wordpress.com for $12.00.

Description

The Night Hare Sweater is a unisex, top-down sweater available in ten different adult sizes. It offers cropped and regular body length options

This sweater is knitted in one piece, top-down with increases on the yoke. Short rows are worked at the top of the yoke to raise the back neck for a better fit.

On the yoke there is a repeating grass motif, which in two places (at the center of the front and the back) is replaced by a hare running across the field. For each size, the pattern indicates where the hare should be knitted. The sweater is then worked in the round down to the ribbing on the body and sleeves.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10)

Finished bust circumference: 93 (100, 109, 116) (120, 131, 136) (144, 157, 161) cm /36.75 (39.5, 43, 45.5) (47.25, 51.75, 53.5) (56.75, 62, 63.5) in

Full length (cropped): 46 (46, 46, 46) (47, 47, 47) (48, 49, 50)cm/18 (18, 18, 18) (18.5, 18.5, 18.5)(18.75, 19.25, 19.75) in

Full length (regular): 57 (58, 59, 60) (61, 62, 63) (64, 65, 66)cm/22.5 (22.75, 23.25, 23.75) (24, 24.5, 24.75) (25, 25.5, 26) in

Note: This cardigan is designed to be worn with approximately 10-22in/ 25-55 cm of positive ease; however, this is just a guide. Some people prefer a closer fit; do not be afraid to select an option that provides somewhat less than the suggested ease according to your own preferences.

Materials:

DK-weight yarn held together with lace mohair (The mohair option creates a lighter, more fluid fabric.) Woolia by Gepard or Drops Lima or Sandnes Garn Duo
+Kid Seta by Gepard or Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair or Isager Yarn Silk Mohair or any other to achieve recommended gauge

Also you can use any Aran/Worsted/DK Weight yarn to achieve recommended gauge

Yardage:

MC (White):
Cropped: DK: 360 (400, 400, 440) (480, 520, 560) (600, 640, 680) g
Lace: 80 (80, 100, 100) (100, 120, 120) (140, 160, 180) g

Regular length: DK: 450 (500, 500, 550) (600, 650, 700) (750, 800, 850) g
Lace: 100 (100, 125, 125) (125, 150, 150) (175, 200, 225) g

Grey moss:
Cropped: DK: 50 (50, 50, 100) (100, 100, 100) (100, 100, 100) g
Lace: 15 (15, 15, 25) (25, 25, 25) (25, 25, 25) g

Regular length: DK: 50 (50, 50, 100) (100, 100, 100) (100, 100, 100) g
Lace: 15 (15, 15, 25) (25, 25, 25) (25, 25, 25) g

Orange:
Cropped: DK: 50 (50, 50, 100) (100, 100, 100) (100, 100, 100) g
Lace: 15 (15, 15, 25) (25, 25, 25) (25, 25, 25) g

Regular length: DK: 50 (50, 50, 100) (100, 100, 100) (100, 100, 100) g
Lace: 15 (15, 15, 25) (25, 25, 25) (25, 25, 25) g

Brown: less than 1 skein
Yellow: less than 1 skein
Black: less than 1 skein

This is approximate, so as the yardage will vary depends on your type of yarn

Gauge: 18 sts and 22 rnds = 10 cm / 4” in colorwork after blocking with main gauge needles

Difficulty: Intermediate

Language: English. All patterns are written in standard US terms