The effortlessly cool off-shoulder silhouette that goes with everything. Cosy enough for everyday wear, but polished enough to style up. Knitted top-down on circular needles with eyelet raglan increases that add a subtle decorative detail along the shoulders — this one is as enjoyable to knit as it is to wear.

Thea sample in brown is Size 2 worn by 159cm / 47kg.
Thea sample in white / olive is Size 1 worn by 159cm / 47kg.
For other sizes, please refer to tester projects and/or Instagram posts under the hashtag #TheaSweater.

Thea Sweater Overview

Thea Sweater is a top-down off-the-shoulder sweater with Eyelet Raglan Increases on circular needles.

You will begin by casting on using knitted cast on (or other stretchy cast on methods) for the stretch at the neckline. This is followed by German Short Rows, then, stockinette stitch in rounds, where all the increases will be made as Eyelet Raglan Increases. You then will separate the sleeves and body. While working on the body and sleeves, you will make decreases to shape the silhouette. Once reached the desired length, you will work 1 x 1 ribbing. Neckline will be worked as a folded over neckline for an i-cord look (suggested to be worked before sleeves but not necessary).

Thea Sweater is designed to be oversized with 15-20cm of positive ease. This means that the bust circumference of Thea Sweater is designed to be 15-20cm wider than that of yours.

If you want more/less positive ease, consider sizing up/down while referring to the suggested garment measurement.

Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7

Bust measurement (Body measurement): 70-75 (76-80) 81-85 (86-90) 91-100 (101-110) 111-120 cm
Bust measurement (Garments measurement): 88 (95) 100 (105) 115 (125) 135 cm
Total body length (measured from the centre of the back): 37 (38) 38 (38.5) 39 (40) 40.5 cm
Sleeve circumference: 26.5 (26.5) 28 (29) 30.5 (31) 32 cm
Sleeve length (measured from the top of the shoulder): 38.5 (39.5) 39.5 (41) 41 (42.5) 42.5 cm

Gauge:
25 stitches X 36 rows = 10cm, in stockinette, on 4 mm needles

Materials:

Knitting needles and cables:
4mm circular needles (US 6)
3.5mm circular needles (US 4)
40cm interchangeable cable X 2
80cm interchangeable cable

Recommended yarn:
Bellevue Park Wool 4ply Merino 497m (543.5 yds) / 100g

Approximate amount of yarn:
950 (1010) 1100 (1150) 1250 (1370) 1500 m 1039 (1105) 1203 (1258) 1368 (1499) 1641 yds,
190 (210) 220 (230) 250 (275) 300 g

The recommended yarn is quite niche, so if you’re looking for alternatives, be sure to check the testers’ project pages on Ravelry for inspiration! If substituting yarn, you are encouraged to choose fingering weight yarn with drape. This will allow the finished Thea Sweater to fall beautifully against your silhouette.