The Frankensweater
Finished
December 10, 2025
December 28, 2025

The Frankensweater

Project info
The Frankensweater by Tayler Earl
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Needles & yarn
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
1,568 yards
Garnstudio DROPS Brushed Alpaca Silk
1041 yards in stash
4.52 skeins = 692.0 yards (632.8 meters), 113 grams
326530
Lindehobby
May 26, 2023
Lion Brand Fishermen's Wool Tweed
168 yards in stash
2.52 skeins = 876.1 yards (801.1 meters), 428 grams
Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts in California
December 2023
Notes

Not using the Frankensweater pattern, but truly inspired to combine elements of 3 of my favorite pullover patterns into a Frankensweater.

Plan : (what I actually did)
CO 80
Kfb raglan lines (changed to M1R & M1L)
Decrease 12% body sts for hem (did not decrease)
Straight sleeve with rapid decrease at cuff for balloon sleeves (knit straight with no decreases)

US 8 7stsx2”
CO 80 with US 8. 4” in 1x1 and knit down. Knit one round.

Switch to US 10.5

Purple grapes SM as BOR, mid back. 17 sts on each side of BORm (34 total back )

Left side as knit (right as worn) orange tangerine raglan marker. 6 sts (right sleeve), then yellow lemon raglan marker

12 sts, red strawberry marker, 10 sts (center front), red strawberrymarker, 12 sts (34 total front), red markers indicate where I will stop short row shaping

Silver coin raglan marker, 6 sts (left sleeve), green green_apple raglan marker

  • M1R, K1, SM, K1, M1L (RS) and M1Lp, P1, SM, P1, M1Rp (WS) raglan lines

Short rows-
RS:
K to 1 St before orange tangerine
() RS raglan instructions
K to 1 St before yellow lemon
(
) RS raglan instructions
K1
Turn work to WS & make DS

WS:
P to 1 St before green green_apple
() WS raglan instructions
P to 1 St before silver coin
(
) WS raglan instructions
P1
Turn work to RS & make DS

Short rows end at red strawberrystitch markers (13 short-row-increase markers)

Continue raglan shaping (in the round, no short rows) with increases on one round and a plain knit round. Aiming for 60 sleeve stitches, but check for fit.

Actual:
Knit 23 rounds of raglan increases (46 yoke rounds including straight knit rounds)
Cast on 4 underarms when joining.

Knit to 20” from back collar before hem

No decreases before hem. Split hem with even number plus 1, and underarm cast on stitches in back so I have 8 more stitches in the back.
Knit back

No decreases for cuff

Finished 48” bust circumference

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Aran
77% Alpaca, 23% Bombyx
153 yards / 25 grams

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90% Wool, 7% Acrylic, 3% Rayon
348 yards / 170 grams

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  • Originally queued: March 1, 2024
  • Project created: December 10, 2025
  • Finished: December 28, 2025
  • Updated: April 3, 2026