A pretty textured ribbed vintage knitting sweater pattern.

A tailored blouse with a sculpted torso and set-in sleeves. The fabric is firm, springy ribbing worked in fine yarn, giving a smooth, body-shaped fit. Waist shaping builds the silhouette, while the high neckline and crisp shoulders finish it with quiet precision. This is a polished mid-century knit designed to sit close, move easily, and look sharp.

Pattern Instructions

Sizes: 14 (16, 18, 20)
Directions written for Size 14, with other sizes in parentheses.
Materials:
Spinnerin Candour – 3 (4, 4, 4) × 4-oz skeins or Spinnerin Softa – 11 (12, 13, 13) × 1-oz balls
Knitting Needles: No. 1 and No. 3
Steel Crochet Hook No. 4
Double-Pointed Needles No. 1
Shoulder pads
Matching seam binding
Measurements: Bust 32 (34, 36, 38)” — Sleeve length 17½ (18, 18, 18½)”
Gauge: 15 sts = 2″; 12 rows = 1″
Pattern Stitch: K2, p2 rib on an uneven number of stitches, always begin row with k2.

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BACK

With No. 3 needles, cast on 127 (135, 141, 149) sts.
Work 2″ in rib pattern.

Decrease 1 st each end of next row.
Repeat this decrease every 6th row, 10 (10, 10, 11) more times → 105 (113, 119, 125) sts.

Work even until piece measures 7″ from start.

Change to No. 1 needles and work even for 1½ (1¾, 1½, 2)” more (waistline).

Change to No. 3 needles.
Increase 1 st each end of next row.
Repeat this increase every 4th row until there are 125 (133, 139, 147) sts.

Work even until back measures 16 (16, 16½, 16½)” from start, or to start of armholes.

Armholes

Bind off 6 (7, 7, 8) sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
Then decrease 1 st each end every other row, 6 (6, 7, 7) times → 101 (107, 111, 117) sts.

Work even until armhole measures 3 (3, 3½, 3¼)” straight up.

Increase 1 st each end of next row.
Repeat this increase every 1″, 2 (2, 1, 1) more times → 107 (113, 115, 121) sts.

Work even until armhole measures 7½ (7¼, 7½, 7¾)” straight up.

Shoulders

Bind off 7 (6, 6, 8) sts at the beginning of the next 10 rows.
For Sizes 16 & 18 only: Bind off 7 (8) sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
(Each shoulder has 35 (37, 38, 40) sts bound off.)

Slip remaining 37 (39, 39, 41) sts to a holder for back neck.

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FRONT

With No. 3 needles, cast on 135 (141, 147, 153) sts.
Work 2″ in rib.

Decrease 1 st each end of next row.
Repeat this decrease every 6th row 9 more times → 115 (121, 127, 133) sts.

Work even until piece measures 7″ from start.

Change to No. 1 needles and work as for Back to waistline.

Change to No. 3 needles.
Increase 1 st each end of next row.
Repeat increase every 3rd row until there are 143 (149, 155, 163) sts.

Work even until same length as Back to armhole.

Armholes

Bind off 6 (7, 7, 8) sts at beginning of next 2 rows.
Then bind off 2 sts at beginning of next 2 (2, 2, 4) rows.
Then decrease 1 st each end every other row, 8 (8, 9, 9) times.

Neck Opening — Occurs at First Decrease Row

Divide sts in half.
Decrease 1 st at center so both sides have the same stitch count.

Working one side at a time:

Decrease 1 st at neck edge every 3rd row until 35 (37, 38, 40) sts remain.

Work even until armhole matches Back.

Front Shoulders

Bind off 7 (6, 6, 8) sts at armhole edge every other row 5 times.
For Sizes 16 & 18 only: bind off remaining 7 (8) sts.

Work second side to match.

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SLEEVES

With No. 3 needles, cast on 53 (57, 59, 59) sts.
Work 2″ in rib.

Increase 1 st each end of next row.
Repeat this increase every 3¼” 10 (10, 10, 11) more times,
then every 3½” 12 (11, 12, 12) times → 99 (101, 105, 107) sts.

Work even until sleeve measures 17⅜ (18, 18, 18⅜)” or desired length to underarm.

Sleeve Cap

Bind off 5 (6, 6, 7) sts at beginning of next 2 rows.
Then decrease 1 st each end every other row until cap measures
5 (5, 5¼, 5⅜)” from bound-off sts.

Bind off 3 sts at beginning of next 6 rows.
Bind off all remaining sts.

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FINISHING

Sew shoulders, side seams and sleeve seams.
Set in sleeves, matching underarm seams.

Neckband

With right side facing and No. 1 double-pointed needles:

Pick up and knit approx 196 (200, 200, 204) sts around front neckline.
Knit across back-neck holder sts → 233 (239, 239, 245) sts total.

Place markers on each side of the center stitch.

Keeping rib pattern, decrease as follows every round for 9 rounds:

• Dec 1 st before first marker
• Knit center st
• Dec 1 st after second marker

Bind off on next round, knitting the knit sts and purling the purl sts.