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A simple stockinette sweater with subtle shaping creating a lovely fitted effect designed by Nikki Van De Car from What To Knit When You’re Expecting. Find the free pattern here: link

A simple stockinette sweater with subtle shaping creating a lovely fitted effect designed by Nikki Van De Car from What To Knit When You’re Expecting. Find the free pattern here: link

Difficulty: Intermediate This sweater involves basic sweater construction, with the addition of picking up stitches around the collar, working in sections to form the notches, and working buttonholes. by Robin Dodge. Pattern no longer available.

This lovely black sweater design comes from Black Dog Designs. Find the free pattern here: link

This pattern is both easy to knit and slightly tricky. Since it’s made to fit you, you’ll have to work out some of the numbers yourself. So, for example, the width of the stripe of fluff will depend on how much you want to cover up. I chose 6″, so that’s what I’ve included as…

Cute circle yoke mini sweater. Find the free pattern here: link

Cute sweatshirt with hood designed by Rosmary Drysdale. Pattern no longer available.

Cheesy and just in time for spring: a shaped, sexy-lady sweater with a heart motif and superfine ruffles! The piece is worked in the round to the armholes, then back and forth for the remainder. The sleeves are optional and can be worked either flat or in the round. The narrow ribbing makes for a…

This is a non-intuitive sweater, I think. Pairing a laceweight mohair and a slubby, silk-and-cotton tweed is not standard yarn store practice, and I felt a little dubious about it myself at first. But knitting one strand of each together results in a wonderful fabric with the heft and durability of the cotton but with…