A 1940s design
The Regatta Sweater
rewritten for your size, yarn and gauge
A trim long-sleeved 1940s sweater in a fine grid texture, with a small round neck and padded shoulders. Two contrast stripes cross the right of the yoke, each ending in a tab that buttons across the front opening. The stripes come back above the cuffs and on the waistband, where the body is gathered in so it puffs out a little.
- Fit
- Close-fitting, about 2¼ in (6 cm) of ease at the chest; gathered into a snug waistband
- Skill level
- Intermediate. A grid texture, gathered sleeves and striped button tabs.
- Sizes
- US 4 to 24 (UK 8 to 28, EU 36 to 56): 32 to 52 in (81 to 132 cm) bust
- Yarns
- Fingering / 4-ply, DK / light worsted
- Original yarn
- Fingering (4-ply), at about 32 sts and 40 rows to 4 in (10 cm) over the grid pattern. For the closest match to the photo, use a yarn that knits to this gauge.
- Gauge
- Your own, from 20.5 to 34 stitches per 4 in (10 cm)
- You get
- Your complete pattern straight away, to read on screen, print or save, plus an email link back to it
Worsted (Aran) and thicker yarns aren't offered: the body and full sleeves are gathered into a narrow band and cuffs, and thick yarn would bunch up there.
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What you'll get
- Every piece written out in full for your size and gauge
- Row counts with the length to check against, so you always know where you are
- Row-by-row planners for the tricky bits, where shaping happens on both edges at once
- Drawings of each piece with your measurements, and full making-up instructions
Every design is chosen by a knitter and checked against its original pattern. If you get stuck, email us and a real person will help.
This one needs a swatch. Please measure your gauge over the grid pattern, not plain stockinette. The pattern shows you how to knit a swatch of the grid; use the needles you plan to knit with. A yarn label's gauge is for plain stockinette, so it won't give the right size here. Here's how to measure your gauge.
