The Yuppie Henley

A roomy 1980s men's Henley sweater, knitted all over in an easy chevron pattern: two-stitch knit chevrons stacked up a purl background. Straight, dropped shoulders over a small square notch at the underarm, sleeves picked up round the armhole and knitted down to deep ribbed cuffs, and a deep ribbed welt. A front opening with two ribbed tabs, two buttons on the left as on a man's shirt, and a ribbed round neckband. Men's sizes, chest 34 to 54 in.

Fit

Roomy, as the original: about 4.5 in (11.5 cm) of ease at the chest; hip length

Skill level

Intermediate. An easy knit-and-purl chevron with every row written out, a front opening with tick-off planners for the neck, sleeves picked up and knitted down, and two ribbed tabs with buttonholes.

Sizes

Men's, chest 34 to 54 in (86 to 137 cm): S to 3XL (UK/US 34 to 54, EU 44 to 64)

Yarns

Worsted / Aran, Bulky / chunky, DK / light worsted

Original yarn

Off-white Aran-weight wool, at about 19 sts and 24 rows to 4 in (10 cm) over the chevron pattern. For the closest match to the photo, use a yarn that knits to this gauge.

Gauge

Your own, from 15.5 to 24 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

Yarn thicker than about 15.5 sts to 4 in (10 cm) isn't offered, and anything finer than DK isn't either: the chevrons get too big or too small and it stops being this sweater.

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.