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It's sweater season! I have decided to try and tackle my first colourwork project this year so I have been searching Ravelry for the perfect pattern. If you also want to brighten up these rainy, dreary days, come get inspired by these colourful sweaters!
Flower Power Pullover by Lindsay Degen Since discovering raglan construction, I have not knit any sweaters flat - I hate seaming! However, I think this pattern would be a worthy exception. The block shaping creates a fun, abstract floral design that's very modern. The intarsia pattern doesn't look too complicated, and I think this would be the perfect design for the first time. Lindsay has lots of graphic and bright knitwear designs with playful finishes; I recommend checking out her Ravelry to be inspired this winter.
I have seen this pattern all over my socials for a while now, and I am getting so envious that I haven't knit myself one yet. I love the stretched-out loop design, it reminds me of the first punch card I used on my knitting machine - if you know you know! The fluffy black yarn contrasts nicely with the flatter beige texture in this version of the sweater. This pattern uses a stranded colourwork technique, meaning you knit with two colours per row, always carrying the unused colour in the back. This creates floats on the backside of the fabric; it can be hard to maintain an even tension as you need to ensure your floats are not too tight and don't distort the fabric. Although I think this would be a great introductory pattern for a stranded colour work project.
This is another one I have seen all over my socials. It is also worked in stranded colourwork. The design is fairly simple and understated, but the shaping and finishing techniques add elegance to the sweater. The boat neck and balloon sleeves create a really nice fit, and I think you could really play around with yarn choices to create some super interesting fabrics.
I love this daisy design! The finished sweater has three colours; however, you only knit with two, and you use the third one to do the centre of the flower in duplicate stitch. I think this is a great technique, as the finished outcome looks complex, but only knitting with two yarns makes it a lot easier to knit. The designer has a few different patterns available in this motif, so if you like it, be sure to check out their Ravelry.
I plan to cast on the Flower Power Pullover soon. I just need to get some yarn and find my cast-on energy. Which one was your favourite pattern? Or do you have any colourwork sweater pattern suggestions? I would love to hear them. Let us know in the comments! Happy Knitting, Rosie x
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