Sweater in Sirdar Haworth Tweed - 10149 - Downloadable PDF

Sweater in Sirdar Haworth Tweed - Design 10149

What is Being Made

This is a beginner-level knitted sweater designed by Sirdar, a British yarn company established in West Yorkshire in 1880. The sweater is worked in Sirdar Haworth Tweed yarn in the shade 906 West Riding Red. The finished garment fits chest sizes ranging from 81 to 137 centimeters (32 to 54 inches), making it suitable for a wide range of body sizes from children through adults.

Yarn and Materials

The sweater is knitted using Sirdar Haworth Tweed, a double knitting weight yarn. Sirdar Haworth Tweed is specifically designed to knit into a soft tweed-like fabric with a rustic texture. The yarn features richly nepped characteristics—meaning it has small knots or lumps throughout—which creates visual interest and an authentic tweed appearance, even when worked in plain knit stitches. The yarn's heritage is rooted in the Yorkshire Dales, reflecting the company's long history in the region. Double knitting yarn is a versatile medium weight that works well for sweaters and provides good stitch definition.

Techniques and Construction

As a beginner-level pattern, this sweater uses straightforward knitting techniques suitable for those new to garment construction. The pattern is designed to work with plain knits and textured stitches, allowing the natural character of the Haworth Tweed yarn to shine through. The rustic texture of the yarn itself adds visual interest to the finished fabric, meaning elaborate stitch patterns are not required to create an attractive finished garment. This makes the design accessible to knitters still developing their skills while still producing a professional-looking result.

Stitches Used

While the specific stitch details are referenced on the back pages of the pattern, the design incorporates plain knits as the primary stitch work, complemented by textured stitches. The pattern takes advantage of the nepped texture inherent in Sirdar Haworth Tweed yarn, meaning the yarn itself provides much of the visual texture and interest in the finished sweater, reducing the complexity of stitch work required.

Pattern Guarantee

Sirdar triple-checks every pattern to guarantee success when the recommended Sirdar yarns are used. This quality assurance reflects the company's commitment to providing reliable, tested patterns that have been verified to work with their specific yarn products.