Coneflower Sweater in Berroco Modern Cotton - Downloadable PDF

Coneflower Sweater in Berroco Modern Cotton – Knitting Pattern Summary

The Coneflower Sweater is a women's pullover knitting pattern designed by Emily Nora O'Neil and published by Berroco as a downloadable PDF. This relaxed, casual top is intentionally designed with a very generous silhouette, built with approximately 12 to 14 inches of ease, making it a beautifully oversized, draped garment perfect for everyday wear. The pattern is rated Intermediate in skill level, making it an excellent project for knitters who are comfortable with basic shaping techniques and reading charted stitch patterns.

What Is Being Made

The Coneflower Sweater is a pullover sweater worked in separate flat pieces — a back, a front, and sleeves — which are then seamed together at the shoulders, sides, and sleeve seams. The finished garment features a scooped or shaped neckline at the front, created through a classic bind-off and neck shaping technique, while the back neck is defined by marking the center stitches before the final bind-off. The sweater is shown in size 54 inches in the pattern photography.

Finished Measurements

• Bust: 48 (54, 61) inches
• Length: 18 (19, 20) inches

Because of the significant ease built into the design, knitters are strongly encouraged to consider their actual bust measurement carefully when selecting a size. A knitter with a 40-inch bust, for example, might comfortably choose the smallest size to achieve the intended oversized look.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting – All pieces are worked back and forth on straight needles, then assembled through seaming
• Charted stitch pattern – The lower hem section of the sweater is worked following a chart for the first 15 rows, adding a decorative textural element inspired by the coneflower motif
• Stockinette stitch body – After the charted section is complete, the remainder of the body is worked in classic Stockinette stitch
• Armhole shaping with markers – Armhole placement is defined by marking the beginning and end of a specific row rather than through traditional bind-offs, creating a clean drop-shoulder or modified armhole style
• Neck shaping – Front neck shaping involves dividing stitches at the center, placing one side on a stitch holder, binding off center stitches, and then working each shoulder separately with neck-edge bind-offs on right-side rows to create a smooth, slightly angled neckline
• Seaming and finishing – Shoulder seams, side seams, and sleeve seams are sewn together; sleeves are set in between the armhole markers; all ends are woven in

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch (St st) – The primary stitch used throughout the body and sleeves, creating a smooth, classic knitted fabric
• Charted pattern stitches – A decorative stitch pattern is worked over the first 15 rows of the back and front pieces as indicated in the accompanying chart
• Slipped stitch selvedge – The pattern notes slipping the first stitch of each bind-off row during neck shaping to minimize bulk and create a neater edge

Materials Required

• Yarn: Berroco Modern Cotton, a worsted weight yarn sold in 100-gram hanks. The colorway shown is #1623 Tiverton. You will need 5 (6, 7) hanks depending on your size. Berroco Modern Cotton is a smooth, drapey yarn blend well-suited to warm-weather or transitional-season garments.
• Needles: Straight knitting needles in size 7 (4.50 mm), or the size needed to achieve the correct gauge
• Notions: One stitch holder (used to hold left front shoulder stitches during neck shaping)

Gauge

20 stitches and 26 rows =