Honey Sweater in Rowan Cotton Cashmere - RM004-00006-UK - Downloadable PDF

Honey Sweater in Rowan Cotton Cashmere – Jen Geigley (RM004-00006-UK)

About This Knitting Pattern

The Honey Sweater is a beautifully crafted women's pullover designed by Jen Geigley and published by Rowan (pattern reference RM004-00006-UK). This downloadable PDF knitting pattern produces a relaxed, everyday sweater with a distinctive textured stitch pattern that gives the design its warm, honeyed character. The garment is rated Skill Level 3, making it an ideal project for intermediate knitters who are comfortable working multi-row stitch repeats, shaping, and reading pattern instructions across multiple sizes.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a women's knitted sweater or jumper with a shaped body, shoulder shaping, and a back neck opening. The design features side seam openings marked by placed markers during construction, adding a contemporary, relaxed silhouette. The sweater is worked in pieces and seamed, with separate instructions for shaping each side of the back neck independently.

• Garment type: Women's pullover sweater / jumper
• Fit: Generous, with significant positive ease built into the actual bust measurement
• Sizes available: Five sizes, to fit bust measurements of 81–86, 91–97, 102–107, 112–117, and 122–127 cm (32–34, 36–38, 40–42, 44–46, and 48–50 in)
• Actual bust measurement of garment: 98.5, 107.5, 117, 126, and 135.5 cm (38¾, 42¼, 46, 49½, and 53¼ in)

Techniques Used

This pattern employs a range of knitting techniques suited to an intermediate skill level. The construction involves working a repeating stitch pattern across a set number of rows, with the knitter required to keep the pattern correct while simultaneously working shaping. Key techniques include:

• Stitch pattern repeats: A 10-row pattern repeat forms the main fabric texture throughout the body of the sweater
• Cast-on shaping: Stitches are cast on mid-row at the beginning of two consecutive rows to shape the body, with markers placed to denote the top of the side seam openings
• Shoulder and back neck shaping: Stitches are cast off at the beginning of rows, with remaining stitches placed on a holder; each side of the neck is then worked separately to achieve a neat, structured finish
• Marker placement: Stitch markers are used to indicate structural points such as the top of the side seam openings
• Working from a holder: Stitches are held and returned to the needle for independent neck shaping, a technique that requires careful attention to pattern continuity

Stitches Used

The Honey Sweater is built around a textured stitch pattern worked over a 10-row repeat. While the full stitch breakdown is contained within the PDF, the pattern is described as forming the main fabric of the garment from the cast-on edge through to the shoulder shaping. Knitters must be confident in maintaining this repeat while managing increases, cast-ons, and cast-offs simultaneously. Standard knitting stitches and techniques associated with DK-weight garment construction are employed throughout.

Materials – Yarn, Needles, and Notions

This pattern is designed specifically for Rowan Cotton Cashmere, a luxurious DK weight yarn that blends the softness of cashmere with the breathability of cotton, making it an excellent choice for a year-round sweater. The yarn is sold in 50g balls, and the pattern requires:

• Yarn: Rowan Cotton Cashmere, DK weight, 50g balls
• Quantity: 10, 10, 11, 11, or 12 balls depending on size
• Colourway shown: Paper 210
• Needles