Redwood Jumper in Rowan Kid Classic - Downloadable PDF

Redwood Jumper in Rowan Kid Classic – Knitting Pattern Summary

The Redwood Jumper is a beautifully crafted knitted sweater designed by Sarah Hatton and published by Rowan. This intermediate-level pattern produces a classic, elegant jumper featuring a distinctive cable band detail and raglan armhole shaping. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is worked in Rowan Kid Classic, an aran-weight yarn, shown in the colourway Cherry Red 847.

What Is Being Made

The Redwood Jumper is a fitted, full-length knitted sweater designed for a range of bust sizes from 81–127 cm (32–50 inches), with actual garment bust measurements spanning 94–133 cm (37–52½ inches) across five sizes. The design features a structured cable band at the hem, a smooth stocking stitch main body, and carefully shaped raglan armholes that give the garment a sleek, tailored silhouette.

Design Details and Construction

The jumper is constructed with a cable band worked separately and then integrated into the main body section. With the right side facing, stitches are picked up and knitted along the free row-end edge of the cable band, and the main section continues upward in stocking stitch throughout. The back is worked straight until it reaches approximately 32–34 cm from the cast-off edge of the hem rib, at which point raglan armhole shaping begins.

The raglan shaping is a key structural feature of this design. Stitches are cast off at the beginning of two rows to establish the armhole, followed by paired decreases worked on both right-side and wrong-side rows, creating a smooth, symmetrical raglan line. This double-decrease method — using sl 1, K1, psso and K2tog on right-side rows, and P2tog and P2tog tbl on wrong-side rows — ensures neat, mirrored shaping on either side of the armhole edge.

Techniques Used

• Cable knitting – used to create the decorative hem band that forms the foundation of the garment
• Picking up and knitting stitches – stitches are picked up along the row-end edge of the cable band to begin the main body
• Stocking stitch – the primary fabric of the main body sections, worked throughout
• Rib stitch – used in the hem rib section, cast off in rib for a neat, elastic finish
• Raglan armhole shaping – worked with paired decreases on both RS and WS rows for smooth, angled armhole lines
• Fully fashioned decreases – decreases are placed a set number of stitches in from the edge, a hallmark of quality knitwear construction

Stitches Used

• Stocking stitch (st st) – knit on right side, purl on wrong side; forms the smooth main fabric
• Rib stitch – used at the hem for stretch and structure
• Cable stitch – featured in the decorative cable band at the lower edge
• sl 1, K1, psso – a left-leaning decrease used in raglan shaping
• K2tog – a right-leaning decrease used in raglan shaping
• P2tog and P2tog tbl – purl-side decreases used to continue raglan shaping on wrong-side rows

Materials

• Yarn: Rowan Kid Classic, an aran-weight yarn, in Cherry Red 847. The pattern requires 6–9 x 50g balls depending on size, making it a relatively economical project in terms of yardage.
• Needles: 4½mm (US 7) knitting needles are specified for the main body section. Additional needle sizes may be referenced elsewhere in the full