Sleet Sweater in Rowan Felted Tweed DK and Kidsilk Haze - D153 - Downloadable PDF
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Sleet Sweater by Marie Wallin – Knitting Pattern Summary (Rowan Felted Tweed DK & Kidsilk Haze)
The Sleet Sweater is an online exclusive downloadable PDF knitting pattern designed by Marie Wallin for Rowan. It is a classic fitted pullover sweater worked in a sophisticated combination of two Rowan yarns, creating a beautifully textured, lightweight fabric with a subtle halo effect. This is an intermediate-level knitting project, making it well suited to confident knitters who are comfortable working with multiple yarns and shaping techniques.
What Is Being Made
The pattern produces a women's pullover sweater available in five sizes to fit bust measurements ranging from 81–86 cm up to 122–127 cm (approximately 32–34 in to 48–50 in). The sweater features shaped armholes and a shaped back neck, giving it a polished, tailored silhouette. It is designed as a garment with clear construction shaping at the shoulders, armholes, and neckline.
Yarns and Materials
The pattern calls for two distinct Rowan yarn types used together, which is central to the design's character:
- Rowan Felted Tweed DK – a DK weight yarn with a characteristic tweedy texture, used in two colourways:
- Colour A: Felted Tweed Duck Egg 173 – used in quantities ranging from 1 to 2 x 50 g balls depending on size
- Colour C: Felted Tweed Clay 177 – used in quantities ranging from 4 to 6 x 50 g balls depending on size
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze – a lace weight luxury yarn made from kid mohair and silk, known for its delicate, gossamer halo, used in two colourways:
- Colour B: Kidsilk Haze Steel 664 – used in quantities of 1 to 2 x 25 g balls depending on size
- Colour D: Kidsilk Haze Pearl – quantities as specified in the pattern
The pairing of Felted Tweed DK with Kidsilk Haze is a hallmark of many Marie Wallin designs. Holding a strand of the lace-weight mohair alongside the DK yarn softens the tweed's rustic texture and adds a luminous, airy quality to the finished fabric. The resulting yarn combination behaves approximately as a standard DK or light aran weight, depending on needle size used.
Knitting Techniques Used
This sweater pattern employs a range of knitting techniques that place it firmly in the intermediate difficulty category:
- Working with held double strands – combining Felted Tweed DK and Kidsilk Haze together as a single working yarn, which requires careful tension management
- Colour pattern work – the pattern references keeping a stitch pattern correct throughout shaping, suggesting a structured colourwork or textured stitch repeat is used across the body
- Armhole shaping – stitches are cast off at the beginning of rows, followed by paired decreases worked over several rows and then on alternate rows, creating a smooth, curved armhole
- Shoulder shaping – cast-off sequences at the shoulder create a neat, angled shoulder line
- Back neck shaping – stitches are worked separately on each side of the neck after a central cast-off, a standard technique for achieving a well-fitted neckline
- Holding stitches on a holder – a common intermediate technique used during neck and shoulder construction
- Decreasing on RS and alternate rows – precise decrease scheduling ensures smooth, professional shaping throughout
Stitches Used
While the full stitch dictionary is contained within the complete PDF, the pattern references:
Specifications
| Brand: | Rowan |
| Yarn Weight: | DK, Lace |
| Featured Products: | Rowan Kidsilk Haze Rowan Felted Tweed DK |
| Needles Required: | 3.00mm (US 2.5) & 4.00mm (US 6) Single Point Needles |
| Finished Size: | To Fit Bust: 81cm to 127cm |
| Designer: | Marie Wallin |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |