Women Short Sleeve Sweater in Bergere de France Coton Fifty - 67514-29 - Downloadable PDF

Women's Short Sleeve Sweater Knitting Pattern – Bergere de France Coton Fifty (Pattern 67514-29)

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Bergere de France provides instructions for a women's short sleeve sweater worked in a relaxed, textured style. Rated as an Easy / Beginner level project, it is an excellent choice for newer knitters looking to build confidence with a wearable, stylish garment. The sweater is available in five sizes: S, M, L, XL, and XXL, making it a versatile pattern suitable for a wide range of body types.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a women's short sleeve pullover sweater featuring a relaxed silhouette, a finished collar, and neat armhole edgings. The design is intentionally straightforward, focusing on clean lines and a comfortable fit rather than complex shaping. The sweater has a casual, everyday aesthetic that suits the soft, breathable nature of the yarn used.

Construction Method

One of the most notable features of this pattern is that the sweater is constructed in one piece, beginning with the front. This approach reduces the number of seams required and simplifies the finishing process, which is particularly beginner-friendly. After the body is complete, sleeve seams and side seams are sewn together, and all edgings and the collar are added as finishing details using a smaller needle size.

Techniques Used

• Working with two strands of yarn held together: The entire sweater is knitted using two strands of Coton Fifty held together simultaneously. This technique effectively doubles the yarn weight, creating a denser, more substantial fabric while keeping the finished fabric soft and breathable.
• Casting on and casting off: Standard cast-on and cast-off methods are used throughout, including casting off purlwise on the right side of work for the collar and edgings, and casting off knitwise on the wrong side for the sleeve tops.
• Shaping: Simple sleeve-end shaping is achieved by casting off stitches at each end of the row, keeping the shaping accessible for beginner knitters.
• Picking up and knitting stitches: Stitches are picked up along the front neck edge, back neck edge, and armhole edges to create neat, integrated edgings and a collar — a fundamental finishing technique in garment knitting.
• Joining collar sections: The shorter ends of the collar pieces are joined together to complete the neckline finish.
• Weaving in ends: The pattern instructs knitters to secure and weave in all yarn ends for a clean, professional finish.

Stitches Used

• Garter Stitch (G. st): Created by knitting every row, Garter Stitch produces a ridged, reversible fabric with natural stretch. In this pattern, it is used for the initial border rows on the body, as well as for all edgings — the armhole edgings, front neck collar, and back neck collar. Garter Stitch edgings lie flat naturally, making them ideal for finishing necklines and armholes without curling.
• Reverse Stocking Stitch (Rev St st): This is the primary stitch pattern used for the body of the sweater. Reverse Stocking Stitch is worked by knitting on the wrong side (Row 1: knit; Row 2: purl), so that the purl side of the fabric faces outward. This creates a softly textured, bumpy surface that gives the sweater a relaxed, tactile quality distinct from standard smooth Stocking Stitch. It is a simple two-row repeat, well within reach of beginner knitters.

Materials – Yarn and Needles

The pattern is designed specifically for Bergere de France Coton Fifty, a 4-ply weight cotton-blend yarn. The colourway shown in this pattern is Coco (shade 22493). Because the sweater is worked with two strands held together, the yardage requirement is higher than a single-strand project — the pattern calls for 6 balls (size S) up to 9 balls (size XXL) of Coton Fifty.

Two needle sizes are required:

• 6.0 mm needles — used for the G