Sweaters in Stylecraft Bellissima - 9580 - Downloadable PDF

Sweaters in Stylecraft Bellissima DK – Pattern 9580: Complete Guide to Two Knitted Designs

Stylecraft pattern 9580 is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern featuring two sweater designs worked in Stylecraft Bellissima DK yarn. The pattern is graded as intermediate difficulty and covers a wide range of sizes, making it suitable for a broad range of knitters looking to create a stylish, wearable garment. Both designs are classic pullovers with their own distinct neckline and stitch detailing, described in full below.

Design One: Boat Neck Sweater

What Is Being Made

The first design in this pattern is a Boat Neck Sweater — a relaxed, elegant pullover characterised by its wide, shallow neckline that sits close to the collarbone on both the front and back. Because the back and front are worked both alike, this is a particularly efficient construction, reducing the number of separate pieces to seam and making the knitting process more straightforward for an intermediate knitter. The sweater is available in five sizes to fit bust measurements of 81–86 cm up to 122–127 cm (32/34 in to 48/50 in), with actual finished measurements ranging from 91 cm to 133 cm (36 in to 52½ in). The full length, measured from the back of the neck, ranges from 58 cm to 69 cm (22¾ in to 27¼ in), and the sleeve length is approximately 46 cm to 48 cm (18 in to 19 in) depending on size.

Techniques Used

• Thumb method cast-on — specified for casting on stitches at the beginning of the back/front panels, giving a neat and slightly elastic edge well suited to ribbing.
• Shaping rows — a decrease row on the wrong side (using p2tog) is worked after the ribbing to reduce the stitch count before moving to the main fabric, ensuring a smooth transition and correct tension in the body.
• Stitch pattern construction — the body transitions from ribbing into stocking stitch before introducing a textured or structured stitch pattern, worked using a combination of knit and purl stitches in a defined repeat sequence.
• Seaming — as the back and front are worked separately and alike, the finished pieces are joined by seaming, a standard finishing technique for set-in or drop-shoulder sweater constructions.

Stitches Used

• 1x1 Rib — worked over 9 rows on smaller needles to create the welts and cuffs, providing stretch and a tidy, professional edge.
• Stocking Stitch (st-st) — the main body fabric is worked in stocking stitch (knit on right side, purl on wrong side), producing a smooth, classic surface.
• Textured Stitch Pattern — after the initial stocking stitch section, the pattern introduces a structured repeat incorporating knit and purl combinations (including a p1 detail within a knit field) to create surface interest or a cable-adjacent visual effect across the body of the sweater.
• P2tog (purl two together) — a simple decrease used on the wrong-side shaping row to reduce stitch count neatly after the ribbing.

Materials

This design is worked in Stylecraft Bellissima DK, a double knitting weight yarn. Two needle sizes are called for:

• 3.25 mm needles — used for the ribbed welts and cuffs.
• 4 mm needles — used for the main body and sleeves in stocking stitch and the textured pattern.

Design Two: Second Sweater Design

What Is Being Made

Pattern 9580 includes a second sweater design also worked in Stylecraft Bellissima DK. While the full detail of the second design falls beyond the extracted PDF content provided, it is confirmed as a distinct garment — a separate sweater or jumper silhouette — offered within the same downloadable pattern booklet. Both designs share the same yarn and the same size range of