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Cheer Sweater in Viking Garn Alpaca Storm – Pattern Summary (UK-2306-3)

About This Design

The Cheer Sweater is an original knitwear design by Turid Stapnes, published by Viking of Norway under pattern reference UK-2306-3. It is a seamless, round-yoke pullover sweater worked in the round, combining a classic Scandinavian construction with decorative colourwork or textured patterning across the yoke. The design is rated intermediate in difficulty, making it an excellent project for knitters who are comfortable with circular knitting and basic shaping techniques but are ready to take on a more structured, garment-level challenge.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a pullover sweater with a seamless round yoke, worked from the bottom up. The body and sleeves are knitted separately in the round and then joined onto a single circular needle to form the yoke — a hallmark of traditional Nordic seamless construction. The finished sweater features set-in-style armholes created by casting off underarm stitches before joining, giving a neat and comfortable fit without the need for seaming.

• Garment type: Pullover sweater with round yoke
• Construction method: Seamless, worked in the round from the bottom up
• Sizes available: X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, XX-Large
• Chest circumference: 95 – 127 cm (37½ – 50 in)
• Whole length: 54 – 59 cm (21¼ – 23¼ in)
• Sleeve length: 44 – 49 cm (17¼ – 19¼ in)

Construction and Techniques

The Cheer Sweater is constructed using a well-established seamless yoke method popular in Scandinavian knitwear. The body and two sleeves are each worked independently in the round before being combined onto a single circular needle for the yoke section. Underarm stitches are cast off — 12 stitches total per armhole, 6 stitches on each side of the marker — before joining, which creates a tidy underarm opening without seaming.

Once joined, all sections are worked together in the round across the full yoke stitch count, which ranges from 312 to 426 stitches depending on size. Markers are placed at all four join points to help track the transitions between body and sleeve sections throughout the yoke shaping. The yoke is worked following a charted diagram (referred to in the pattern as Diagram II), which is worked across all sections simultaneously, likely incorporating colourwork or a repeating motif that is a signature element of this design.

• Seamless construction: Body and sleeves worked separately in the round, then joined for the yoke
• Armhole shaping: Underarm cast-off method (12 sts per armhole)
• Yoke: Worked in the round across all joined sections following a charted diagram
• Stitch markers: Placed at all four join points for ease of working
• Charted patterning: Diagram II applied across the full yoke circumference

Stitches and Skills Used

As an intermediate-level pattern, the Cheer Sweater draws on a range of knitting skills. Knitters should be comfortable with knitting in the round on circular needles, reading knitting charts, working increases and decreases for sleeve shaping, and managing a large stitch count across a joined yoke. The use of stitch markers throughout is essential for keeping track of the construction.

• Knitting in the round on circular needles
• Chart reading for the yoke diagram pattern
• Increases for sleeve shaping
• Cast-off for underarm shaping
• Joining sections onto a single circular needle
• Stitch marker placement and management