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Depth Sweater by Georgia Farrell in Rowan Kidsilk Haze – Pattern Summary

The Depth Sweater is a beautifully delicate knitted pullover designed by Georgia Farrell and published by Rowan. Worked in the iconic Rowan Kidsilk Haze lace-weight yarn, this sweater combines a refined silhouette with subtle surface embroidery detail, making it an elegant project for intermediate knitters looking to work with fine-weight fibres. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF.

What Is Being Made

The Depth Sweater is a classic pullover jumper designed to fit a wide range of bust sizes. The pattern offers nine sizes, fitting busts from 71–76 cm (28–30 in) up to 152–157 cm (60–62 in), with actual garment bust measurements ranging from 92.5 cm (36½ in) to 174.5 cm (68¾ in). This generous size range makes the pattern accessible to a broad spectrum of knitters. The sweater features a shaped neckline with a centre stitch holder used during construction, indicating a neat, finished neck opening, and a neckband worked separately.

Yarn and Materials

The sweater is knitted primarily in Rowan Kidsilk Haze, a luxurious lace-weight yarn sold in 25 g balls. Two colourways are used as the main yarn:

• Colour A – Majestic 589: requiring 4 to 8 balls depending on size
• Colour B – Pearl 590: requiring 4 to 8 balls depending on size

Rowan Kidsilk Haze is renowned for its halo of kid mohair fibres combined with silk, giving it an exceptionally soft, lightweight, and luminous quality. Working with two colours of this yarn — likely held together or used in alternating sections — creates depth and tonal interest in the fabric, which is reflected in the sweater's name.

In addition to the main yarn, small amounts of Rowan Felted Tweed are required in three colourways for surface embroidery:

• Alabaster 197
• Sulfur 220
• Duck Egg 173

Rowan Felted Tweed is a DK-weight yarn with a distinctive tweedy texture, and when used in small quantities for embroidery on a fine mohair ground, it creates charming textural contrast and decorative detail on the finished garment.

Needles and Tools

The pattern calls for the following equipment:

• 1 pair 3¼ mm (UK no. 10 / US 3) needles – typically used for ribbing, neckbands, or finer tension sections
• 1 pair 4 mm (UK no. 8 / US 6) needles – used for the main body fabric
• A cable needle – required for the neckband construction
• A stitch holder – used to hold centre neck stitches while working each shoulder separately

Techniques Used

The Depth Sweater is rated as an intermediate level project, meaning knitters should be comfortable with a range of standard and slightly more advanced techniques. Key techniques referenced in the pattern include:

• Shaping – including neck shaping with decreases worked over multiple rows, and shoulder shaping with cast-offs at the beginning of alternate rows
• Decreasing – decreasing one stitch at the neck edge over consecutive rows to create a smooth, tapered neckline
• Casting off in stages – casting off groups of stitches at the beginning of right-side and wrong-side rows to shape the shoulders
• Working both sides of the neck separately – stitches are placed on a holder at the centre neck, and each side is completed independently with shaping reversed
• Neckband construction using a cable needle