Gloom Swetaer in Rowan Fine Tweed Haze - Downloadable PDF

Gloom Sweater in Rowan Fine Tweed Haze – Pattern Summary

The Gloom Sweater is a beautifully crafted pullover designed by Georgia Farrell and knitted in Rowan Fine Tweed Haze, a 4-ply weight yarn sold in 50g skeins. This pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated as advanced beginner level, making it an excellent project for knitters who have moved beyond the basics and are ready to tackle shaping, stitch patterns, and garment construction with confidence.

What Is Being Made

The Gloom Sweater is a classic pullover jumper featuring a distinctive funnel neck. It is worked in separate pieces — back, front, and sleeves — and then seamed together. The sweater is designed to fit a wide range of chest sizes, making it a versatile and inclusive pattern suitable for many body types.

Size Range

• To fit chest: 71–76 cm / 28–30 in through to 152–157 cm / 60–62 in — a total of nine sizes
• Actual chest measurement of garment: 90.5 cm / 35¾ in up to 174.5 cm / 68¾ in, reflecting a relaxed, comfortable fit with positive ease

Design Details and Construction

The Gloom Sweater is constructed in the traditional flat-knitting method, with individual pieces worked back and forth on straight or circular needles and then assembled. The funnel neck is a key design feature — a wide, tall collar that sits elegantly around the neck without folding over, giving the sweater a modern, slightly oversized aesthetic that is very much in keeping with contemporary knitwear trends.

The back and front are worked in a stitch pattern that is consistent throughout the body of the garment, creating a unified textured fabric. Stitches are left on a holder at the shoulders to facilitate the funnel neck construction — a technique that helps maintain a clean, professional finish at the neckline.

Sleeve Construction

The sleeves are worked flat and feature gradual sleeve shaping through regular increases on each side. The shaping schedule varies by size, with increases beginning as early as the 5th row for larger sizes and the 13th row for smaller sizes, and then repeated at intervals ranging from every 4th to every 12th row depending on the size being knitted. This careful, size-specific shaping ensures a well-fitted sleeve cap and a comfortable armhole across all nine sizes. The sleeve stitch pattern mirrors that used on the back and front, with increase stitches incorporated into the pattern as they are added — a technique that requires attention and is part of what makes this an advanced beginner rather than a purely beginner-level project.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting — working back and forth in rows to create separate pieces
• Stitch pattern integration — incorporating increased stitches into the established pattern, requiring pattern awareness
• Sleeve shaping — working paired increases at regular row intervals, with the schedule varying by size
• Stitch holders — used at the shoulders and neckline to hold live stitches for later finishing, particularly for the funnel neck
• Seaming — joining the back, front, and sleeves together to complete the garment
• Funnel neck construction — picking up or working from held stitches to create the signature tall collar

Stitches Used

• Stitch pattern — a repeating textured pattern worked consistently across the back, front, and sleeves (specific stitch pattern as detailed in the full PDF instructions)
• Increases — worked at each end of specified rows to shape the sleeves
• Standard knitting stitches forming the basis of the fabric throughout

Materials

Yarn

The pattern calls for Rowan Fine Tweed Haze, a 4-ply weight yarn sold in 50g skeins. Fine Tweed Haze is a characteristically text