Women V Neck Sweater in Bergere de France Merinos 2,5 - 60508-417 - Downloadable PDF

Women's V-Neck Sweater in Bergere de France Mérinos 2,5 – Pattern 60508-417

This intermediate-level knitting pattern produces a classic women's V-neck sweater, designed with elegant shaping and refined cable detailing. Published by Bergere de France and available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern is sized to fit S, M, L, and XL, making it a versatile wardrobe staple for a wide range of knitters looking to build their skills beyond the basics.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a fitted women's pullover sweater featuring a V-neckline with carefully worked neck shaping on both sides. The sweater includes armhole shaping and precise stitch counts that increase through the body to achieve a tailored silhouette. The construction involves working flat pieces with attention to symmetry, particularly around the neck and shoulder decreases.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern is written specifically for Bergere de France Mérinos 2,5, a 4-ply weight yarn. The colourway shown in the pattern is Rouge bébé 20048. The number of balls required varies by size:

• Size S: 6 balls
• Size M: 6 balls
• Size L: 7 balls
• Size XL: 8 balls

Mérinos 2,5 is a fine merino wool yarn, known for its softness against the skin, excellent stitch definition, and the ability to hold intricate cable patterns crisp and clear — qualities that make it particularly well suited to this design.

Needles and Tools

Two needle sizes are used throughout the pattern:

• 2.0 mm needles — typically used for ribbing or border sections
• 2.5 mm needles — used for the main body fabric and finishing

In addition, the pattern requires two cable needles (cn), which are essential for working the cable stitch detailed in the abbreviations section.

Stitches and Techniques Used

This pattern draws on a combination of classic and more advanced knitting techniques, making it an ideal project for intermediate knitters ready to expand their repertoire:

• Stocking Stitch (St St): The primary fabric stitch, worked in alternating knit and purl rows to create a smooth, flat surface.
• Cable Stitch – Left Cross (CL / 2CLK2P1): A distinctive cable technique worked over five stitches. Two stitches are slipped onto a first cable needle and held at the front of the work, one stitch is slipped onto a second cable needle and held at the back, then the stitches are worked in a specific knit-purl-knit sequence: k2, p1 from the back cable needle, k2 from the front cable needle. This creates a textured, twisted rope effect characteristic of traditional cable knitting.
• V-Neck Shaping: The neckline is shaped by leaving stitches on hold at the neck edge — 3 stitches once and 2 stitches twice — on each side, then working each side of the neck separately to achieve the angled V-shape. Yarn is rejoined to the second side of the neck to mirror the shaping precisely.
• Armhole Shaping: Increases are worked 2 stitches in from each edge on right-side rows, with the increase repeated on every following 14th row a total of 5 more times, building the stitch count up to 128–140–152–168 stitches depending on size.
• Shoulder Decreases: Decreases of 1 stitch are worked 14 stitches in from the neck edge, maintaining the garment's structured shoulder line.
• Neck Finishing: After the final shoulder decreases, the held neck stitches are picked up and worked on 2.5 mm needles for 2 rows in stocking stitch, then all stitches are cast