Sweaters in King Cole Pricewise DK - 5939PDF - Downloadable PDF

Sweaters in King Cole Pricewise DK – Pattern 5939 (Downloadable PDF)

This downloadable PDF pattern from King Cole presents a collection of knitted sweaters, including a featured Striped Sweater worked in King Cole DK yarn. Designed for intermediate knitters, the pattern covers a wide range of sizes from 61 cm to 127 cm (24 in to 46 in) chest measurements, making it suitable for children through to adults. Every purchase of this King Cole pattern includes a donation to the Pink Ribbon Foundation.

What Is Being Made

The pattern instructs knitters on how to construct classic sweaters with a raglan sleeve shaping. The Striped Sweater is a standout design featuring bold colour-block stripes worked across the body and sleeves. The garment is knitted in separate pieces — back, front, and sleeves — which are then seamed together, a traditional construction method well suited to intermediate skill levels.

Design Details: Striped Sweater

The Striped Sweater is a colourwork design that uses a main yarn (M) alongside two contrast colours, referred to as A and B, to create a structured stripe sequence throughout the body. The stripe repeat consists of 4 rows in contrast colour A followed by 8 rows in the main yarn M, giving the finished garment a clean, bold striped appearance. Contrast colour B is used in the ribbed welts and cuffs, adding a coordinating accent at the edges.

The back and front pieces are shaped with raglan armhole decreases, a technique that eliminates the need for a traditional set-in or drop-shoulder seam and instead creates a smooth, diagonal line from the underarm to the neckline. Raglan shaping is achieved by working paired decreases at each end of the raglan edge on specified rows, gradually reducing the stitch count to form the characteristic angled seam line.

Techniques Used

• Raglan shaping – decreases worked at the raglan edges every row and then every alternate row to shape the armhole and sleeve head simultaneously
• Stripe knitting – yarn is broken and rejoined at colour change intervals, with 4-row and 8-row stripe sequences creating the colourwork effect without the complexity of intarsia or Fair Isle
• Neck shaping – stitches are worked and shaped at the neckline to create a neat, fitted collar opening
• Tension/gauge checking – the pattern strongly emphasises knitting a tension square before beginning, with instructions to adjust needle size if the stitch or row count differs from the stated tension
• Increasing and decreasing – stitch counts are adjusted using standard increase and decrease methods including K2tog (knit two together), P2tog (purl two together), and psso (pass slipped stitch over)

Stitches Used

• Stocking stitch (st-st) – the main fabric of the sweater body and sleeves, worked with the right side knit and wrong side purled, producing a smooth, classic jersey surface
• Reversed stocking stitch (rev st-st) – the opposite of stocking stitch, with the purl side used as the right side, adding textural contrast where specified
• Garter stitch (gst) – every row knitted, creating a ridged, non-curling fabric
• 2x1 Rib – the welts and cuffs are worked in a K1, P1 rib pattern, providing elasticity and a neat, fitted edge at the cast-on borders

Materials

The sweaters are knitted in King Cole Pricewise DK weight yarn, a versatile double knitting yarn well known for its affordability and wide colour range. The pattern calls for a main yarn (M) and up to two contrast colours (A and B) to achieve the striped colourwork effect.

• Needles: 3.75 mm needles are used for the ribbed welts and cuffs; 4 mm needles are used for the main body and sleeves