Tidings Sweaters in Rowan Felted Tweed DK - D154 - Downloadable PDF

Tidings Sweaters in Rowan Felted Tweed DK – Pattern D154 by Vicky Sedgwick

The Tidings pattern by designer Vicky Sedgwick is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern published by Rowan, offering knitters the opportunity to create a beautifully detailed colourwork sweater available in two distinct colourways. This is an intermediate-level knitting project, making it well suited to knitters who are comfortable with shaping techniques and working from a multi-colour chart. The pattern is an online exclusive and covers a generous size range to suit a wide variety of bodies.

What Is Being Made

The Tidings pattern produces a knitted sweater or jumper worked in a stranded colourwork style. Two colourways are provided within the same pattern, both built around the same base shades but offering a slightly different aesthetic finish. The garment features classic sweater construction including shaped armholes, shoulder shaping, and back neck shaping, all of which are worked in sequence following a detailed chart. The result is a textured, richly coloured sweater with a traditional yet contemporary feel.

Size Range

The pattern is written to fit the following bust and chest measurements, spanning eight sizes:

• XXS – to fit 91 cm / 36 in
• XS – to fit 97 cm / 38 in
• S – to fit 102 cm / 40 in
• M – to fit 107 cm / 42 in
• L – to fit 112 cm / 44 in
• XL – to fit 117 cm / 46 in
• XXL – to fit 122 cm / 48 in
• 2XL – to fit 127 cm / 50 in

This inclusive size range makes Tidings a versatile pattern suitable for knitting as a gift or for oneself, living up to its festive name.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Rowan Felted Tweed DK, a beloved yarn in the Rowan range known for its soft halo, subtle tweed fleck, and excellent stitch definition — all qualities that make it particularly well suited to colourwork knitting. Despite the product listing noting an aran weight category, the yarn specified within the pattern itself is Felted Tweed DK, sold in 50g balls.

The pattern uses multiple colours, labelled as colours A, B, C, D, and E, with the two colourways sharing some shades:

• Colour A: Clay 177 – used in both the 1st and 2nd colourways
• Colour B: Carbon 159 – used in both the 1st and 2nd colourways
• Colours C, D, and E are also specified within the pattern chart sections

Ball quantities vary by size, with the pattern indicating between 7 and 11 balls of 50g for the main shades depending on the size being knitted. Knitters should refer to the full pattern PDF for a complete yarn quantity breakdown across all colours and sizes.

Techniques Used

As an intermediate knitting pattern, Tidings employs a range of techniques that go beyond basic knit and purl. Key techniques include:

• Stranded colourwork – working from a detailed chart using multiple yarn colours across a single row, a technique central to the visual impact of this sweater
• Armhole shaping – casting off stitches at the beginning of rows and then decreasing at each end of subsequent rows to create a neat, fitted armhole
• Shoulder shaping – casting off stitches in stages to create a sloped shoulder line