Jackets and Sweaters in Sirdar Country Style DK, Wash 'n' Wear Double Crepe DK, Harrap Tweed DK & Crofter DK - 7983 - Downloadable PDF

Sirdar Pattern 7983: Sweaters and Jackets in Country Style DK, Wash 'n' Wear Double Crepe DK, Harrap Tweed DK & Crofter DK

Sirdar pattern number 7983 is a versatile knitting pattern offering three distinct garment designs — a plain sweater, a jacket with buttons, and a jacket with a zip — all worked in DK weight yarn. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated as intermediate in difficulty, making it well suited to knitters who are comfortable with shaping and garment construction. One of the standout features of this pattern is its exceptional size range: it covers eight sizes from 61/66 cm (24/26 in) through to 132/137 cm (52/54 in) chest/bust, with actual finished measurements spanning from 71 cm (28 in) up to 142 cm (56 in), making it genuinely inclusive for a wide range of body types.

Garment Designs Included

Each of the three designs has its own character and recommended yarn, allowing knitters to choose the look and texture that suits them best.

• Plain Sweater — A classic pullover silhouette with a clean, unfussy finish. This design is worked in Sirdar Harrap Tweed DK, specifically shade 103, which lends a rustic, country-inspired texture to the finished garment. The sleeve length is adjustable, ranging from 33 cm (13 in) in the smallest size up to 50 cm (19¾ in) in the larger sizes. Full length ranges from approximately 48 cm to 73 cm depending on size.
• Jacket with Buttons — An open-front jacket fastened with buttons, knitted in Sirdar Crofter DK, shade 039. Crofter DK is known for its self-striping, fairisle-effect colour changes that are built into the yarn itself, meaning the decorative patterning is created automatically as you knit without requiring any complex colourwork techniques. This makes the finished jacket look intricate while remaining accessible to intermediate knitters. Full length is the same as the sweater across sizes.
• Jacket with Zip — A zip-fastened jacket worked in Sirdar Wash 'n' Wear Double Crepe DK (also referenced as Sirdar Country Style DK). This version has a slightly different length profile from the button jacket, ranging from 51 cm to 76 cm across the size range, and features a practical zip closure for a neat, sporty finish.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern makes use of four Sirdar DK yarns, each bringing a different aesthetic quality to the designs:

• Sirdar Harrap Tweed DK — A tweedy, textured DK yarn that gives the plain sweater its warm, countryside character. Shade 103 is specified.
• Sirdar Crofter DK — A self-patterning DK yarn that produces automatic fairisle-style colour effects as you knit, requiring no colour-carrying or stranding. Shade 039 is specified for the button jacket.
• Sirdar Wash 'n' Wear Double Crepe DK — A smooth, practical DK yarn suited to the zip jacket, referenced alongside Sirdar Country Style DK as the yarn for that design.
• Sirdar Country Style DK — A classic, reliable DK yarn also associated with the zip jacket version of the pattern.

All yarns are sold in 50g balls. Yarn quantities vary by size and design. For example, the Plain Sweater in Harrap Tweed DK requires between 5 and 12 balls depending on size, while the Jacket with Buttons in Crofter DK requires between 5 and 13 balls across the size range.

Techniques and Construction

As an intermediate knitting pattern, Sirdar 7983 involves standard garment construction techniques including shaping for armholes, sleeves, and necklines. Knitters will work pieces flat (back, fronts, and sleeves) and seam them together, which is typical of classic British knitting patterns from Sir