Sweater and Sleevless Top in Sirdar Country Style DK - 7347 - Downloadable PDF

Sweater and Sleeveless Top in Sirdar Country Style DK – Pattern 7347

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Sirdar includes instructions for two separate garments: a classic fitted sweater and a coordinating sleeveless top, both worked in Sirdar Country Style DK yarn. The pattern covers six sizes, fitting chest/bust measurements from 61/66 cm (24/26 in) up to 112/117 cm (44/46 in), making it suitable for a wide range of knitters from children through to adults. Both designs are described as close fitting and are intended to stretch to achieve the fit shown, giving a neat, body-conscious silhouette.

About the Two Designs

The Sweater

The sweater is a long-sleeved pullover worked in Sirdar Country Style DK shade 615. It features a structured body with matching sleeves that are adjustable in length, ranging from 33 cm (13 in) to 48 cm (19 in) depending on the size being knitted. The full length of the sweater ranges from approximately 45 cm (17¾ in) to 70 cm (27½ in) across the size range. The front is worked to match the back, with shoulder shaping completed at the upper section. The sleeves are worked as a pair, both alike, ensuring a symmetrical finish.

Yarn requirements for the sweater range from 4 balls to 11 balls of Sirdar Country Style DK in 50g balls, depending on the size selected.

The Sleeveless Top

The sleeveless top is a versatile, warmer-weather alternative worked in Sirdar Country Style DK shade 633. It shares the same close-fitting construction and sizing as the sweater but omits the sleeves entirely, making it a lighter garment ideal for layering or wearing on its own. Yarn requirements are slightly lower, ranging from 3 balls to 9 balls of Sirdar Country Style DK in 50g balls across the size range.

Knitting Techniques Used

Both garments are constructed using flat knitting, worked in separate pieces — back, front, and (for the sweater) two sleeves — which are then seamed together. Key techniques used throughout the pattern include:

• Stocking stitch – the primary fabric stitch used for the main body and sleeves, creating a smooth knitted surface on the right side
• 4x4 rib – a ribbing pattern used for welts, cuffs, and neckbands, providing elasticity and a neat, professional finish at the edges
• Increasing – used to shape the sleeves as they are worked upward
• Shoulder shaping – worked at the top of both front and back pieces to create a well-fitted shoulder line
• Tension swatching – the pattern strongly emphasises checking tension before beginning, as achieving the correct stitch and row count is essential to the garment fitting as intended

Stitches Used

• Knit (k) – the foundational knit stitch, used throughout in stocking stitch and ribbing
• Purl (p) – used on wrong-side rows of stocking stitch and as part of the rib pattern
• 4x4 rib – alternating four knit stitches and four purl stitches, repeated across the row to create deep, stretchy ribbed sections
• Stocking stitch – knit on right-side rows, purl on wrong-side rows, producing the smooth, classic jersey fabric that forms the main body of both garments

Tension

The pattern specifies two tension measurements, both critical to achieving the correct fit:

• 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm (4 in) over stocking stitch on 4mm needles
• 25 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm (4 in) over 4x4 rib on 4mm needles

Knitters are advised to adjust needle size