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Glenmore

Easy chunky textured sweater
A relaxed oversized sweater in cropped and regular lengths featuring a simple but effective textured pattern. Basic stitches and top-down construction make it the perfect pattern for beginner sweater knitters.

Join Ysolda for our first ever sweater course in our learning community, the Knitwork. In this Glenmore edition of our learn to knit courses, you will be guided through knitting our popular Glenmore sweater pattern. You'll learn all the foundational skills for sweater knitting and knit a sweater in just a few weeks!

Details

Skills for knitting this project

Build your skills by following the links to our clear step-by-step tutorials.

Optional Techniques


Gauge

13 sts & 20 rnds = 4” /10 cm in dot stitch on larger needle

Supplies

Yarn

Cyrano is listed as a Aran weight yarn by the manufacturer but is closer to many chunky weights. Consider both heavy aran and chunky yarns when substituting and compare the metres per gram.

De Rerum Natura Cyrano (100% Merino, 164 yds / 150m, 100g) shown in,
Genet (regular length) and Sel (cropped length)

Needles and notions

US 9 / 5.5mm 32” / 80cm circular needle.
US 10½ / 6.5mm 32” / 80cm circular needle.

US 9 / 5.5mm dpns or circular(s) for your preferred method of knitting small circumferences in the rnd.

US 10½ / 6.5mm dpns or circular(s) for your preferred method of knitting small circumferences in the rnd.


Yardage


Balls of Cyrano for each size and length

size  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
regular length 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11
cropped length 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10

Sizing


1[2, 3, 4, 5] (6, 7, 8, 9) [10, 11, 12]
38¾[42½, 46¼, 49¾, 53½] (57¼, 61, 64½, 68¼) [72, 75¾, 79½]"/ 97[106, 115.5, 124.5, 134] (143, 152.5, 161.5, 171) [180, 189, 198.5]cm finished chest circumference.

Shown in size 4 with 11" / 27.5cm of positive ease and size 6 with 10" / 25cm of positive ease.


Finished Garment Measurements

Size 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Inches
Chest 38 3/4 42 1/2 46 1/4 49 3/4 53 1/2 57 1/4 61 64 1/2 68 1/4 72 75 3/4 79 1/2
Neck width 6 1/4 7 1/2 7 1/2 8 8 8 1/2 8 1/2 8 1/2 8 1/2 9 1/4 9 1/4 9 3/4
Shoulder width 18 3/4 20 22 1/2 24 1/4 25 1/2 26 1/4 27 1/2 27 1/2 27 1/2 29 1/4 29 1/4 29 3/4
Bicep 10 1/2 11 3/4 13 14 1/4 15 1/2 16 17 1/4 18 1/2 19 3/4 21 22 1/4 22 3/4
Total length - regular 22 1/4 23 24 3/4 25 3/4 27 1/4 27 1/4 28 1/4 28 28 29 28 3/4 29
Length to underarm - regular 13 1/2 13 3/4 14 14 1/4 14 1/2 14 3/4 15 15 1/4 15 1/2 15 3/4 16 16 1/4
Total length - cropped 16 1/4 17 18 3/4 19 3/4 22 1/4 22 1/4 23 1/4 23 23 24 23 3/4 24
Length to underarm - cropped 7 1/2 7 3/4 8 8 1/4 9 1/2 9 3/4 10 10 1/4 10 1/2 10 3/4 11 11 1/4
Cuff  8 8 8 1/2 9 1/4 9 1/4 9 3/4 9 3/4 10 1/2 10 1/2 11 11 3/4 11 3/4
Sleeve length 15 1/2 16 1/2 16 1/2 16 3/4 17 1/4 17 1/4 17 1/2 17 1/2 18 18 1/2 18 1/2 18 3/4
CM
Chest 97 106 115.5 124.5 134 143 152.5 161.5 171 180 189 198.5
Neck width 15.5 18.5 18.5 20 20 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 23 23 24.5
Shoulder width 47 50 56 61 64 65.5 68.5 68.5 68.5 73 73 74.5
Bicep 26 29 32.5 35.5 38.5 40 43 46 49 52.5 55.5 57
Total length - regular 56 57.5 62 64.5 68.5 68 70.5 70 70 72.5 72 72.5
Length to underarm - regular 34 34.5 35 35.5 36.5 37 37.5 38 39 39.5 40 40.5
Total length - cropped 41 42.5 47 49.5 56 55.5 58 57.5 57.5 60 59.5 60
Length to underarm - cropped 19 19.5 20 20.5 24 24.5 25 25.5 26.5 27 27.5 28
Cuff  20 20 21.5 23 23 24.5 24.5 26 26 27.5 29 29
Sleeve length 39 41 41 42 43 43 44 44 45 46 46 47

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