How to Knit a Top Down Raglan Heart Sweater with Video Tutorial

Nov 5

The Lots of Love Ribbed Raglan Pullover is a top-down raglan sweater with neckline shaping and a fun ribbed raglan increase. It includes tapered sleeves and it’s finished with a fun heart on the left front created with duplicate stitch. Its top-down construction allows you to customize the armhole depth and arm and body length as you go. The chunky yarn and larger needles make it a quick project.

Size Guide + Finished Measurements

Sizes written in 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) with a finished bust size of 36.75 (40.75, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64) in/92 (102, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160) cm. The sweater is intended to have about 4-8 in/10-20 cm of positive ease so pick a size that will provide the intended ease or adjust to your desired ease. For example, if you have a 36 in/90 cm bust, a size 3 would be ideal for about 7 in/17.5 cm of ease. Feel free to adjust body length and armhole depth as desired.

Yarn

Approximately 439 (500, 565, 627, 730, 812, 877, 922) yds/ 401 (457, 517, 573, 667, 742, 801, 842) m or 2 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins of Lion Brand Re-Spun Thick + Quick (223 yds/204 m per 12oz/340g skein) or another super bulky weight yarn that meets gauge. Sample shown in a Size 3 in the color Faded Denim.

Needles

8mm (US 11) 16 in/40 cm circular needles or DPNs (for neckband and sleeve cuffs)

9mm (US 13) circular needles in the following lengths:
16 in/40 cm and DPNs (for yoke and sleeves—recommend using DPNs or magic loop method to work smaller size sleeves)
24 in/60 cm (for yoke)
32 in/80 cm or longer (for yoke and body)

Or knitting needles needed to obtain correct gauge.

Notions

9 stitch markers (1 different color to denote beginning of round)
Extension Cord or waste yarn to hold sleeves
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Scissors
Tape measure