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Twirls sweater
Enjoy knitting my new Twirls sweater.
It grows quickly and is so much fun, both to knit and of course to wear in a cool in a RECYCLED yarn~ The pattern is FREE through March 28th then it will be listed at half price through March 31th.
Errata: Part 7 was amended:
Back of Body
Row 1 WS: Purl.
Row 2 RS: Knit.
Repeat rows 1 and 2: 9 more times, for a total of 10 times worked.
Twirls, a super comfy sweater with lots of volume knitted from the bottom up in the round and flat with a beautiful two color stranded twirly motif. My sample here is special in that I knitted mine with a RECYCLED yarn and so can you, the kits are on sale HERE
The pattern is fully written for sizes 34/36”, 38/40/42”, 44/46/48”, 50/52/54” with a build in positive ease between 9” to 11”. A chart is included for the stranded motif which is shown all along the bottom borders of the body and a partial motif around the sleeves as well.
Yarn
C1 - Recycle, a DK weight yarn in a
50% recycled Acrylic/30% recycled cotton/20% recycled polyester. 250 yards/100 grams a skein. 3/4/4/4 skeins used.
Machine washable in cold water, dry flat.
C2 - A mini skein of Soft, a sport weight yarn. 60 yards each in a blend of 95% acrylic and 5% Elastan. Machine washable, dry flat.
Notions
Two US size 6 (4 mm) circular needles, 16” (20 cm) and 36” (91 cm) in length.
Stitch markers, 8 + 1 for beginning of round.
Tapestry needle for finishing.
Gauge
16 sts and 24 rows in 4” in stockinette stitch with C1.
Techniques applied
Knitting, purling, ribbing, two color stranded knitting, decreasing, placing stitches on hold to be worked again later, picking up stitches, binding off, weaving in ends. Blocking is recommended.
Enjoy your Twirls sweater and be sure to share photos on your project pages!
- First published: March 2026
- Page created: March 27, 2026
- Last updated: March 28, 2026 …
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