Free Knitting Pattern for Irish Sky an Aran Sweater.
Knit a stunning, textured sweater with the free DROPS Irish Sky pattern! This intermediate-to-advanced design features intricate cables on the front and a simple stockinette back, worked in cozy DROPS Snow yarn (a bulky, 100% wool). The sweater is constructed bottom-up, starting in the round and then separating for the front and back, with set-in sleeves. Available in sizes S to XXXL, this pattern includes detailed instructions, helpful tips for increases and decreases, and clear cable charts. Create a beautiful, heirloom-quality sweater with this free, downloadable DROPS pattern!
- Skill Level: Not explicitly stated, but the cabling and construction (bottom-up, set-in sleeves) make this an intermediate to advanced project.
- Yarn Used: DROPS Snow (100% wool, yarn group E). Amount: 700-750-850-950-1000-1100 g in color 31, pastel blue.
- Needles:
- DROPS Circular Needle size 7 mm (US 10.75): Length 40 cm (16″) and 80 cm (32″).
- DROPS Circular Needle size 6 mm (US 10): Length 40 cm (16″) and 80 cm (32″).
- DROPS Double Pointed Needles size 7 mm (US 10.75).
- DROPS Double Pointed Needles size 6 mm (US 10).
- DROPS Cable Needle
- Gauge: 12 stitches and 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4″ x 4″) in stockinette stitch on 7 mm needles. The combined width of cable patterns A.2, A.3, and A.4 is specified.
- Sizes: S – M – L – XL – XXL – XXXL
- Finished Chest: 102-108-116-126-138-148 cm (40″-42½”-45¾”-49½”-54¼”-58⅜”)
- Full Length: 55-57-59-61-63-65 cm (21⅝”-22½”-23¼”-24″-24¾”-25½”)
- Construction:
- Bottom-Up: The sweater is worked from the bottom up.
- In the Round & Flat: The body is worked in the round to the armholes, then the front and back are worked separately, flat (back and forth). The sleeves are worked in the round, then flat for the sleeve cap.
- Cables: The front features a prominent cable panel (diagrams A.1-A.6), while the back is worked in plain stockinette stitch.
- Set in Sleeves: are sewn.
- Rolled Neck: A simple knitted rolled neckline is worked after the shoulders are seamed.
- Techniques Used:
- Ribbing (K2, P2)
- Stockinette stitch
- Cabling (using a cable needle; specific cable crosses are defined in the diagrams)
- Increasing (M1 – make one, yarn overs)
- Decreasing (evenly spaced decreases)
- Casting on
- Binding off
- Working in the round
- Working flat (back and forth)
- Picking up stitches (for the neck)
- Seaming (shoulder seams, set-in sleeves)
- Magic Loop (optional)
- Pattern Notes:
- American English terminology is used.
- Detailed explanations for “Decrease Tip-1” and “Increase Tip” are provided.
- Diagrams (A.1 to A.6) are used for the cable patterns, with size-specific variations for A.2 and A.5.
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