A woman wearing an oversized hand knit in oatmeal coloured yarn. Her arm crosses her body in a one-armed self hug

Woman wearing an oatmeal coloured sweater with one hand in her pocket and the other holding the hem. The image is cropped from her chin and you can't see her face.

A woman looks down at the split, ribbed cuffs on her possum blend sweater.

A woman wearing an oatmeal coloured, hand knit sweater with her arms reaching upwards. Her face is covered by her auburn hair.

A woman with her hair tied back is holding the edge of a turtleneck to her chin. She smiles softly and looks down. The sweater is an oatmeal colour with a soft fuzz on the fabric

A tightly cropped photo of a woman wearing a sweater with split cuffs. Her hand rests on the forearm of the other arm, slightly lifting the sleeve as she does so.

The split cuff of the Core Sweater knitting pattern. It gently overlaps at the top of the hand for interesting, ribbed detail

A woman wears a sweater with an elbow resting on a metal stair railing

The subtle fuzz of possum merino yarn when it's knit up. The sample is draped over a chair in the late afternoon light.

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Core Sweater Pattern

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Core wardrobe staple with split cuffs

COMING MONDAY, 13 OCTOBER

The Core Sweater balances structure and comfort with set in sleeves, cosy turtleneck, split cuffs and a relaxed fit. Knit seamlessly from the top down.

The construction starts at the top. You’ll knit the back to the shoulders, then work each front to match before picking up stitches at the shoulders to shape the sleeves. The yoke is joined and worked in the round to the underarms, where the sleeves are worked while the body is set aside. When the sleeves are done, the body is knit in the round to the hem finishing off with the ribbed neck.

Note: this pattern is a PDF and a download link will be emailed to you after purchase.

Fit & Yarn Details

Choose a 10 ply / worsted weight yarn OR 8 ply yarn held double with laceweight mohair. The sample was made using Burnt Hill Yarn Splendour 8 ply in Crisp Linen. Even though this is 8 ply yarn, the possum content creates a luxurious fuzz and it can easily handle the 10 ply gauge.

Possum fur is an incredible fibre to wear and the NZ Department of Conservation actively works to reduce this pest in order to help preserve New Zealand's native plants and animals.

Size C is worn in all the photos here. The woman with her hair clipped up wears it with approx 35 cm / 13.75" ease. The auburn haired woman wears it with approx 40 cm / 16" ease. Designed to be worn with 15-40 cm / 6-16" of positive ease, depending on your fit preference. Sizes read as A (B, C) (D, E) (F, G).

Finished bust measurements: cm = 103 (113, 125) (134, 143) (155, 165) / inches = 40.75 (44.5, 49) (52.75, 56.5) (61.25, 64.75)"

Yarn quantity: metres = 1000 (1085, 1175) (1260, 1320) (1415, 1470) / yards = 1090 (1185, 1285) (1375, 1450) (1545, 1610)

Needles: 5 mm (US 8) circular needle (or size to obtain gauge) with a suggested 80 cm (40") long cord AND 3.75 mm (US 5) circular needle with a suggested 80 cm (40") cord. NOTE: the sleeves and neckline are worked using the magic loop method, but you also opt for a shorter cord or DPNs.

Gauge: 17 sts x 25 rows = 10 cm x 10cm / 4"x4" square in stockinette stitch. If you have too many stitches across your 10 cm / 4" space, you need to go up one (or more) needle size. If you have less stitches than needed, you'll have to go down a needle size.

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