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"Sweetheart" Bomber

$16.50

For afternoon french fries at the diner, cozy bonfire nights, and milkshakes after the big home game.

The “Sweetheart Bomber” is a vintage-inspired cardigan featuring a nearly seamless saddle-shoulder construction, a chic double collar, faced button bands, and practical pockets.

Thoughtful construction details and polished finishing techniques make this project especially satisfying to knit while keeping the finished piece effortlessly wearable.

Pattern includes clear linked video tutorials for trickier steps and techniques.

For afternoon french fries at the diner, cozy bonfire nights, and milkshakes after the big home game.

The “Sweetheart Bomber” is a vintage-inspired cardigan featuring a nearly seamless saddle-shoulder construction, a chic double collar, faced button bands, and practical pockets.

Thoughtful construction details and polished finishing techniques make this project especially satisfying to knit while keeping the finished piece effortlessly wearable.

Pattern includes clear linked video tutorials for trickier steps and techniques.

  • XS (S, M, L) [1X, 2X, 3X, 4X]

    Finished bust measurement after blocking:

    33 (37, 41, 44) 48, 52, 56, 60” / 84 (94, 104, 112) 122, 132, 142, 152 cm

  • DK weight / quantity given is approximate, may vary based on yarn used

    ♥ Main Color: 590 (650, 740, 790) 840, 900, 930, 1010 y / 540 (595, 675, 720) 770, 825, 850, 925 m

    ♥ Contrast Color: 505 (565, 620, 720) 825, 870, 920, 925 y / 460 (515, 565, 660) 755, 795, 840, 845 m

    Suggested yarn: We recommend wool, superwash wool, wool blends.

    Sample shown in “Dolly” by Beehive Yarns in the following colorways: “Pretty Vacant” and “Powder Puff”.

  • GAUGE: 24 sts x 32 rows = 4”/10.2 cm larger needle, after blocking

    Use size needed to obtain gauge for main fabric, one size smaller for ribbing. The following are suggestions.

    ♥ Main Fabric: (Needle A) US 5/3.75 mm 24”/60 cm to 40“/100 cm circular needle & preferred needles for small circumference (magic loop or DPNs)

    ♥ Ribbing: (Needle B) US 3/3.25 mm 24”/60 cm to 40“/100 cm circular needle & preferred needles for small circumference

    ♥ Bind Off: spare needle in close size to ribbing

    ♥ I-Cord edging: US 3/3.25 mm DPNs / Crochet Hook for provisional cast on

  • ♥  stitch markers, locking stitch markers

    ♥  smooth scrap yarn or stitch holders

    ♥  tapestry needle

    ♥ seven+ ~5/8” spring snaps (recommend extra to practice), awl, hammer & anvil snap setting tool (see p.4), OR sew-on snaps, OR buttons of the same size plus an equal amount of smaller flat buttons for stabilizing

    ♥ 1.5 yards of 5/8“ wide petersham ribbon for stabilizing button band

    ♥ hand sewing needle and matching thread to coordinate with petersham

  • Some techniques used:

    ♥ knitting & purling

    ♥ increasing & decreasing

    ♥ picking up stitches

    ♥ german short rows

    ♥ seamless saddle shoulder construction

    ♥ pockets

    ♥ applied I-cord

    ♥ tubular bind off

    Pattern includes Video Tutorials!