Storm Sweater Man - Petite Knit

The Storm Sweater Man is a richly textured men’s sweater worked from the top down. You begin with the back yoke, shaped using short rows to create the natural slope of the shoulders. Stitches are then picked up for each shoulder, which are joined to form the front yoke. After this, the front and back yoke are connected at the underarms and the body is worked seamlessly in the round.

The sleeves are also worked in the round, and the neckline is finished with a ribbed edge that is folded double for a clean, professional look. The texture pattern is made up of four distinct stitch segments, giving the sweater depth and interest while still feeling classic.

Sizing & Fit

Designed with 10–15 cm of positive ease in the smaller sizes, reducing slightly across the larger sizes for a balanced look.

Designed to fit bust:

86–91 (91–96) 96–101 (101–107)
107–113 (113–119) 119–124 (124–132) 132–144 cm

Finished bust circumference:

104 (112) 112 (120) 128 (128) 136 (144) 152 cm

Length (mid back, excl. neckband):

69 (70) 71 (72) 74 (75) 77 (78) 79 cm

Choose your size based on the wearer’s actual bust/chest measurement and preferred ease. Length can be easily adjusted.

Yarn Type Needed

This pattern uses a DK / light-worsted wool with good structure and definition — essential for showing off the four-section texture pattern.

Choose a yarn that:

• sits in the DK to light-worsted category

• has good stitch clarity

• meets the gauge of 20 sts × 32 rows = 10 cm on 4 mm needles

• is comfortable and durable for men’s garments

If you’d like help selecting yarn or yardage, message us — or pop into The Wool Shop in Rangiora and we’ll guide you through the options.

Meterage Required

Based on typical DK/light-worsted metreage (~90–110 m per 50 g), here is the approximate total required:

800 (850) 850–900 (900) 900 (900–950) 950 (1000) 1050 g
≈ 1450–1760 (1540–1870) 1540–1980 (1980) 1980 (1980–2090) 2090 (2200) 2310 metres

If your yarn has a different metreage, we can help recalculate quantities.

Needles

• 4 mm circular needles (40 / 60 / 80 / 100 cm)

• 3.5 mm circular needles (40 / 80 / 100 cm)

• 4 mm & 3.5 mm DPNs or Magic Loop

• Stitch markers

• Tapestry needle

Gauge

20 sts × 32 rows = 10 × 10 cm
in the texture pattern on 4 mm needles after washing and blocking.

Both stitch gauge and row gauge matter for this design.

Difficulty

★★★★☆ – Experienced
A rewarding technical knit with shaping, texture, and detail.

What You’re Getting

A printed knitting pattern only, beautifully prepared and ready for your project bag.
(No digital PDF is included.)