Sonja Sweater

Generous, enveloping, and effortlessly elegant — the Sonja Sweater is the ultimate top-down knit for those who love a truly relaxed fit. With up to 30 cm of positive ease in the smaller sizes, this sweater is designed to drape beautifully and move with you. Worked entirely in stockinette stitch with a clever folded ribbed neckband that requires no finishing, it’s as satisfying to knit as it is to wear.

Designed by Petite Knit, the Sonja Sweater features a unique back yoke construction with short-row shoulder shaping, seamless sleeves picked up at the underarm, and a clean, polished result with zero seaming required.

Pattern Details

• Construction: Top down in stockinette stitch; back yoke worked flat, shoulders picked up and shaped with short rows, body and sleeves worked in the round
• Neckband: Ribbed edge picked up along neck, folded to inside and knitted down — no finishing required
• Difficulty: ★★★★ (4 out of 5)
• Yarn weight: Aran / 10 ply

Needles

• 5 mm [US8] circular needles — 40, 60, 80 and/or 100 cm (16, 24, 32 and/or 40 inches)
• 4.5 mm [US7] circular needles — 80 or 100 cm (32 or 40 inches)
• 4 mm [US6] circular needles — 40 cm (16 inches)
• 5 mm [US8] and 4.5 mm [US7] double pointed needles

Gauge

17 sts × 24 rows = 10 × 10 cm (4 × 4 inches) in stockinette stitch on 5 mm [US8] needles.

Begin by knitting a swatch to determine which needle size will give you the correct gauge.

Size Guide

The Sonja Sweater is designed with approx. 30 cm (11¾ inches) of positive ease in the smaller sizes, graduating to slightly less ease in the larger sizes. Measure your bust circumference and choose the size that matches your measurement in the “Fits Bust” column. For example, a 90 cm bust should knit size S (finished bust: 120 cm = 30 cm ease).

Yarn Requirements

This pattern offers two yarn suggestions. Choose one option below.

Option 1 — Single yarn (aran / 10 ply)

Based on 100 g = 200 m.

Option 2 — Held double (DK+ 2 ply)