Fisherman's Raglan Sweater - Knitting Pattern

FISHERMAN’S RAGLAN is a rustic raglan-style sweater with relaxed fit and a beautiful, subtle textured stitch panel featuring small herringbone stitch ‘braids’ on front of the sweater and matching decorative raglan-braids. The sweater is knitted from the bottom up in the round, starting with a 2x2 ribbing that flows into the braids on front of the body. The sleeves are knitted separately in stockinette stitch and then joined with the body on a long circular needle. The sweater is then shaped using raglan decreases on each side of the raglan-braids, whilst continuing the pattern on front of the sweater. Subsequently, the neck is shaped with German short rows while continuing the pattern and working raglan decreases at the same time. The turtleneck is worked once again in 2x2 ribbing, with knit stitches flowing out of the ‘braids’ in the pattern just like at the bottom of the body.

Please choose a size 10-15 cm larger than your actual chest circumference. For reference: the sample in the photo is in size 2 with 11 cm positive ease.

Finished measurements
Chest circumference :
86 (95) 105 (110) 114 (124) 133 (143) 152 cm

Yarn
Wooldreamers Manchelopis, 100 g ~ 230 m - please note that Manchelopis, unlike most other unspun yarn, comes already double stranded so you can knit straight from the plate.

Wooldreamers Manchelopis - natural dark grey (Gris Medio
Natural) ~ 280 (325) 375 (415) 445 (515) 580 (655) 735 g.

Yarn Substitutes
Two strands of Höner och Eir Nutiden ~ 310 (360) 420 (450) 500 (575) 650 (740) 825 g, Istex Plötulopi ~ 325 (380) 445 (485) 525 (610) 685 (780) 875 g or any other unspun yarn. Please note that these are estimates.

Any aran or worsted weight yarn that meets the gauge, e.g. Istex Lettlopi MC ~ 650 (760) 890 (970) 1050 (1215) 1375 (1560) 1745 m. Please note that these are estimates.

Gauge
10 cm = 16 sts and 24 rnds on needle size 4.5 mm in st st and 18 sts and 24 rnds in pattern on needle size 4.5 mm (after blocking). The swatch is knit in the rnd.

Needles
3.5 mm and 4.5 mm 60-120 cm circular needles and/or DPNs.

This digital knitting pattern has been professionally tech-edited and is available in the following language: English.

*Please note: This product page offers a digital download of the knitting pattern PDF, not a physical product.