Mix Tape Sweater
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Mix Tape Sweater is the follow-up you've been waiting for. Everything you loved about Mix Tape Tee, now in DK or fingering held double with long sleeves and endless color possibilities. The simple side-to-side construction creates vertical garter and stockinette stripes. Choose striped sleeves to keep the colors going or solid stockinette sleeves worked in the round for an easy finish without seaming.
Approximately 6.5–9.2 grams per body stripe. Perfect for minis, half skeins, advent calendars, and all those leftovers you've been saving.
Design Details
Mix Tape Sweater is all about putting your favorite colors back in rotation. The side-to-side body creates long vertical stripes, while alternating garter and stockinette stitch add subtle texture and keep the knitting relaxing and wonderfully rhythmic.
The sleeves are part of the fun. Choose side-to-side striped sleeves, seamed to create vertical stripes with short row shaping for a tidy fit, or solid stockinette sleeves worked in the round without seaming.
Keep the whole sweater colorful, repeat a few favorites, or let solid sleeves frame a body full of leftovers. Your stash creates the vibe.
Pattern Highlights
Side-to-side body construction
Relaxed fit with 6–10" of positive ease
DK or fingering-weight yarn held double
Vertical garter and stockinette stripes
Approximately 6.5–9.2 grams per body stripe
Two sleeve options: striped or solid
Customizable body length
Construction Overview
Mix Tape Sweater is worked side-to-side in simple garter and stockinette stitch, creating its signature vertical stripes.
You'll begin with the back, worked flat with shoulder and neckline shaping before placing those stitches on hold. Next, you'll pick up stitches for the front and work it flat with similar shaping. Join the left side with Kitchener stitch, then seam the shoulders using mattress stitch.
Sleeve Options: Choose striped sleeves worked flat, side-to-side, with short-row shaping for the upper arm. Close each sleeve with a three-needle bind-off, then attach it to the body using mattress stitch. For solid sleeves, work in the round in stockinette without seaming.
Video tutorials are included for picking up stitches, Kitchener stitch, and mattress stitch.
Yarn Notes
Mix Tape Sweater was designed for another look through your stash: mini skeins, leftovers, advent calendars, handspun, speckles, solids, tonals. Bring your DK, pair up your fingering, and mix it up!
Use DK yarn on its own or hold two strands of fingering together. Pair similar shades for a softer mix or combine different colors for a marled effect. Mix dyers, mix bases, repeat favorite colors, or build the whole sweater around that one skein you've been waiting to use.
Choose striped sleeves for more color or a solid shade that ties everything together. Every Mix Tape is one-of-a-kind.
Needles & Gauge
US 6 (4.00 mm) 16–40" circular needles
18 sts in stockinette flat = 4" wide
4 stripes in pattern (2 stockinette + 2 garter) = 4" tall. See pattern for stripe instructions.
Wet blocked
Yardage Requirements
Total yarn, body + sleeves (approximate):
364 (428, 492, 540, 596, 655)(720, 794, 868, 942, 1016) grams
Body only (approximate):
220 (260, 300, 340, 380, 430)(480, 530, 580, 630, 680) grams
Per body stripe (approximate):
6.5 (6.8, 7, 7.5, 7.8, 8)(8.3, 8.5, 8.8, 9, 9.2) grams
Stockinette stripes require slightly less yarn than garter stitch stripes.
Stripes per front/back:
17 (19, 21, 23, 25, 27)(29, 31, 33, 35, 37)
Total stripes (front + back):
34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54)(58, 62, 66, 70, 74)
Striped Sleeves only (approximate, both sleeves):
144 (168, 192, 200, 216, 225)(240, 264, 290, 320, 340)grams
Solid Sleeves only (approximate, both sleeves):
115 (125, 140, 160, 180, 200)(225, 250, 275, 310, 340)grams
Finished Measurements
Mix Tape Sweater is designed for 6–10" (15–25 cm) of positive ease at the bust.
To choose your size:
Measure your full bust.
Add 6–10".
Choose the pattern size that matches that number.
Example: If your bust is 40", choose:
46" for a closer fit
50" for a more relaxed fit through the body and upper arm
Bust Circumference:
34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54)(58, 62, 66, 70, 74)"
86.5 (96.5, 106.5, 117, 127, 137)(147.5, 157.5, 167.5, 178, 188) cm
Upper Arm:
12 (14, 16, 16, 18, 18)(20, 22, 24, 26, 28)"
30.5 (35.5, 40.5, 40.5, 45.5, 45.5)(51, 56, 61, 66, 71) cm
Body Length after Armhole (customizable):
13" / 33 cm
Shorten or lengthen the body to suit your preferred fit.
Let's Knit Together
Our Discord community is always open if you'd like pattern support, help choosing color combinations, or just want to share your progress.
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Custom Fit Video
