Leana Boxy Sweater in West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft DK - DBP0046 - Downloadable PDF

Leana Boxy Sweater – Knitting Pattern Summary

The Leana Boxy Sweater is a women's raglan pullover designed by Sarah Hatton, offered as a downloadable PDF knitting pattern. Worked in West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft DK yarn, this intermediate-level design combines classic construction with textural stitch detail to create a relaxed, boxy silhouette with a modern feel. The raglan shaping gives the sweater a clean, structured shoulder line while keeping the overall shape comfortable and wearable.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a women's raglan sweater with a full-length body and set-in sleeves shaped via raglan decreases. The design is sized to fit a wide range of bust measurements, making it accessible for many knitters:

• Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, and XXL
• To fit bust: 71–76 cm up to 122–127 cm (approximately 28–30 in up to 48–50 in)
• Actual finished size: 88 cm to 143 cm across all sizes
• Full length: 59 cm to 68 cm depending on size
• Sleeve length: 43 cm to 48 cm depending on size

The boxy, relaxed fit means the actual finished measurements are generously larger than the body measurements, giving the sweater its characteristic easy, contemporary shape.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern is written specifically for West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft DK, a 100% Shetland Wool yarn. The colourway used in the pattern sample is Hillside (809), a 100g hank. The Croft DK is a traditionally spun British wool with excellent stitch definition, making it well suited to textured rib patterns and clean raglan shaping.

• Yarn weight: DK
• Fibre: 100% Shetland Wool
• Meterage: approximately 225 metres (246 yards) per 100g hank
• Hanks required: 4 (XS) / 5 (S, M) / 6 (L) / 6 (XL) / 7 (XXL)

As a pure wool yarn, The Croft DK is recommended to be reshaped whilst damp and should not be tumble dried, which is important to bear in mind when finishing and blocking the completed sweater.

Needles and Notions

• 1 pair 3.25mm (UK 10 / US 3) knitting needles – used for the ribbed welts and cuffs
• 1 pair 4mm (UK 8 / US 6) knitting needles – used for the main body and sleeves
• Stitch holders – required for holding stitches during raglan and neck shaping
• Safety pins – used to hold small groups of stitches at the neck edge

Tension

The stated tension is 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm, measured over stocking stitch using 4mm needles. Achieving the correct tension is essential to ensure the sweater matches the intended measurements across all sizes. Knitters are encouraged to swatch and adjust needle size as needed before casting on.

Stitches and Techniques Used

Rib Pattern

The lower body, cuffs, and neckband are worked in a 3x2 rib, which creates a firm, stretchy fabric that helps the garment hold its shape at the edges. The rib is set up as follows:

• Row 1 (RS): K2, *p3, k3, rep from * to last 5 sts, p3, k2
• Row 2 (WS): P2, k3, *p3, k3, rep from * to last 2