The Toadstool Sweater Adult Knitting Pattern

This is such a fun sweater to make. It is knitted top down, on circular needles, with yoke increases and a panel of toadstool colour work. Perfect for fungi lovers!

Skill Level; Intermediate - this pattern requires some stranded knitting for the toadstool colour work.

Sizing

XS S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL

Measurements (approximate)

Chest

104 (109, 114, 120, 128, 139, 147, 158, 166) cm

Length

50 (50, 54, 58, 60, 62, 62, 64, 64) cm

This sweater is designed to have approximately 18 cm of positive ease.

Yarn

Cascade 128 Superwash Chunky

Or Malabrigo Chunky Or any chunky yarn to match the gauge.

500 (500, 550, 550, 600, 600, 600, 650, 700) g of main colour.

For the colorwork

100g red

50g white and 50g x 2 other contrasting colours, for band.

The cascade colours used in the green toadstool sweater are as follows;

Green- Shire

Red - Really Red

Yellow - Daffodil

Orange - Pumpkin

White

Camel

Needle size

6.5mm circular needles

5.5 mm circular/dpn’s for rib

Gauge

14 stitches x 21 rows in stockinette stitch on 6.5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm