Shortcake Sweater
- Círculo Studio
- Oct 22
- 6 min read
10/22/2025
Level of difficulty
Sizes: XS, S, M (L, XL, 2XL) 3XL, 4XL, 5XL
To fit bust size 32, 34½, 38 (41, 44, 49) 53, 56, 58 with 6½” positive ease
Materials:
Sugar Cane Circulo yarn: Main color (MC): 5, 5, 6 (6, 7, 7) 8, 8, 9 skeins color 7072 (Rye); Secondary colors: 1 skein color 4094 (Satin), 1 skein color 3279 (Scarlet).
Circular needles nr 5 and 7 of suitable length (at least 32"); a circular needle thinner than nr 5 to finish the collar; a kit of double-pointed needles nr 5 and 7 to knit the sleeves (or use magic loop with the same long circular needle you used for the body)
Tapestry needle, scissors, scrap yarn for provisional cast on and for putting stitches on hold
Gauge: 4” = 18 st × 23 rounds
Abbreviations
BOR: beginning of round
CO: cast on
rep: repeat, repetition
inc: pick up the right strand of the stitch from previous row, put it on left needle, k1
MC: main color
nr: number
st: stitch
WS: wrong side
Execution
Collar
Provisional cast on: CO 88, 88, 88 (100, 100, 100) 100, 100, 100 st with scrap yarn. Put a BOR marker.
With nr 5 needles and MC yarn, work 18 rounds in 1/1 rib.
Undo provisional cast-on carefully and put live st on the thinner needle; fold rib with thinner needle at the back; purl each nr5-needle st together with the corresponding cast-on st on thinner needle.
Body
K 1 round.
Make short rows to raise back neck:
Row 1: k18, W&T
Row 2: p36, W&T
Row 3: k36, k next st together with the wrap, k5, W&T.
Row 4: p42, p next st together with the wrap, p5, W&T.
Row 5: k48, k next st together with the wrap, k5, W&T.
Row 6: p54, p next st together with the wrap, p5, W&T.
Row 7: k60, k next st together with the wrap, k5, W&T.
Row 8: p66, p next st together with the wrap, p5, W&T.
Row 9: K36. You’re back at the BOR marker.
Now you’ll work in rounds.
Sizes XS, S, M:
Setup round 1: k5, inc, k7, inc, repeat from all around, knitting the wrapped stitches with the wrap when you get to them, k6. 12 inc, 100 st
Setup round 2: k
Sizes L, XL:
Setup round 1: k5, inc, k10, inc, repeat from all around, knitting the wrapped stitches with the wrap when you get to them, k5. 10 inc, 110 st
Setup rounds 2, 3 e 4: k.
Sizes 2XL, 3XL:
Setup round 1: k5, inc, k10, inc, repeat from all around, knitting the wrapped stitches with the wrap when you get to them, k5. 10 inc, 110 st
Setup rounds 2 and 3: k.
Setup round 4: k6, inc, k11, inc, repeat from all around, k5. 10 inc, 120 st
Setup rounds 5 and 6: k
Sizes 4XL, 5XL:
Setup round 1: k5, inc, k10, inc, repeat from all around, knitting the wrapped stitches with the wrap when you get to them, k5. 10 inc, 110 st
Setup round 2: k.
Setup round 3: k6, inc, k11, inc, repeat from all around, k5. 10 inc, 120 st
Setup round 4: k
Setup round 5: k6, inc, k12, inc, repeat from all around, k6. 10 inc, 130 st
Setup round 6: k
All sizes:
Next round: Begin colorwork; follow the chart. Repeat chart 20, 20, 20 (22, 22, 24) 24, 26, 26 times along each round. When you finish all 37 chart rounds, you’ll have 220, 220, 220 (242, 242, 264) 264, 286, 286 st.
Size XS:
Next round: with MC, inc, k22, repeat from all around. 10 increases total, 230 st.
k 4 rounds.
Size S:
Next round: with MC, inc, k10, repeat from all around. 22 increases total, 242 st.
Next round: k
Next round: k11, inc, repeat from all around. 22 increases total, 264 st.
Next two rounds: k.
Size M:
Next round: with MC, inc, k11, repeat from all around. 20 increases total, 240 st.
Next round: k
Next round: k10, inc, repeat from all around. 24 increases total, 264 st.
Next round: k
Next round: k2, inc, k13, repeat from all around, k2.20 increases total, 284 st.
Next round: k
Size L:
Next round: with MC, k2, inc, k10, repeat from all around. 24 inc total, 266 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: k2, k11, inc, repeat from all around. 24 inc total, 290 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: k2, inc, k12, repeat from all around. 24 inc total, 314 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Size XL:
Next round: with MC, k2, inc, k6, repeat from all around. 40 inc total, 282 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: k2, k9, inc, repeat from all around, k1. 21 inc total, 313 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: inc, k10, repeat from twice more; inc, k11, repeat from 22 times more; ***inc, k10, repeat from *** twice more. 342 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Size 2XL:
Next round: with MC, inc, k6, repeat from all around. 44 inc total, 308 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: k7, inc, repeat from all around, k1. 44 inc total, 352 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: inc, k11, repeat from five times more; inc, k10, repeat from 21 times more; ***inc, k11, repeat from *** five more. 386 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Size 3XL:
Next round: with MC, inc, k6, repeat from all around. 44 inc total, 308 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: k7, inc, repeat from all around, k1. 44 inc total, 352 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: inc, k8, repeat from all around. 44 inc total, 396 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: k3, k15, inc, repeat from all around, k3. 26 inc total, 422 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Size 4XL:
Next round: with MC, k3, inc, k7, repeat from all around, k3. 40 inc total, 326 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: k3, k8, inc, repeat from all around, k3. 40 inc total, 366 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: k3, inc, k8, repeat from all around, k3. 45 inc total, 411 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: k10, inc, repeat from 11 times more, k9, inc, repeat from 18 times more, ***k10, inc, repeat from *** 11 times more. 43 inc total, 454 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Size 5XL:
Next round: with MC, k2, inc, k6, repeat from all around, k2. 47 inc total, 333 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: k2, k7, inc, repeat from all around, k2. 47 inc total, 380 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: k2, inc, k7, repeat from all around. 54 inc total, 434 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
Next round: k2, inc, k8, repeat from all around. 54 inc total, 488 st.
Next 2 rounds: k
All sizes:
Divide for body and sleeves: k 36, 40, 43 (47, 50, 56) 61, 66, 70, put 44, 52, 56 (64, 72, 82) 90, 96, 104 st on hold for first sleeve, CO 12, k 71, 80, 86 (93, 99, 111) 121, 131, 140, put 44, 52, 56 (64, 72, 82) 90, 96, 104 st on hold for second sleeve, CO 12, k 35, 40, 43 (46, 49, 55) 60, 65, 70 st. Total of 166, 184, 196 (210, 222, 246) 266, 286, 304 st on body.
With main color, k for 12” or desired length. Change to nr 5 needles and make 9 rounds of 2/2 rib. Bind off loosely.
Sleeves
Put first sleeve stitches on hold on the needle. Beginning at the middle of the underarm st, pick up and knit 6 st, pick up and knit 1 st at the corner, k all st on the needle, pick up and knit 1 st at the corner, pick up and knit 6 st. Put a BOR marker. Total of 58, 66, 70 (78, 86, 96) 104, 110, 118 st on sleeve.
Knit in rounds. Each 7th round, make a decrease round: k1, ssk, k to 3 st to BOR marker, k2tog, k1.
Keep working this way to 17½ inches or 2 inches less than desired length. NOTE: in smaller sizes, stop decreasing when you get to 48 st on the needles. In the last knit round, decrease to 44 st.
Change to needles nr. 5 and make 12 rounds of 2/2 rib. Bind off loosely.
Make second sleeve the same way.
Finishing
With tapestry needle, hide all the ends.
Disclaimer: measurements are approximate due to differences between centimeters and inches, needle sizes and tension. All care has been taken to allow accurate completion of the pattern.
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