Otley Sweater

Design BF003 · Bramble & Fleece Autumn/Winter Collection

The Otley Sweater is a textured wardrobe essential, featuring an all-over mistake rib pattern and a chunky high neck. Knitted in Bramble & Fleece Wooltrace DK on 5mm needles, it works up quickly at a relaxed gauge and the mistake rib does all the visual work for you.

Mistake rib is the ideal first texture pattern: a two-stitch offset in a straight knit-two, purl-two repeat that produces a deep, springy fabric without any counting. The sweater is worked flat in pieces with a shaped back neck and seamed at the end.

At a glance

• Yarn: Bramble & Fleece Wooltrace DK — 6 (6: 7: 7: 8: 8) x 100g
• Shade photographed: Frosted Sage 304
• Needles: 5mm (UK 6 / US 8) needles
• Tension: 15 stitches and 24 rows to 10cm / 4in over mistake rib on 5mm needles, once blocked
• Sizes: XS to XXL, to fit chest 71-76 to 122-127cm (28-30 to 48-50in)
• Finished width: 57 to 68.5cm across the body (22½ to 27in)
• Also needed: Stitch holders and stitch markers
• Skill level: Simple
• Format: Digital PDF download

Which yarn does the Otley Sweater use?

Otley is written for Bramble & Fleece Wooltrace DK, a 100% British Romney DK at 225m per 100g hank, traceable to the farm by QR code. Romney is a hardy longwool with real spring in it, which is exactly what a deep mistake rib wants — the texture stands up rather than collapsing. Depending on size you will need 6 to 8 hanks — 600g to 800g in total.

Is it knitted in the round?

No. Otley is worked flat in separate back, front and sleeve pieces, then seamed, with a high neck worked at the end. If you prefer seams and straightforward flat knitting, this is the pattern for you.

This is a digital knitting pattern supplied as a PDF download in English, with UK and US needle sizes and both metric and imperial measurements throughout. Yarn and needles are sold separately.