Lanark Sweater

*****FEB 2026 UPDATE: Lanark is now available in both Half Fishermans Rib AND stockinette options and includes Masc and Femme sizing. When you purchase this pattern you'll get four files, Femme HFR, Femme Stockinette, Masc HFR, Masc Stockinette***** The Lanark Sweater is an oversized, drop-shoulder sweater, knit in Half Fisherman's Rib or in Stockinette and finished with a sewn-in zipper. The sweater is worked top-down, first flat and then in the round. **Yarn** The samples were knit in Bare Naked Wools Kent DK (brown), West Yorkshire Spinners Jacobs Fleece DK (ecru), Tukuwool DK (blue), KFO Merino and mohair (orange) and Cascade 220 (Grey) Testers also used Sandnesgarn Peer Gynt, Drops Lima, Kelbourne Woolens Scout, WYS BFL Fleece DK and Woolyknit 4ply held double (or held with mohair). You can use any yarn for this pattern and the same yarn could be used for either version. A firmer/denser yarn will give you a collar that stands up around the neck (like the white and grey versions). An airier/looser yarn will give you a collar that lies flat across the shoulders (like the orange one). **Sizing** Recommended Ease: 10-15cm/4-6 inches positive ease ****Stockinette**** **Gauge**: 20 stitches and 28 rows per 10 cm/4 inches in stockinette stitch **Femme Sizes**: 1(2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9, 10) Finished Chest Circumference: 89 (101, 112, 118, 129) (141, 151, 158, 170, 181)cm / 35 (39.75, 44.25, 46.25, 50.75) (55.5, 59.5, 62, 67, 71.25) inches **Yardage Femme ** 852 (964, 1080, 1196, 1274, 1393) (1529, 1663, 1777, 1910, 2027) meters/928 (1051, 1178, 1304, 1389, 1518) (1666, 1813, 1936, 2082, 2209) yards **Masc Sizes**: 1(2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9, 10) Finished Chest Circumference: (91, 100, 111, 120, 129) (140, 149, 162, 169, 180) cm/(35.75, 39.25, 43.75, 47.25, 50.75) (55, 58.75, 63.75, 66.5, 70.75) inches **Yardage Masc ** (1117, 1228, 1351, 1476, 1607) (1729, 1856, 2029, 2145, 2308) meters (1217, 1339, 1472, 1609, 1751) (1884, 2023, 2211, 2339, 2515) yards ****HFR**** **Gauge**: 18 stitches x 32 rounds (16 "Vs") = 4 inches/10cm in Half Fisherman's Rib **Femme Sizes**: 1(2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9, 10) Finished Chest Circumference: 89 (101, 112, 118, 129) (141, 151, 158, 170, 181)cm / 35 (39.75, 44.25, 46.25, 50.75) (55.5, 59.5, 62, 67, 71.25) inches **Femme Yardage** 1280 (1320, 1570, 1750, 1875)(1890, 1920, 1960, 2090, 2180) meters 1395 (1440, 1710, 1908, 2043)(2060, 2095, 2135, 2275, 2374) yards **Masc Sizes**: 1(2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9, 10) Finished Chest Circumference: (91, 100, 111, 120, 129) (140, 149, 162, 169, 180) cm/(35.75, 39.25, 43.75, 47.25, 50.75) (55, 58.5, 63.75, 66.5, 70.75) inches **Masc Yardage** Yardage 1664 (1716, 2041, 2275, 2438)(2457, 2496, 2548, 2717, 2834) meters 1814 (1872, 2223, 2480, 2656)(2678, 2724, 2776, 2958, 3086) yards There are videos included to show the knitter how to work the collar fold, the back shaping, the front shaping and how to sew a zipper. Other techniques that may helpful: [Short rows][1] [Judy's Magic Cast on][2] [Picking up stitches][3] [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uubssDdu5Ug [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV9UaFgZ6Q0 [3]: https://www.purlsoho.com/create/picking-up-stitches/?srsltid=AfmBOoqKPZydVWCdT-v7B7VzIMfG39A5mCZct9oeIRCpvj21gEsx7hVp