Swoop Softly

**A Verb for Keeping Warm has sweater bundles [available here][1]! Options include: yarn bundle plus handmade sweater pin by Romi, or yarn only bundle.** So lightweight it feels as though you’re wearing mist, the Swoop Softly Cardigan is inspired by my [Swoop shawl][2], with garter stitch stripes and short row wedges of openwork adorning the back and adding a slight A-line profile. Designed to take advantage of the yardage and strengths of its two yarns, the majority of the sweater is worked in both, with a back yoke worked entirely in light fingering weight to add strength. Worked side to side to produce vertical stripes, Swoop Softly can be gentle or striking, depending on color contrast. Although the sweater is written for nine sizes, the size 40–shown here–looked fantastic on everyone who tried it on, from a bust of 32 inches to a bust of 54 inches. Wear it open or pin it! It’s perfect to throw on over anything. Darker model has a 39 inch bust and is shown in size 40. Helpful videos on my YouTube channel: [Recorded stream on pattern + first short row section][3] [Cast-On and Back Short Row Sections][4] [German short rows][5] [German short rows, fixing][6] [Judy’s magic cast-on][7] [3-needle bind-off (traditional and modified)][8] [Right lifted increase][9] [Stretchy bind-off][10] [Wrap & turn short rows][11] Specs and a schematic are shown in the pictures! Thank you for knitting my patterns and supporting indie pattern design! Subscribe to [my newsletter here][12] and get 15% off your first pattern order; find me on Instagram at [@RomiDesigns][13] and [on YouTube here][14]; come by and say hello in my Ravelry group, [@Romi’s Studio][15], where you can find friendship, pattern help, and community! Use hashtags #romihill #romiphyle and #romidesigns to connect on social media. [1]: https://www.averbforkeepingwarm.com/products/avfkw-x-romi-hill-swoop-softly-sweater-kit [2]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/swoop [3]: https://www.youtube.com/live/JIwLwKl9eso?si=3vQL6H-3fhHal9-A [4]: https://youtu.be/erlH_7CQsrI?si=7Fi91auor1s5YPVC [5]: https://youtu.be/3QPLEmBF65U [6]: https://youtu.be/HLS2Pyc0AXw [7]: https://youtu.be/jIeEVZ6I2bc [8]: https://youtu.be/Pqoxf_OWBS8 [9]: https://youtu.be/NBQHABp2vRg [10]: https://youtu.be/fuGnd5ELtYc [11]: https://youtu.be/Dji4WEDOPJQ [12]: https://designsbyromi.com/newsletter [13]: https://instagram.com/RomiDesigns/ [14]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsLEAfKVr5E2na7yjkGBVVg [15]: https://www.ravelry.com/groups/-romis-studio