Rapunzel Sweater Measurements:

Chest laying flat:

XS- 43 cm/ 17
inches
S- 47 cm/ 18.5 inches
M- 49 cm/ 19.5 inches
L- 55 cm/ 21.5 inches
Xl- 62 cm/ 24 inches

Length from the v-neck to the front bottom

rib: XS- 30.5 cm/ 12 inches

S- 33 cm/ 13 inches
M- 33 cm/ 13 inches
L- 35.5 cm/ 14 inches
Xl- 38 cm/ 15 inches

Sweater pictures by: @iamverybusybye, @in.a.knitshell, @beatificbrenda, @marthe_amalie,

@giefish, @earthworm.knits, @anetekruusmagi, @knitricot, and @renewal.collective
Logo and graphic by: @lelecata
 Materials and Pattern
Info
Sizing: XS(S)M(L)XL Other materials: Darning needle,
stitch markers or tied yarn,
Skill level: large crochet hook (about size
Advanced beginner or 10mm or US 15), measuring tape,
Intermediate and scissors.

Gauge: 10cm x 10cm (4inch

Pattern Notes:
x4 inch)
The Rapunzel sweater is a
Stockinette- 8 sts. x 11
chunky, cropped, and elegant
rows Seed stitch- 8 sts. x
sweater designed to be made from
12 rows
the bottom up and in two
separate pieces. Once the body
Yarn:
is seamed together, the neckline
Mayflower Molly Super Bulky Wool
is worked, and stitches are
150g= 66 yards/60 meters
picked up to be worked in the
round for the sleeves. With a
XS- 1,000 grams of color A/
textured center, nestled between
75 grams of color B
two chunky braids, this sweater
S- 1,100 grams of color A/
sinches up a little in the
100 grams of color B
front, for a flattering fit.
M- 1,200 grams of color A/
150 grams of color B
Yarn Options:
L- 1,300 grams of color A/
Wool and the Gang Crazy Sexy
150 grams of color B
Wool
XL-1,375 grams color A/ 300
We Are Knitters The
grams of color B
Wool Buttercream yarn
Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick
Needles: 12 mm (US 17) needles/
and Quick
80 or 100 cm cord (32 or 40
Paintbox Yarns Simply Super
inches) and 12 mm (US 17)
Chunky
double- pointed needles, or
magic loop can be used for
sleeves.
 Abbreviations
CO- Cast on
BO- Bind
off K- Knit
K4B- Knit 4 stitches below
K2tog- Knit 2 stitches together (right-leaning
decrease)
M- Stitch
Marker P- Purl
Pat- Pattern
P2sso- Pass 2 slipped sts over
P2tog- Purl two stitches together (left-leaning
decrease)
RS- Right side of the work
SL2tog- Slip 2 stitches
together SSK- Slip Slip Knit
SSP- Slip Slip Purl
St/s-
Stitch/stitches
TBL- Through the back
loop WS- Wrong side of the
work
 Techniques Explained
Crochet Braid- Unravel the 2 stitches designated for the large braid all
the way down to the stitch marker holding the 2 stitches at the rib. With a
crochet hook, pick up the 2 stitches as 1 large knit stitch, picking up 3
strands at a time and pulling all 3 strands through the stitch on the
crochet hook. Make sure your tension is neutral- don't pull the braid too
much and squinch up your work. Once picked up, place the single large stitch
onto the left needle to be worked as 1 regular knit stitch.
Pro tip: This technique is like picking up a dropped stitch! (Except your
picking up 2 stitches as 1!)

K4B (Bubble Stitch)- In the stitch you wish to knit below, intentionally
drop 4 stitches. There should be 4 yarn ladders, and below these ladders is
your dropped stitch. Insert your right needle through the dropped stitch,
wrap your working yarn around as if to knit and pull through.

Intarsia Color Switch- Work color A in pattern up until color B yarn

switch. Knit this color change as if it occurred at the end or beginning
of the row (leave a long enough tail to weave in ends later), except bring yarn
B underneath yarn A so it is twisted and joined together.
Pro tip: Make sure as you change colors, the yarn tension is tighter,
especially the color you are switching from.
A purl color switch is the same; bring color B underneath color A and
continue in pattern, joining both works of color together.
Pro tip: When you change rows, make sure the three working yarns that face
you, go over the work, and hang out behind your knitting. It will be almost
impossible not to tangle all skeins at least once during the front
construction!

SL2tog, K1, p2sso- A center double decrease that decreases 3 stitches to 1

in a symmetrical way. Work up to one stitch before the stitch you wish to
decrease. Slip both stitches knit-wise onto your right needle, knit (or
purl if in pattern) 1 stitch on your left needle, then pass the 2 stitches
(that were slipped) over the worked stitch that is now on your right
needle.
Pro tip: It's important to slip both stitches together, as well as passing
them over the worked stitch together, and not 1 after the other.

SSK- Slip your first stitch knit-wise onto the left needle, and slip your
second stitch purl-wise onto the left needle. Place both stitches back to
the main needle and K2tog (left-leaning knit decrease).

SSP- Slip your first and second stitch knit-wise onto the right needle,
then place both stitches back to the main needle and purl them together
(left- leaning purl decrease).

I hope you're as excited

as I was starting this
piece!
 Pattern
Front:
CO 33(37)39(45)49 sts onto 12 mm (US 17)/80 or
100 cm cord (32 or 40 inch cord) needles with
the long tail CO method in color A.
Begin on WS and start rib of *K1, P1* and
repeat from * to * for 1 row.
Change to color B on the RS and *P1, K1* and
repeat from * to * for 1 row.
Switching back to color A, complete 3
more rows of rib in pat.
RS row- K 9(11)12(15)17 sts, place 1 M, K 2 These two M's section off the 2 sts that wil
more sts, place 2nd M. Place an M in both of
the 2 sts that were sectioned off for the
braid.

Color switch! Check out Techniques Explained, Check out my lil video for Intarsia help!
or my video for clarification!

Change to color B and begin seed stitch of

*K1, P1* repeat from * to * for
11(11)11(11)11 sts.
Switch to color A. Place 1st M, K 2 sts in It is best to use different skeins of color A for
of the front piece!
color A, place 2nd M. Place an M in both of
the two sts for the large braid.
K 9(11)12(15)17 sts until the end of the row.
WS row- K1, P 10(12)13(16)18 sts, color Pro tip: You knit every first and last stitch
switch to color B, *K1, P1* repeat from * to
* for 11(11)11(11)11 sts, color switch to
second skein of color A, and P 10(12)13(16)18
sts, K 1, finishing off the WS row. The two sts sectioned off for the braids are in

Continue in pat until your work measures

30.5cm(33cm)33cm(35.5cm)38cm (12(13)13(14)15
inches) from the middle of the CO edge to the
top of the work, ending on a WS row (or your
desired length before working the v-neck).

Shaping the V-neck:

Turn your work and begin a RS.

Work on RS row in pat and continue for
16(18)19(22)24 sts and place the
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17th(19th)20th(23rd)25th P st onto a M. This st is the middle st and center for the
With the v-neck st on a marker and the
right shoulder sts resting, work the left
shoulder consisting of 16(18)19(22)24 sts.

Wohoo! Don't be intimidated

Front Left Shoulder: with the v-neck Good luck!

Turn work and begin on a WS row.

On the WS, work in pat out from the v-neck
to the outer shoulder.
RS row- Continue in pat until 2 sts remain,
P2tog. There are now 15(17)18(21)23 sts on
left shoulder.
WS row- Continue in pat.
RS row-Continue in pat until 2 sts
remain, K2tog. There are now
14(16)17(20)22 sts on left shoulder.
WS row- Continue in pat.
RS row- Continue in pat until 2 sts
remain, P2tog. There are now
13(15)16(19)21 sts on left shoulder.
WS row- Continue in pat.
RS row-Continue in pat until 2 sts
remain, K2tog. There are now
12(14)15(18)20 sts on left shoulder (1 st
left in color B).
WS row- Continue in pat. See Techniques Explained or my video tutor
RS row- K 9(11)12(15)17 sts, up until first M,
and unravel the next 2 sts to create the large
braid.

There is now 1 large braid stitch in color A and

1 stitch in color B on the left needle.

K2tog. There are now 10(12)13(16)18 sts on

left shoulder all in color A.
WS row- Continue in pat.

For sizes XS, S, M, L, leave these 10(12)13(16)

sts on hold for 3 needle BO technique.
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Front Left Shoulder Continued:

Only for size XL proceed as follows:

RS row- K all sts until 2 sts remain, K2tog.

There are now 17 sts for left shoulder.
WS row- Continue in pat.

Size XL is finished and ready for 3 needle BO

technique. You are halfway done with the
v-neck shaping!

Front Right Shoulder:

Re-attach color A to the arm opening, and begin

on the WS row.

Work on the WS row in pat towards the v-

neck opening.
RS row- SSK, continue in pat for rest of
row. There are now 15(17)18(21)23 sts on right
shoulder.
WS row- Continue in pat.
RS row- SSP, continue in pat. There are now
14(16)17(20)22 sts on right shoulder.
WS row- Continue in pat.
RS row- SSK, continue in pat. There are now
13(15)16(19)21 sts on right shoulder.
WS row- Continue in pat.
RS row- SSP, continue in pat. There are now
12(14)15(18)20 sts on right shoulder.
WS row- Continue in pat.
RS row- Slip the last st of color B onto the
right needle, and unravel the next two sts to
form the large braid.

There is now 1 large st in color A on the left

needle plus the last st of color B is placed
back on the left needle.
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Front Right Shoulder Continued:

SSK with color A, continue in pat. There are

now 10(12)13(16)18 sts on left shoulder all in
color A.

For sizes XS,S,M,L, leave these 10(12)13(16) on

hold for 3 needle BO technique.

Only for size XL proceed as follows:

WS row- Continue in pat.

RS row- SSK, K rest of row. There are now
17 sts on right shoulder. Now would be a good time
to sew in all those ends
on the front piece. I
Size XL is ready for 3 needle BO. know, there are a ton of
them! But it will be
Back: worth it!

CO 33(37)39(45)49 sts onto 12 mm (US 17)

needles with 80 or 100 cm (32 or 40 inches)
cord with the long tail CO method in color
A. Beginning on the WS, K1, *P1, K1* and
repeat from * to * to end of row.
On the RS, change to color B and P1, *K1, P1*
and repeat from * to * to end of row.
Switching back to color A, complete 3 more
rows of rib in pat.

With the RS facing you, begin in seed stitch.

RS row- K1, *P1, K1* and repeat from * to *

to end of row.
WS row- K1, *P1, K1* and repeat * to * to end
of row.

Repeat these 2 rows in pat until work

measures 40.5cm(43cm)43cm(45.5cm)48cm
(16(17)17(18)19
inches), ending on a WS row.

RS row- Continue in pat for

12(14)16(18)20 sts, BO the next 9(9)9(9)9
sts in pat,
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Back Continued:

continue in pat for the last 12(14)16(18)20

sts. There are now 12(14)16(18)20 sts for each
shoulder. You will now work each shoulder
separately.

Back Left Shoulder:

Beginning with the back left shoulder, only

work across these 12(14)15(18)20 sts.

WS row- Start at the armhole opening (not

the neck opening), and work in pat for the
whole row.
RS row- If the 3rd st on the needle is a purl,
SSP the first 2 sts on your needle. If the
3rd st is a knit, SSK the first 2 sts.
Continue in pat for the rest of the row. There
are now 11(13)14(17)19 sts left.

Repeat the last 2 rows 1 more time.

There are now 10(12)13(16)18 sts left for the
back left shoulder.
Sizes XS(S)M(L) shoulder is finished; cut yarn
and let sts rest.

For size XL, continue as follows:

Repeat the last 2 rows 1 more time. There are now

17 sts left. Size XL is finished and let sts
rest.

Back Right Shoulder:

Begin with the RS facing you, reattach the yarn

at the armhole opening (not closest to the
neck).

RS row- Work the whole row in pat, until 3

sts remain. If the 3rd to last st is a P st,
SSP
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Back Right Shoulder Continued:

the last 2 sts. If the 3rd to last st is a K

st, then SSK the last 2 sts. There are now
11(13)14(17)19 sts left.
WS row- Finish row in pat.

Repeat the last 2 rows 1 more time. There are

10(12)13(16)18 sts left.
The right shoulder is finished for sizes
XS(S)M(L).

For size XL, continue as follows:

Repeat the last 2 rows 1 more time.

There are now 17 sts left. Size XL is finished.
Cut the yarn and let the stitches rest.

Seaming shoulders and body:

Seaming is never anyone's favorite. I have
With the RS of the front and back pieces So, we gotta do, what we
facing together (WS of work facing outwards), gotta do.
join the front right shoulder and back right
shoulder together using the 3 needle BO
technique.Use the same technique with both
left shoulder pieces.

With both shoulders joined, turn the

sweater right side out.

Attach the bottom back right corner and

front right corner together with a M. With
both sides of the sweater pressed together,
measure up 22cm(24cm)24cm(28cm)30.5cm)
(9(9.5)9.5(11)12 inches), placing another M
through both sides of the sweater, signaling
the beginning of the armhole. Repeat on the
left side as well.
Using the mattress seaming technique, seam
together both sides of the sweater, leaving
the armholes as sleeve openings. It is
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Seaming Shoulders and Body
Continued:

important to note that when seaming, the

front middle ribbing may be shorter than
the back-which is fine! Just make sure the So, I am guessing you've tried on the b
edges line up and work together.

V-neck Collar:

With color A, pick up an even number of

sts around the neckline, 1 row in from
the CO edge.

Starting at the nape of the neck, the number

of sts you pick up is up to you, as long as I would suggest picking up
sts on the lower end of the spectrum
it is an even number. (Between 50-56 sts
would be a good place to start). As you pick up
sts around the neckline, continue by picking
up the marked middle st in color B and bring
color A through the st so all sts for the
collar are in color A.

The st in color A is now the center of the v-neck

This stitch will always be a knit stitch.
and mark it with a st M.

Continue picking up sts in the neckline

and make sure there is an even number of
sts on the needle.
Row 1- Begin in the round at the back of the
neck and start in rib of *K1, P1* and repeat
from * to * until there is 1 st before the
marked middle st, SL2tog (the marked st is the
second st of these 2 sts), K1, P2sso, and
complete rib to end of row.
Row 2- Work the same as the first row.
Row 3- Work in pat (without decreases) and
BO loosely.
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Sleeves:

Pick up 36(36)36(40)40 sts evenly spaced

around the arm opening, 1 row in from the
garter and seed stitch edge. The beginning of
the round will start at the underarm. Place
an M here to signify the beginning of the
round.

Work in stockinette until the sleeve If you are unsure about the sleeve length,
measures 33cm (13 inches), or your measure on your arm to see
the placement!
desired length from the underarm.

Starting at the beginning of the round, begin

bubble stitch as follows:

Row 1-5- K the entire row.

Row 6- First bubble st row- *K4B, K3*
repeat from * to * to end of row.
Row 7-11- K the entire row.
Row 12- Second bubble st row- *K2, K4B, K1*
repeat from * to * to end of row.

Repeat a second time through, but only

until row 6 is complete.(3 total bubbles).

Change to color B.

K3tog, K3tog, *K2tog* repeat from * to

* until 6 sts are left, K3tog,
K3tog.There are now 16(16)16(18)18 sts You finished! I am so proud of you! Yo
that's pretty rad.
left.
Begin in twisted rib, *K1, P1* repeat from
* to * to end of row. Complete 5 full
rows in twisted rib.
BO off loosely in
pat. Weave in all
ends.
Finito!
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Videos that helped me out

Bubble stitch with Studio Knits-
Color switch and crochet braid with me- Mitered v-neck decrease with Well
Picking up stitches with Roxanne Richardson- Seaming video Nancy Wynn- 3 N
choosing to make one of my creations! I would love to se

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Robin Myers
@robinmmyers / @renewal.collective
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