Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
  1. Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
  2. Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
  3. Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
  4. Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
  5. Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
  6. Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
  7. Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
  8. Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
  9. Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
  10. Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.
  11. Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.

Cozy Women’s Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern

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Cozy Women’s Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern, a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover worked in plain stockinette with rolled edges, sizes S to 2XL.

Worked flat in one shade or a marled pair of strands, with no charts, no colorwork, and no cables. The shape comes from simple decreases and a three-needle shoulder join.

Skill level: Easy. Knit, purl, simple decreases, picking up stitches, knitting in the round, and a little seaming.

Sized from S to 2XL, finished bust 36″ to 52″. See the size chart in the full description.

A full row-by-row guide is included for every size. Each pattern is created manually, without the use of AI.

Instant PDF download after purchase. Language: English.

Finished size depends on yarn weight and tension. See full description for details.

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Cozy Women’s Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern

The Cozy Women’s Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern is a relaxed, drop-shoulder pullover worked flat in simple stockinette stitch, with softly rolled edges at the hem, cuffs, and neckline. The sample is knitted in warm neutral tones, two strands of sport weight yarn held together for a gentle marled effect in cream, oat, and sand.

The clean lines and easy fit make it an everyday sweater that layers over jeans and carries through autumn, winter, and spring. The body is roomy without being shapeless, the sleeves are long and lightly tapered, and the rolled stockinette edges keep the finish simple, with no ribbing to work.

The Cozy Women’s Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern is written for five sizes, from Women’s S to 2XL, with a finished bust from 36″ to 52″. Instant PDF download, written in English.

Cozy Women’s Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern – Simple Stockinette Throughout

Every piece is worked in stockinette stitch. There is no colorwork, no chart, no cables, and no lace, so the whole garment is written as clear row-by-row instructions with all five sizes given side by side. The sample uses two strands of sport weight yarn, Drops Safran and Drops Loves You 7, held together to give a Worsted weight thickness and a soft marled colour. A single strand of any Worsted weight yarn at 110 yds / 100 m per 50 g works just as well, as long as it matches the gauge.

How the Sweater Is Made, Step by Step

The back is cast on and worked straight in stockinette to the shoulders, where the centre stitches are bound off for the back neck and the shoulder stitches go on holders. The front is worked the same way but shorter, with the front neck shaped by holding the centre stitches and decreasing once at each neck edge every other row.

The shoulders are joined with a three-needle bind-off, which gives a smooth, sturdy join without sewing. Stitches are then picked up all around the neck with a short circular needle and worked in the round to form the rolled neckband.

The sleeves are picked up along the armhole edges between two markers and knitted downward, decreasing at each side to taper the arm, then finished on smaller needles so the cuff rolls. The Cozy Women’s Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern ends with the sleeve and side seams sewn in one line and the yarn ends woven in.

Skills You Need for the Cozy Women’s Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern

You need to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off, and to be comfortable working stockinette over a long, even piece. Beyond that, the pattern uses single decreases at the neck and sleeve edges, picking up stitches along an edge, knitting in the round on a circular needle, and the three-needle bind-off at the shoulders. Each step is written out as you reach it.

A little simple sewing is needed at the end for the sleeve and side seams, and stitch holders and markers keep the shaping in place. Working a gauge swatch first matters more than anything else here, because the fit of the finished sweater depends on it.

Sizes, Measurements, Yarn, and Gauge

SIZES
Women’s S (M, L, XL, 2XL), finished garment bust circumference:
S – 36″ (91 cm)
M – 40″ (101.5 cm)
L – 44″ (112 cm)
XL – 48″ (122 cm)
2XL – 52″ (132 cm)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
S – back length 23½” (59.5 cm), sleeve length 17″ (43 cm)
M – back length 24″ (61 cm), sleeve length 17″ (43 cm)
L – back length 24″ (61 cm), sleeve length 17½” (44.5 cm)
XL – back length 25″ (63.5 cm), sleeve length 17½” (44.5 cm)
2XL – back length 27″ (68.5 cm), sleeve length 19″ (48 cm)

YARN AND NEEDLES
Sample yarn: two strands of sport weight (5 ply) yarn held together, Drops Safran and Drops Loves You 7, which creates the marled effect and gives a Worsted weight thickness.
Single strand alternative: any Worsted weight yarn, 110 yds / 100 m per 50 g, that achieves the same gauge. Cascade 220 (wool) for a warm winter sweater, Comfy (Knit Picks, cotton) for a lighter spring or autumn version.
Yarn required: 550 (600, 650, 750, 800) g = 11 (12, 13, 14, 16) balls for sizes S (M, L, XL, 2XL).
Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm) and US 8 (5 mm), straight and circular, 16″ (40 cm) long.
Notions: stitch holders or waste yarn, stitch markers or loops of yarn.

GAUGE
18 sts x 26 rows = 4″ x 4″ (10 x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch.
The final size depends on your yarn, needles, and personal tension. Tighter stitches will give a smaller sweater, so always work a gauge swatch before starting.

What the Cozy Women’s Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern Includes

WHAT’S INCLUDED
Row-by-row written instructions for all five sizes, covering the back, the front, the shoulder join, the neckband, the sleeves, and the finishing, with stitch counts at every stage. Illustrations for the three-needle bind-off and for picking up the neckband stitches, full yarn and needle requirements, and gauge. Language: English. Instant PDF download after purchase.

SKILL LEVEL
Easy. The Cozy Women’s Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern is worked in plain stockinette with shaping limited to simple decreases, so it suits a knitter ready to move from scarves and blankets to a first garment.

This pattern has been carefully designed and written by HitsKnits to guide you step by step with clarity and ease. Each pattern is created manually, without the use of AI (artificial intelligence), ensuring a natural design process, thoughtful construction, and careful attention to every detail.

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Cozy Women's Basic Sweater Knitting Pattern showing a relaxed drop-shoulder pullover in marled cream, oat, and sand, worked in stockinette stitch with rolled hem, cuffs, and neckline, sizes S to 2XL.

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