Sleigh Ride Sweater Knitting Pattern

The SLEIGH RIDE SWEATER is a classic top-down yoke with a winter-worthy antlered reindeer motif. We used a fuzzy cashmere-blend lace weight held double for the yoke detail, but any yarn that gets you gauge will work.

We gave our sample an extra Christmas kick with a single duplicate stitch on the nose of our central reindeer to give him a red Rudolph nose.

Take care, as there are some long floats in this chart and with the high contrast, catching floats carefully is a must.

Sample shown in Size 1, knit by Amalia Siontas.

YARN
Bon Tricot JOLLY DK (87.5% BFL, 12.5% Gotland, 140 y/128 m, 50 g)
6 (7, 8, 8, 9) (9, 10, 11, 12) skeins for MC, shown in colour Sweatshirt

OR 840 (910, 1015, 1090, 1160) (1200, 1300, 1475, 1610) y / 768 (832, 928, 997, 1061) (1098, 1189, 1349, 1472) m of similar DK weight yarn

Yarn Citizen TRINITY CASHMERE (49% baby alpaca, 39% silk, 12% cashmere, 247 y/225 m, 25 g)
1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 2, 2) balls for CC, shown in Raven

OR 120 (140, 140, 160, 180) (220, 260, 280, 280) y / 110 (128, 128, 147, 165) (202, 238, 256, 256) m of similar lace weight yarn (held double throughout).

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
4 mm (US 6) 16”, 24”, and 40” circular needle – or size needed to obtain gauge
3.5 mm (US 4) 16” circular needle – 0.5 mm smaller than gauge needle, for neck
4.5 mm (US 7) – 24” or 32” circular needle or 0.5 mm larger than gauge needle, optional – see note page 5
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Spare yarn or long stitch holders
6” red yarn in DK weight or heavier, optional

Pattern details

• Category: Sweater → Pullover
• Yarn weight: DK (11 wpi)
• Gauge: 23 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches in Stockinette, after blocking
• Needle size: US 6 - 4.0 mm
• Yardage: 960 - 1890 yards (878 - 1728 m)
• Sizes: 38 (41.5, 45.5, 49, 52) (54, 58, 64, 69.5)”/96 (105, 116, 124, 132) (137, 147, 163, 177) cm
• Languages: English, French

This is a digital pattern (PDF download). No yarn or physical product is included.