the boyfriend sweater has an androgynous silhouette, featuring a straight body and sleeves, rolled neckline, and relaxed oversized fit. the pattern includes an alphabet of duplicate stitch charts to customize the sweater with your own name or another phrase. includes a full alphabet of letters, numbers, punctuation, smiley face, and heart.

partner patterns: one to fit everyone’s style! the girlfriend sweater is more puffy & feminine, and the boyfriend sweater is more androgynous, but both include duplicate stitching charts to customize with matching names:) patterns in my shop<3

~MATERIALS~

yarn: super bulky 50g/50m, 10 (12) 14 (16) 18 (20) 22 skeins OR super bulky 100g/100m, 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 (10) 11 skeins - recommended yarn list included in pattern.

needles: 5mm circular & 8mm circular

~TECHNIQUES~

knit stitch, purl stitch, k2tog, p2tog, ssk, make 1 left, make 1 right, duplicate stitching

video tutorials for all techniques are included:)

~TENSION SWATCH~

12 stitches x 14 rows = 4x4 inch square, use 8mm needles and stockinette stitch

~LEVEL~

confident beginner

~TIME~

20-35 hours

~SIZING~

pattern written for sizes s-4x

small: 22 inches wide / 18 inches long

medium: 23.5 inches wide / 19 inches long

large: 25.5 inches wide / 20 inches long

x-large: 27 inches wide / 21 inches long

2x: 28 inches wide / 22 inches long

3x: 30 inches wide / 23 inches long

4x: 31.5 inches wide / 23 inches long

~FINE PRINT~

for personal use only. purchaser may not copy, resell, or redistribute any part of the pattern, or sell any garments created following the pattern.

feel free to reach out with any questions:)

~TESTERS~

big thanks to @kimmycreates_, @rikkikota, @renee-probetts, @erin.cunn, @feralpixiedreamgoose, @emilbea, and @fatimaknits for testing this pattern and sharing pictures of their work!