"Blank Space Sweater" Kniting Pattern

The Blank Space Sweater is a Drop-Shoulder Sweater with a lot of positive ease. The casual fit in combination with the timeless pattern makes this sweater your next favorite.

The Blank Space Sweater is worked seamless from the top down. The drop shoulder is worked with the contiguous method. The neckline is worked as a boat neckline and the sleeves are rather wide. The sweater is decorated with a textured pattern on the back and sides of the front sections. The sleeves and the middle section of the front are knitted in stockinette stitch.
Some of my patterns are inspired by Taylor Swift songs, including this sweater, as it has a “blank space” due to the stockinette stitch on the front.

Skills Required / What You'll Receive

You should be able to:

• knit
• purl
• increase stitches
• decrease stitches
• read a chart

The pattern describes all necessary steps to make the sweater. Otherwise there are links to video tutorials recommended.

Size Information

Sizes:
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 (10) 11 (12) 13 (14) 15 (16)

Your bust circumference:
75 (80) 85 (90) 95 (100) 105 (110) 115 (120) 125 (130) 135 (140) 145 (150) cm
29.5 (31.5) 33.5 (35.5) 37.5 (39.5) 41.5 (43.5) 45.5 (47.5) 49 (51) 53 (55) 57 (59) in
(your actual bust circumference)
If you’re in between two sizes, I recommend choosing the larger size. Each size includes a positive ease of approximately 20 cm / 8 in.

Width of the finished sweater:
approximately 47.5 (51) 52.5 (54) 56 (59) 61 (64.5) 67 (68.5) 71.5 (73.5) 75 (78.5) 80 (83.5) cm
19 (20) 20.5 (21) 22 (23) 24 (25.5) 26.5 (27) 28 (29) 29.5 (31) 31.5 (33) in
measured at the widest part of the sweater

Length of the finished sweater:
approximately 50 (50) 50 (50) 52,5 (52,5) 52,5 (52,5) 55 (55) 55 (55) 60 (60) 60 (60) cm
19.5 (19.5) 19.5 (19.5) 20.5 (20.5) 20.5 (20.5) 21.5 (21.5) 21.5 (21.5) 23.5 (23.5) 23.5 (23.5) in
measured from neck to waist band
You should budget for more yarn, if you want to increase the body length

Materials List

Materials:
circular needle 3.75 mm and 3 mm (80 cm),
DPNs (or short circular needles) 3 mm,
tapestry needle, stitch marker,
scrap yarn or additional needle ropes

Gauge:
24 stitches x 36 rows = 10 x 10 cm in pattern with needle size 3.75 mm

Yarn suggestion:
„Como“ by Lamana
120 m / 25 g (131.234 yds / 0.88 oz) 100 % wool

Yarn quantity:
9 (10) 10 (11) 12 (12) 13 (13) 14 (14) 15 (15) 17 (18) 18 (19) balls

Meterage:
1050 (1100) 1150 (1250) 1350 (1400) 1450 (1500) 1600 (1650) 1750 (1800) 2000 (2050) 2100 (2200) meters

Yardage:
1150 (1205) 1260 (1370) 1480 (1530) 1585 (1640) 1750 (1805) 1915 (1970) 2190 (2245) 2300 (2405) yards

Alternative yarn:
“Siena” by Wolle Rödel
„Cool Wool Merino Superfein“ by Lana Grossa

Tipps for choosing the yarn:
I recommend choosing a yarn that is light and keeps its shape. Due to the stockinette-stitch part and the structured pattern part, there may be differences with yarns that are heavy or very flexible. For example, I do not recommend using a pure alpaca or llama blend for this sweater due to its flexibility. I also do not recommend pure cotton blends due to its heaviness.

Additional Details by the Author

The pattern went through tech-editing and testing.