Mondrian Sweater
€9.00
As a little love letter to Mondrian’s Composition series, this sweater is playful, graphic, and just a bit rebellious. It’s a wide, cropped knit with bold stripes and colour blocks that shift halfway across the fabric, as if the sweater decided to redraw its own composition mid-brushstroke.
Worked with chunky yarn and larger needles, this is a satisfyingly quick project that flies off the needles and delivers instant impact. The construction is bottom-up, making it an approachable intermediate-level knit—and an excellent first step into intarsia for adventurous beginners who want to try colourwork without getting overwhelmed.
A full video tutorial is included, so you can knit along with me from cast-on to finishing. Every technique used in the pattern is demonstrated step by step, making the process clear, supportive, and stress-free.
The front and back panels are knitted separately flat in stockinette, joined together, and the sleeves and neckline are worked in the round.
Whether you’re drawn to the primary colours, the quirky layout, or the “walking art piece” energy, this sweater is meant to be fun: fun to knit, fun to wear, and fun to style.
Sizes: 1 (2) 3
Width: 66.5 (71) 76.5 cm / 26.2 (28) 30.1 inches
Circumference: 133 (142) 153 cm / 52.4 (56) 60.2 inches
Length (from the shoulders, incl. ribbing): 44 (53) 60 cm / 17.3 (20.9) 23.6 inches
10x10 cm: 11 stitches by 15 rows on 8mm needles in stockinette
8mm circular needles
A 2nd pair of needles to work the 3NBO
Tapestry needle to weave in your ends
Stitch marker
Yarn: Approx. 700 (875) 1000g total of chunky yarn, total of 9 (11) 13 skeins
White (base): 3 (3) 4 skeins
Black: 1 (1) 2
Blue: 1 (2) 2
Brown: 1 (2) 2
Red: 1 (1) 1
Green: 1 (1) 1
Beige: 1 (1) 1
Note: Quantities are approximate; some small leftovers of contrast colours may remain depending on gauge and colour patterning.
For the sweater in the picture I’ve used Wool & The Gang Lil’ Crazy Sexy Wool
100 g / 87 yards / 80 m - Chunky
Colours: cobalt blue, ivory white, space black fawn brown, sandtrooper beige, lipstick red & eucalyptus green.
I’ve used interchangeable needles with a 100cm cable for the body, and 40cm for the neckband and sleeves.