Wrap-Front Baggy Sweater

by Pat Oakes

Pattern is for L-XL

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft, off-white (3-6 oz skeins)

grey heather (2-5 oz skeins)
Hooks: G and L

Back: off-white, L hook

60 Foundation sc*
• chain 2, insert hook into 2nd chain from hook, yo & pull through (2 loops on hook), yo
& pull through 1 loop only (foundation chain made), yo & pull through both loops on
hook (1 foundation sc made)
• insert hook into previous foundation chain, yo & pull through, yo & pull through 1
loop only (2nd foundation chain made), yo & pull through both loops on hook (2nd
foundation sc made)
• continue across to complete foundation row; chain 1 & turn (chain does not count as
a stitch)
Row 1-62: sc in first sc of previous row, dc in next sc, repeat sc,dc across (last stitch
should be dc); chain 1 and turn.
Row 63: continue as with previous rows, tie off after last dc.

Front: (Make 2) off-white, L hook

36 Foundation sc
Row 1-69: sc in first sc of previous row, dc in next sc; repeat sc,dc across (last stitch
should be dc); chain 1 and turn.
Row 70: continue as with previous rows, tie off after last dc.

Sleeve: (Make 2) – grey heather

Cuff (with G hook)
Chain 11
Row 1: sc in 2nd chain from hook. sc across. chain 1 and turn. (10 sc)
Row 2-31: sc in back loop only across, chain 1 and turn (10 sc)
Row 32: sc in back loop only across, chain 1 and rotate 90o to the right (10 sc)
Arm:
***NOTE: For inc (increase): 1 extra alternated stitch in last stitch of the row. On
the next row, be sure to continue the alternating pattern working dc in sc of the
previous row and sc in every dc of the previous row. Example: If the last stitch was
normally dc, work an extra sc in the same place. Since the last stitch of the row was now
sc the first stitch of the next row will be dc.

Row 1: with G hook; sc across long edge of cuff (1 in each row for 33 sc). Chain 1 and
turn.
Switch to L hook
Row 2: sc in first sc of previous row, dc in next sc, continue sc,dc pattern across to last
stitch, increase (34 stitches across, last stitch should be dc). Chain 1 and turn.
Row 3: (sc, dc) across (34 stitches). Chain 1 and turn.
Row 4: Alternate sc,dc across to last stitch, increase. (35 stitches, last stitch should be
sc). Chain 1 and turn.
Row 5: Begin row with dc in last sc of previous row. Continue alternating sc, dc across.
(35 stitches, last stitch should be dc). Chain 1 and turn.
Row 6: Begin row with sc in last dc of previous row. Continue alternating across. (35
stitches, last stitch should be sc). Chain 1 and turn.
Rows 7-10: Repeat rows 5 and 6, twice.
Row 11: Begin row with dc in last sc of previous row. Continue alternating across.
Increase in last stitch (36 stitches, last stitch should be sc). Chain 1 and turn.
Rows 12-17: Repeat rows 5 and 6, three times. (36 stitches each row) Chain 1 and turn.
Row 18: Begin row with dc alternating across, increase in last stitch (37 stitches, last
stitch should be dc) Chain 1 and turn.
Row 19: Begin row with sc alternating across. (37 stitches, last stitch should be sc) Chain
1 and turn.
Row 20: Begin row with dc alternating across, increase in last stitch (38 stitches) Chain 1
and turn.
Row 21-22: Begin row with dc alternating across (38 stitches) Chain 1 and turn.
Row 23-31: Repeat rows 20-22, three times. (Each repeat section should have 39, 40, 41
stitches) Chain 1 and turn.
Row 32: Begin row with dc alternating across, increase in last stitch (42 stitches, last
stitch should be sc) Chain 1 and turn.
Row 33: Begin row with dc alternating across (42 stitches) Chain 1 and turn.
Row 34: Begin row with dc alternating across, increase in last stitch (43 stitches, last
stitch should be dc) Chain 1 and turn.
Row 35: Begin row with sc alternating across (43 stitches, last stitch should be sc) Chain
1 and turn.
Rows 36-46: Continue alternating sc, dc each row increasing each row (last row should
have 54 stitches)
Tie off
Assembly:
Shoulders
Use invisible stitch to join top ends of front panels to top end of back (wrong sides
together) by aligning outside edges and then 3 stitches from center back on the inside
edges, easing the front evenly as you attach.

Sides
1) Laying sweater flat with front side up, move the right front panel aside and bring
the short end of the front panel on your left to align with bottom edge of the
back panel on your right. Attach with invisible stitch.

2) Similarly, bring the short end of front panel on your right across the other panel.
Attach as before by aligning with the bottom edge of the back panel on your left
with invisible stitch.

3) For armhole, count down 20 rows from shoulder seam front and back. Attach
using invisible stitch from that point down to about 2 inches below where the
lower side seam begins.

Sleeves
Use invisible stitch to join the long edges of one sleeve together, wrong sides together.
Attach sleeve to the armhole opening. Repeat for second sleeve.

Finishing:
Using grey heather, start at the side seam and sc along the top edge of the front wrap, around
the back of neck and continue to the other side seam. Tie off.
Then, starting at the side seam sc along the bottom edge of the front wrap, continue around
the bottom edge of sweater back and all the way around to the other side seam. Tie off.