Valley Yarns Rosewood Henley Knitting Pattern

Valley Yarns Rosewood Henley

What Is Being Made

The Rosewood Henley is a women's pullover sweater designed by Kirsten Hipsky, featuring a classic henley neckline with button and buttonhole plackets at the center front. This intermediate-level knitting project is available in seven sizes, ranging from 34" to 49" in finished bust circumference, making it suitable for a wide range of body types.

Construction Method and Techniques

This sweater is constructed using a bottom-up, worked-flat approach, meaning the knitter begins at the lower edge and works upward toward the shoulders, with pieces knitted on straight needles rather than in the round. The garment is seamed together after all pieces are completed, creating clean, professional-looking joins.

The design incorporates lace as a decorative element through an eyelet pattern that appears on the body. This eyelet pattern is a multiple of 6 stitches plus 2, creating a delicate, openwork design that adds visual interest while maintaining the sweater's structure.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The primary stitch used throughout most of the sweater is stockinette stitch, which creates a smooth, classic fabric with a flat face and textured reverse side. The eyelet lace pattern alternates between knit and purl stitches across multiple rows to create the openwork design:

• Row 1 (RS): K1, *p4, yo, p2tog; rep from *, k1
• Rows 2, 4, and 6: K1, *k1, p1, k4; rep from *, k1
• Rows 3 and 5: K1, *p4, k1, p1; rep from *, k1

Key stitch abbreviations include yarn overs (yo) for creating the openwork holes, purl 2 together (p2tog) for decreasing within the lace pattern, and standard knit (k) and purl (p) stitches. The button and buttonhole plackets are worked in garter stitch (knit every row) for a textured, stable edge.

Materials and Tools

This project uses Valley Yarns Superwash yarn, a 100% superwash merino fiber that yields 97 yards per 50-gram skein. The yardage requirement varies by size, ranging from 11 skeins for the smallest size to 18 skeins for the largest, providing approximately 1,067 to 1,746 total yards depending on the chosen size.

Knitters will need US size 7 needles (or the size required to achieve proper gauge) to construct this sweater. The recommended gauge is 5 stitches and 7 rows per 1 inch in stockinette stitch, which is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements.

Key Design Features

The Rosewood Henley includes functional front plackets: a button placket on the left front and a matching buttonhole placket on the right front, both picked up and knitted from the center front edges. The buttonhole placket features a yarn-over and knit-2-together decrease pattern to create evenly spaced buttonholes.

Sleeve shaping is achieved through strategic increases worked at the beginning and end of every 6th to 10th row (depending on size), gradually expanding from 42 to 96 stitches. The sweater features fitted armholes with structured shoulder shaping that binds off stitches over multiple rows for a professional finish.