When I Need a Friend

Wear the sweater with jeans, cargo trousers or a long skirt for a relaxed look. Combine it with your favourite hat or a hand-knitted scarf for a personal wardrobe with meaning.

• A garment with a story and a message
• To use up leftover yarn
• A creative, personal sweater
• To learn simple embroidery on knitting
• A project where no two turn out the same

• Digital PDF pattern
• Step-by-step explanations
• Cosy Cues throughout the pattern
• Technique explanations
• The freedom to use your own leftovers and colours
• A unique garment that will never look quite like anyone else's

When I Need A Friend was designed as a quiet protest against the war in Ukraine. The sweater is a tribute to peace, hope and community, and a reminder of how important it is to look after each other. The hand-embroidered details stand for care, while the leftover yarn gives new life to materials that already exist.

Creative is CosyMonday's collection for you who like experimenting with colour, texture and personal expression. No two garments here are quite the same – creativity and individuality come first.

This pattern is free. If you would like to support the work for a safer future, you can give whatever you want to Norsk Folkehjelp and their mine clearance work in Ukraine.

Vipps: #10145

XS – S – M – L – XL

Recommended yarn

Approx. 300 (350) 400 (450) 500 grams of leftover yarn.

Do use different qualities, colours and yarn leftovers from Garnspesialisten to create a look that is entirely your own. The sweater is made for playing with colour, and no two projects turn out the same.

Needles
7 mm circular needle (40 and 80 cm)

Accessories
Stitch markers
Scissors
Darning needle
Tape measure
Embroidery needle

12 stitches × 17 rounds = 10 × 10 cm. Adjust the needle size if you need to in order to get the right gauge.

The sweater is knitted from the bottom up. Body and sleeves are knitted separately before they are joined and shaped with raglan decreases. Finally you embroider the text and the flowers by hand, which makes every sweater one of a kind.

You should know knit stitches, purl stitches, decreases and how to weave in ends. Along the way you learn a flexible cast on, raglan decreases, simple embroidery techniques, how to combine leftover yarn and how to build your own colour combinations.

Tip from the designer: Lay the yarn leftovers out before you start knitting. By moving the colours around you can make the look harmonious or full of contrast – exactly how you want the sweater to be.

Creative · Colourful · Handmade · Personal · Bohemian · Slow Fashion

CosyMonday is founded and run by Anne Turid, a Norwegian knitwear designer trained in fashion at Moteskolen Esmod AS. Every pattern is designed with clean lines, real quality yarn and the details that make a garment your own. When you choose a CosyMonday pattern, you become part of a growing community of knitters who share the same love of good craft and timeless design. Welcome into the universe.