Chestnut Sweater - PetiteKnit

You can advantageously knit with 1 strand of Tvinni together with 1 strand of Silk Mohair from our Isager or with 1 strand of the Norwegian yarn Varde from Hillesvåg.

The Chestnut Sweater is knitted from top to bottom. First, the upper part of the back is knitted back and forth, while shaping the shoulder slope with short rows to achieve a good fit. Then the shoulder sections are knitted separately back and forth on a circular needle. These are joined together at the front to shape the front piece. The front piece and back are then joined to shape the body, which is knitted in the round on a circular needle. The sleeves are knitted from picked-up stitches along the armhole and knitted in the round on circular needles and double-pointed needles or using the Magic Loop technique. The large turtleneck collar is knitted last from picked-up stitches.

Knit a swatch to find the needle size that gives you the correct gauge.

Size guide

The Chestnut Sweater should have a positive ease of about 30 cm in relation to your bust measurement. The fit is oversized. Sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a bust measurement, taken on your own body, of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 (130-140) 140-150 cm. The measurements of the finished sweater are given on the front of the pattern. Measure yourself before you start knitting to find the size that fits you best. For example, if you measure 90 cm around your bust (or the widest part of your body), you should knit a size S. A size S sweater has a chest circumference of 120 cm and will in this example give a positive ease of 30 cm.

Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL

Sweater chest circumference: 115 (120) 125 (130) 140 (150) 160 (170) 180 cm

Length: 65 (66) 67 (68) 73 (75) 76 (78) 79 cm (measured center back without turtleneck)

Gauge: 20 stitches x 28 rows in stockinette stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking

Suggested needles: Circular needles 4 mm (40, 80 and/or 100 cm), circular needles 3 mm (40 cm), double-pointed needles 3.5 and 4 mm (if not using Magic Loop technique)

Materials: Option 1: 300-400 (400) 400 (400) 400 (400-500) 500 (500) 500 g Pelsuld 8/2 from Hjelholts Uldspinderi (100 g = 400 m) knitted together with 150-175 (175) 175 (175) 175-200 (200) 200-225 (225) 225-250 g Silk Mohair from Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m) or Brushed Lace from Mohair by Canard (25 g = 210 m) or 100 (100) 100 (100-125) 125 (125) 125-150 (150) 150 g Cashmere Lace from Gepard Garn (25 g = 350 m)

Option 2: 650 (700) 750 (800) 900 (950) 1000 (1050) 1100 g Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m)

Difficulty level: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)