Moby Sweater Man - PetiteKnit

The stylish sweater is perfect to knit with our beautiful Norwegian yarn Varde..

The Moby Sweater Man is knitted from top to bottom with textured and cable knitting. First, the back is knitted with short rows to shape the shoulder slope. Then stitches are picked up for the shoulders, which are then joined at the front to knit the front piece. The front and back pieces are then joined under the armhole to continue knitting the body straight down. The sleeves are knitted in the round on double-pointed needles or using the Magic Loop technique. Finally, a ribbed edge is knitted at the neckline, folded double, and knitted down.

Make a gauge swatch to check which needle size you should use to achieve the correct gauge – note that this can vary from yarn to yarn. Be sure to wash the swatch before measuring, as textured knitting can stretch when washed.

Size guide

The Moby Sweater Man should have a positive ease of about 10-15 cm in relation to your chest measurement. Sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a chest measurement, taken on the wearer’s body, of 86-91 (91-96) 96-101 (101-107) 107-113 (113-119) 119-124 (124-132) 132-144 cm. The finished sweater measurements are given on the front of the pattern. Measure yourself before you start knitting to determine which size will fit best. For example, if you measure 103 cm around the chest (or the widest part of the body), you should knit a size L. A size L sweater has a chest width of 118 cm and will in this example give a positive ease of 15 cm.

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

Sweater chest width: 102 (106) 110 (118) 122 (130) 134 (142) 154 cm

Length: 69 (70) 71 (72) 74 (75) 77 (78) 79 cm (measured center back without neckline)

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

Suggested needles: 4 mm circular needles (40, 60, 80 and/or 100 cm), 3.5 mm circular needles (80 and/or 100 cm), 3 mm circular needles (40 cm), 4 and 3.5 mm double-pointed needles, cable needle

Materials: 650 (700) 750 (800) 850 (900) 950 (1000) 1050 g Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m) or Peruvian Highland Wool from Filcolana (50 g = 100 m)

Difficulty level: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 out of 5)

See the difficulty level classification here.

The pattern is sent as a PDF file to your email address.