Novice Sweater – Chunky Edition- PetiteKnit

This knitting pattern is in Swedish.

Becomes magically soft and light with Alpaca 3 together with Silk Mohair from Isager.

Novice Sweater – Chunky Edition is knit top-down. That means you start by knitting the ribbing at the neckline, then the yoke, then the body, and finally the sleeves. The sweater is knit in stockinette stitch, while the edges are knit in ribbing.

Novice Sweater – Chunky Edition has a round yoke. It is shaped by gradually knitting increases in four rounds evenly distributed over the yoke.

Size guide and measurements

Note that you can only rely on the measurements in the description if you maintain the gauge.

The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a bust measurement of about 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 (130-140) 140-150 cm. Novice Sweater – Chunky Edition should have a positive ease of about 18 cm. This means that if you, for example, measure 95 cm around your chest (measure yourself with a tape measure at the bust or the widest part of your body), you should knit size M which has a chest circumference of 114 cm.

A sweater in size M will in the given example provide a positive ease of 19 cm.

The model in the picture wears a size XS, has a bust measurement of 82 cm and is 164 cm tall.

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

Sweater chest circumference: 104 (109) 114 (120) 128 (139) 147 (158) 166 cm

Length: 56 (57) 60 (62) 64 (66) 68 (69) 70 cm measured at center back

Gauge: 14 stitches x 21 rows in stockinette stitch on size 7 mm = 10 x 10 cm

Needle suggestion: Circular needle 6 (40 and 80 cm), circular needle 7 mm (40, 60, 80 and/or 100 cm), double-pointed needles 6 mm and 7 mm

Yarn suggestion: 300 (350) 400 (450) 450 (450-500) 500 (550) 600 g Alpaca 3 from Isager Yarn (50 g = 125 m) knit together with 100 (100) 125 (125) 125 (125-150) 150 (150) 150-175 g Silk Mohair from Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m). Note that it is knitted with two strands simultaneously and that the yarn consumption indicates the total yarn usage.

Difficulty level: ★ (1 out of 5).