Knitting For Olive
Snö Sweater - Christmas Sweater - Knitting for Olive
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Snö Sweater - Christmas Sweater - Knitting for Olive
Korsgatan 11, Göteborg
Korsgatan 11
411 16 Göteborg
Sweden
Snö Sweater – Adult
Size: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL
Guiding bust measurement: 76-83 (84-91) 92-99 (100-107) 108-116 (117-127)
128-139 (140-149) 150-160 cm
Circumference: approx. 95 (101) 105 (110) 118 (128) 138 (149) 156 cm
Length: approx. 52 (54) 56 (58) 60 (62) 64 (66) 70 cm
Inner sleeve length: approx. 46 (46) 47 (47) 47 (46) 46 (45) 45 cm
Needles: Circular needles and double-pointed needles 3.5 and 4 mm
Gauge: 21 sts x 33 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch with 4 mm needles after washing
Yarn: 1 strand Merino (250 m / 50 g) and 1 strand Soft Silk Mohair (225 m / 50 g)
The sweater in the picture is knitted in Merino and Soft Silk Mohair Midnight,
with fir trees in Dusty Sea Green and snow in Cream
Yarn requirements:
Color 1 (base color): 200 (250) 250 (250) 250 (300) 350 (350) 400 g Merino and
125 (125) 125 (125) 150 (150) 175 (175) 200 g Soft Silk Mohair
Color 2 (snow): 50 g Merino and 25 g Soft Silk Mohair
Color 3 (fir trees): 50 g Merino and 25 g Soft Silk Mohair
Snö Sweater is an elegant version of a classic Christmas sweater with a winter landscape at the bottom of the sleeves. The sweater is knitted top-down with a circular yoke. The neckline and armholes are shaped with short rows, German Short Row, and the body ends with a ribbed edge. The sleeves are knitted bottom-up following charts with an icord edge
at the bottom. Finally, the sleeves are sewn onto the body with mattress stitch.
About Fair Isle technique
When knitting with multiple colors simultaneously, we recommend the Fair Isle technique. On the rows in the charts where both base color and contrast color are used, the yarns are carried together on the wrong side of the work. When knitting with the base color, the contrast color is carried on the wrong side until you switch and knit with the contrast color, and so on. Be careful not to knit too tightly when doing colorwork.
On some rows in the charts, there are many stitches between color changes. To avoid long loose floats on the wrong side, we recommend locking the inactive colors along the piece. This is done by taking the active yarn alternately over and under the inactive yarn(s) carried on the wrong side, thus weaving them into the work.
Knit following the charts
Always start at the bottom right corner of the chart unless otherwise stated. In circular knitting, read the chart from right to left on all rows.
At www.knittingforolive.dk you will find a detailed guide on how to knit from charts with examples from our own patterns.
Instructional videos
Increase to the right and left from the right side:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4bAF8eMcvM&t=7s
German Short Rows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9encEthft8E&t=135s
Italian bind-off:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzHgm6Gmhyc
Provisional cast-on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhPVrc9j2vc
Technique
Increase to the left from the right side
Lift the loop to the next stitch with the right needle from behind. Transfer the loop to the left needle and knit it twisted.
Increase to the right from the right side
Lift the loop to the next stitch with the right needle from the front. Transfer the loop to the left needle and knit it.