Olga sweater - PetiteKnit

This knitting pattern is in Swedish.

You can knit it with the yarn Varde from Hillesvåg or Heavy Merino from Knitting for Olive. Here we have chosen Heavy Merino.

The Olga Sweater is knitted top-down in stripes. First, the upper part of the back is knitted back and forth, and a shoulder slope is shaped using short rows, while knitting stripes. Then the shoulders are knitted separately back and forth on a circular needle. These are then joined at the front to knit the front piece. The front and back pieces are then joined to knit the body, which is knitted in the round on a circular needle with stripes. The sleeves are knitted from stitches picked up along the armhole. The neck’s double-folded neckband is knitted last from picked-up stitches.

Size guide

The Olga Sweater should have a positive ease of about 23 cm in the smallest sizes but gradually less in the larger sizes. The sizes XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL) correspond to a bust measurement, measured on the body, of 75-80 (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. Note that these measurements only apply if the gauge is maintained. Measure yourself before you start knitting to determine which size will fit you best. For example, if you measure 95 cm around the bust (or the widest part of your body), you should knit a size M. A sweater in size M has a chest width of 118 cm and will in this example give a positive ease of 23 cm.

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

Sweater chest width: 103 (108) 114 (118) 123 (131) 141 (149) 157 (165) cm

Length: 52 (53) 54 (56) 58 (60) 62 (66) 68 (70) cm measured at center back excluding neckband

Gauge: 20 stitches x 30 rows in stockinette stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

Suggested needles: Circular needles 4 mm (40, 60 and 80 and/or 100 cm), circular needles 3.5 mm (40 and 80 and/or 100 cm), double-pointed needles 3.5 and 4 mm (if not knitting with Magic Loop technique)

Materials: Color 1 (dark): 250-300 (300) 300 (350) 350 (350-400) 400 (400) 450 (450) g Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m)

Color 2 (light): 250 (250-300) 300 (300) 350 (350) 350 (400) 400 (450) g Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m)

Difficulty level: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

See the difficulty level classification here.