Stripes Along The Length - PetiteKnit

This knitting pattern is in Swedish. It works excellently with 1 strand of merino and 1 strand of Soft Silk Mohair.

Stripes on the Length Sweater is knitted from bottom to top in a 4 knit, 4 purl rib pattern. The sleeves are knitted by picking up stitches along the armhole and knitting in the round on a small circular needle or with double-pointed needles. Finally, a double rib edge is knitted at the neckline. Stripes on the Length Sweater is thus almost assembly-free.

Since Stripes on the Length Sweater is knitted in rib pattern, it will contract a lot while knitting. To achieve the correct measurements and gauge, it is therefore important that the sweater is ironed and/or washed before use. You can iron the sweater with a damp towel over it (do not iron directly on the sweater unless you have a steam iron specifically for this purpose), while stretching it to the correct measurements (use a measuring tape! See the first page for measurements). The sweater will keep this shape if you do it thoroughly and let it dry flat. When washing the sweater, it should be dried flat and stretched to the correct measurements again while still damp.

Make a swatch, which you iron to test the gauge, before you start knitting the sweater.

Size guide

Stripes on the Length Sweater should have a positive ease of about 25 cm in relation to your bust measurement. The fit is oversize. Sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a bust measurement, measured 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. Note that the chest width is measured just under the armhole, and decreases are knitted down along the entire body, so the sweater tapers slightly at the bottom. Measure yourself before you start knitting to find the size that fits you best. For example, if you measure 90 cm around the bust (or the widest part of your body), you should knit a size S. A sweater in size S has a chest width of 114 cm and will in the mentioned example give a positive ease of 24 cm.

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

Chest width: 105 (114) 122 (130) 139 (147) 156 (173) 181 cm

Total length: 59 (61) 62 (65) 70 (71) 73 (75) 76 cm

Gauge: 19 stitches x 26 rows in rib pattern (4 knit, 4 purl) after washing and blocking = 10 x 10 cm

Suggested needles: Circular needles 4 mm and 4.5 mm (40 and 80 or 100 cm), double-pointed needles 4 mm

Materials: 250 (300) 300 (350) 350 (350) 400 (400) 450 g Arwetta from Filcolana (50 g = 210 m) or Sunday from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m) knitted together with 125 (150) 150 (175) 175 (175) 175-200 (200) 200 g Tilia from Filcolana (25 g = 210 m) or Tynn Silk Mohair from Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m)

Difficulty level: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5).