equal sweater
CONSTRUCTION
Sweater is knitted top down. The back yoke is knitted first, and shaped with the help of short rows. The front yokes are picked up at the shoulders, and increases are worked for the neck. Then, the stitches are put on hold and the sleeves are knitted. The body is knit in stockinette.The sleeves and body are finished with double rib. The neck is picked up and knitted in the same way as the other edges.
Difficulty: 2 out of 3
SIZING AND MEASUREMENTS
Sizes:1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6)
Bust circumference: 110 (120) 130 (140) 150 (160) cm
The sweater has a recommended positive ease of 25-35 cm. Measure yourself around the chest and thus determine your size. The model in the picture is wearing a sweater in size 3 and measures 89 cm around the chest, which gives a positive ease of 41 cm for a more oversized look.
YARN
1 strand of Semilla GOTS (100% Wool. 50g = 160m) held together with 1 strand of Babyalpaca 10/2 50g RAS (100% Alpaca. 50g = 250m) both by BC Garn.
Main colour: 300 (300) 300 (300) 350 (350) g of Semilla GOTS and 150 (200) 200 (200) 200 (200) g of Babyalpaca 10/2 50g RAS
Contrast colour: 150 (150) 150 (150) 150 (200) g of Semilla GOTS and 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (200) g of Babyalpaca 10/2 50g RAS
GAUGE
19 stitches in double rib on needle 5 mm correspond to 10 cm in width after washing. It is important to achieve the correct knitting tension for the sweater to fit correctly. If you have fewer stitches per 10 cm, you must go down one needle size. If you have more stitches per 10 cm, you must go up a needle size.
Needles: 5 mm circular needle, 60 or 80 cm long
4.5 mm circular needle, 60 or 80 cm long
PATTERNS