Texture Sweater

CONSTRUCTION The sweater is worked in the round from the bottom up. The body is divided at the armholes for front and back yoke and each section is worked back and forth and finished separately. Each section ends with rib and short rows to shape the shoulders. The shoulder stitches are knitted together using the 3-needle bind off technique and then stitches are picked up and knitted for the sleeves along the armholes. The sleeves are worked in the round and finished with decreases in the pattern. The design has rib edges at the hem and cuffs. An Italian bind off and cast on is used. SIZE S (M) L (XL) XXL - XXXL MATERIALS Isager Jensen Yarn: 400 (450) 450 (500) 500 g Isager Silk Mohair: 125 (150) 150 (150) 175 g *Alternative Isager Jensen Yarn: 400 (450) 450 (500) 500 g Isager Alpaca 1: 150 (150) 150 (200) 200 g* MEASUREMENTS Half chest circumference: 56 (56) 63 (70) 77,5 cm [22 (22) 24¾ (27½) 30½ inches] Half circumference at hem: 47 (47) 53 (59) 65 cm [18½ (18½) 20¾ (23¼) 25½ inches] Body length: 29 (31) 29 (31) 29 cm [11½ (12¼) 11½ (12¼) 11½ inches] Total length: 53 (55) 56,5 (59) 61 cm [20¾ (21¾) 22¼ (23¼) 24 inches] Armhole length: 21 (21) 25 (25) 29 cm [8¼ (8¼) 9¾ (9¾) 11½ inches] Half neck width: 20 (20) 20 (22) 22 cm [7¾ (7¾) 7¾ (8¾) 8¾ inches] Sleeve length: 42 (43) 40 (38) 35 cm [16½ (17) 15¾ (15) 13¾ inches] ABOUT SIZES Note the large jump between the sizes. This is because the shape follows the pattern repeat, which runs across 12 stitches. This creates a larger jump between sizes than you would have on a stockinette stitch design, for example. It’s a good idea to compare the measurements of this sweater to a sweater you have, which you like the fit of, before choosing which size to knit. The measurements given above are for the finished sweater, not body measurements. GAUGE In pattern on a 5 mm [US8] needle: 10 cm [4 inches] = 17 sts 10 cm [4 inches] = 28 rows Rib (k1, p1) on a 5 mm [US8] needle: 10 cm [4 inches] = 18 sts 10 cm [4 inches] = 26 rows NEEDLES 5 mm [US8] and 4.5 mm [US7] for casting on