Iduna Sweater

Introducing the Iduna Sweater, your new project for cozy warmth and quick knitting! Made in chunky yarn with the gauge of 16 stitches per 10 cm/4“, this sweater ensures a speedy and very enjoyable progress. The Iduna Sweater is knit seamlessly from the top down, featuring a contiguous sleeve construction and a comfortable turtleneck. The front dazzles with an intricate pattern of cables and bobbles, while the rest is worked in simple stockinette. Designed with a slight A-line shape for added ease at the hips, the split hem adds a casual, stylish touch. The ease across sizes is 19.5 cm/7.75”. The picture shows size 3 with 19.5 cm/7.75”. YARN: CONCEPT AIR Alpaca Natural Colors by KATIA YARN, aran/chunky weight (70% superfine alpaca, 30% merino superwash), 135 m/148 yds in 50 Gr Grams: 280 (305, 330, 365, 385) (410, 445, 475, 505) Meters: 755 (825, 890, 985, 1040) (1105, 1200, 1285, 1365) Yards: 830 (905, 975, 1080, 1140) (1215, 1315, 1405, 1495) I used color No. 101 NEEDLES: • 3.5 mm/U.S. size 4 80 cm/32” circular needles • 3.5 mm/U.S. size 4 60 cm/24” circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (neck) • 4.5 mm/U.S. size 7 80 cm/32” circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge • 4.5 mm/U.S. size 7 circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (sleeves) NOTIONS: • stitch holders or waste yarn • markers • cable needle • tapestry needle or crochet hook to weave in ends and for bind off GAUGE: 16 sts/22 RNDs = 10 cm/4” square in stockinette stitch on 4 mm/U.S. size 6 needles after blocking SIZES: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) to fit chest circumference: 70 (80, 90, 100, 110) (120, 130, 140, 150) cm/28 (32, 36, 40, 44) (48, 52, 56, 60)" FINISHED CHEST MEASUREMENT: 89.5 (99.5, 109.5, 119.5, 129.5) (139.5, 149.5, 159.5, 169.5) cm 35.75 (39.75, 43.75, 47.75, 51.75) (55.75, 59.75, 63.75, 67.75)" PATTERN NOTES: • The sweater is worked in one piece from the top down. • You start with 7 cm/2.75” of turtleneck in 2x2 ribbing and the cable pattern at front, and then work shoulder and sleeve increases. • After all increases are made, you separate for sleeves and the body and work them separately. SKILLS REQUIRED: • basics (knit/purl, increase/decrease) • Italian tubular bind off (written instructions with link to video tutorial are provided) • working in the round • working from a chart (written instructions are also provided)