Run The World

Run The World sweater is worked from top-down with a European shoulder construction. Here stitches are casted on for the neck, after which the piece is worked back and forth with increases on both sides on every row to shape the shoulders. Once the entire shoulder width is reached, the piece is worked straight down to the bottom of the armhole, where the stitches are then left to rest. Along each shoulder seam, stitches are picked up for the front. The front pieces are worked separately with increases towards the neck to shape the neck opening. New stitches are then picked up for the neck opening’s bottom and the front piece is joined. The front piece is worked straight down to the bottom of the armhole. The body is then joined and worked in the round, while also starting the pattern according to the chart. The pattern is worked with stranded knitting using the ladderback technique, where the long non-working yarn is on the work’s back side and is knit like a net. To finish, edges are worked back and forth in twisted rib for the front and back, whereby a slit is formed on each side. Stitches are picked up along the armholes and the sleeves are worked in the round with decreases along the sleeve’s underside and finished with a wide edge in twisted rib. Finally, stitches are picked up along the neckline, which is worked in twisted ribbing. A statement sweater in strong colors and a colorful message. This sweater draws on historical cues from 1970s “chicken knitting” or hønsestrik, and color combinations juxtaposed with a modern pattern construction and contemporary materials which softens the contrasts, and points to a future of hope for a nicer and softer world.