Soft trail sweater

**DESCRIPTION** Soft trail sweater is knitted with two threads of yarn held together, both in the main color and the detail color. The sweater is knitted from the top down. First, the top of the back is knitted back and forth, and the shoulder slope is formed with shortened rows to get a good fit. Then the i-cord detail is knitted on the shoulders before picking up stitches for the shoulder sections, which are also formed with shortened rows. The shoulder sections are joined at the front to form the front piece. The front piece and back piece are then joined to form the torso, which is knitted in the round on circular needles and finished with an i-cord detail. In the sleeve opening, the i-cord detail is made before the sleeves are knitted from picked up stitches along the sleeve opening, and they are given a slope using shortened rows. The sleeves are knitted in the round on circular needles and double pointed needles or with Magic Loop technique, and finished with an i-cord detail before a cuff is knitted separately and then sewn onto the sleeve. Stitches are picked up at the neck an knitted in rib and stockinette stitch. Soft trail sweater has vertical knit and purl stripes, the first and last stripes on both front and back may differ in width from the other stripes on the sweater, depending on size. **SIZES** 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) **GARMENT BUST MEASUREMENT** 103 (108) 114 (119) 123 (128) 135 (144) cm 40.5 (42.5) 45 (47) 48.5 (50) 53 (56.5) inches **SIZE GUIDE** The garment has a bust measurement of 103 (108) 114 (119) 123 (128) 135 (144) cm Measure yourself before starting, to ensure you choose the correct size. The sweater has a positive ease of approximately 20 cm in relation to your actual bust measurement. *Example: If your bust measurement is 98 cm, then 98 + 20 = 118 cm, which means you should knit size 4 with a bust measurement of 119 cm.* *The model in the pictures (green sweater) has a bust measurement of 85 cm and the sweater is knitted in size 1, with a positive ease of 18 cm.* **GAUGE** In ribbing (12 knit x 5 purl) on 3.5 mm needles with two threads hold together - 23 sts x 34 rows = 10 x 10 cm. **SUGGESTED NEEDLES** 3.5 mm (US 4) - circular needles 80-120 cm, possibly double-pointed needles, and 3 mm (US 2.5) - circular needles 40 cm **YOU ALSO NEED** Stitch markers Tapestry needle **MATERIAL SUGGESTED** Colour A (main colour) approx. 450 (450) 490 (500) 525 (550) 550 (600) g babyalpaca from BC garn **and** colour B (contrast colour) approx. 30 g babyalpaca from BC garn **OR** Colour A (main colour) approx. 450 (450) 490 (500) 525 (550) 550 (600) g cotton merino from Knitting for Olive **and** colour B (contrast colour) approx. 30 g cotton merino from Knitting for Olive