Pamina sweater

The Pamina sweater has a laid-back silhouette and is worked in a timeless, cable-rib pattern. The boxy body is nicely balanced by the round collar; all together in a very simple and atemporal combination of cable and rib pattern st. The Saddle Shoulders are complemented by the round neck closure, providing harmony in the piece and a flattering fit with an emphasis on the details. The sleeves are wide, but they are somewhat shaped with some decreases, becoming narrower at the cuffs. The sweater is worked from the top down. The model in the picture is 169 cm / 5´75” tall and wears a Size 3. LEVEL Intermediate (2/3) **YARN** 10 (10, 11, 11, 12) (12, 14, 15, 15) 16 skeins of Loch Lomond by BC garn (50 g = 150 m / 164 yds) (100% organic wool). The sweater is knitted by holding one strand of yarn. For the sample, we used Loch Lomond in colourway “15”. **NEEDLES** 4 mm / US 6 circular needle, cable length 80 or 100 cm / 32 or 40” for the main body and cable length 40 or 60 cm / 16 or 24” for the sleeves. 3 mm / US 2.5 circular needle, cable length 40 or 60 cm / 16 or 24” for the ribbing and / or 3 mm / US 2.5 DPN for the cuff ribbing **GAUGE** After blocking: 25 sts x 33 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on 4 mm / US 6 needle in pattern st worked flat. **SIZES** 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) 10 Please refer to the finished bust circumference and choose the size that will result in a positive ease closest to this recommendation. This sweater is designed to have an oversized fit and is intended to be worn with approximately 10–20 cm / 4–8” of positive ease at bust. Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) 10 are intended to fit an actual bust circumference of about 75–80 (80–85, 85–90, 90–100, 100–110) (110–120, 120–130, 130–140, 140–150) 150–160 cm / 30–32 (32–34, 34–36, 36–40, 40–44) (44–48, 48–52, 52–56, 56–60) 60–64”. Finished bust circumference: 88 (96, 104, 112, 120) (128, 144, 152, 160, 168) cm / 35.25 (38.5, 41.5, 44.75, 48) (51.25, 57.5, 60.75, 64) 67.25”. Total length: 53.5 (54.5, 54.5, 56, 57) (58, 58, 59.5, 60) 62 cm / 21.5 (21.75, 21.75, 22.5, 22.75) (23.25, 23.25, 23.5, 24) 24.75”. Armhole depth: 17.5 (18.5, 18.5, 20, 21) (22, 23, 23.5, 24) 26 cm / 7 (7.5, 7.5, 8, 8.5) (8.75, 9.25, 9.5, 9.5) 10.5”. Sleeve length: 37.5 (37.5, 37.5, 37.5, 37.5) (37.5, 37.5, 37.5, 37.5) 37.5 cm / 15 (15, 15, 15, 15) (15, 15, 15, 15) 15”. Upper sleeve circumference: 40 (44, 44, 44, 44) (48, 52, 56, 56) 60 cm / 16 (17.5, 17.5, 17.5, 17.5) (19.25, 20.75, 22.5, 22.5) 24”. Cuff circumference: 36 (40, 40, 40, 39) (43, 47, 51, 50.5) 54.5 cm / 14.5 (16, 16, 16, 15.5) (17.25, 18.75, 20.5, 20.25) 21.75”. Neck circumference: 38.5 (38.5, 42.5, 44, 45.5) (45.5, 50.5, 50.5, 53) 53 cm / 15.5 (15.5, 17, 17.5, 18.25) (18.25, 20.25, 20.25, 21.25) 21.25”.