Nordic Snowflake Sweater (English)

£6.95

This pattern is in English.

Nordic Snowflake Sweater is worked from the top down with a circular yoke featuring a simple colour work design.

First the neck is worked in ribbing, then the yoke is shaped with either 4 or 5 rounds of increases (depending on the size you are knitting) that are distributed across the length of the yoke. The sweater is then divided for the body and sleeves, and new stitches are cast on for the underarms. The body and sleeves are finished separately and worked in the round, and the edges completed with ribbing and bound off using the Italian Bind-off technique. The pattern includes an option to work short rows after the stranded knitting to tilt the yoke forwards and thus shaping the neckline without distorting the colour work.

This pattern is in English.

Nordic Snowflake Sweater is worked from the top down with a circular yoke featuring a simple colour work design.

First the neck is worked in ribbing, then the yoke is shaped with either 4 or 5 rounds of increases (depending on the size you are knitting) that are distributed across the length of the yoke. The sweater is then divided for the body and sleeves, and new stitches are cast on for the underarms. The body and sleeves are finished separately and worked in the round, and the edges completed with ribbing and bound off using the Italian Bind-off technique. The pattern includes an option to work short rows after the stranded knitting to tilt the yoke forwards and thus shaping the neckline without distorting the colour work.

Sizes:                                       
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) 10, 11

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) 10, 11 are intended to fit an approximate actual bust circumference of 75 (80, 85, 90, 95) (100, 110, 120, 130) 140, 150 cm.

Bust circumference of finished garment:  
90.5 (96, 101, 105.5, 110.5) (116, 125.5, 136, 145.5) 156, 165.5 cm

Upper arm circumference of finished garment:
35 (36, 38, 39, 40) (42, 44, 47.5 51.5) 55, 58 cm

Recommended length of finished garment:
without short rows: 45.5 (46, 46.5, 47, 47.5) (48, 48.5, 49.5, 50.5) 51, 52 cm (measured from mid-back excluding neck edge)

with short rows: 49.5 (50, 50.5, 51, 51.5) (52, 52.5, 53.5, 54.5) 55, 56 cm (measured from mid-back excluding neck edge)

Recommended length of finished sleeve:
43 cm (measured from underarm cast-on edge)

Yoke depth:
20.5 (21, 21.5, 22, 22.5) (23, 23.5, 24.5, 25.5) 26, 27 cm (measured from center front excluding neck edge)

Gauge:
21 sts x 32 rounds in stockinette on 4mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after blocking
21 sts x 28 rounds in colourwork on 4mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after blocking

Nb) Your knitting tension may be different when working a stranded knitting pattern. It is therefore recommended to work a swatch so you can switch to a larger needle or smaller needle (typically +/- 0.5mm or +1/- mm) if required to maintain the pattern gauge. I personally go up +0.5mm when working with more than one colour.

Needles:                                   
Circular needles: 3mm (40 cm), 3.5mm (25-120 cm), 4mm (25-120 cm)

Materials:

260 (270, 285, 295, 305) (325, 345, 370, 395) 425, 455 g Cashmere Sock by Sysleriget (100g = 400m) held together with 130 (135, 145, 150, 155) (165, 175, 185, 200) 215, 225 g Brushed Deluxe by Sysleriget (50g = 400m) for main colour AND 15 (15, 20, 20, 20) (20, 20, 20, 25) 25, 25 g Cashmere Sock by Sysleriget (100g = 400m) held together with 10 (10, 10, 10, 10) (10, 10, 10, 10) 15, 15 g Brushed Deluxe by Sysleriget (50g = 400m) for contrast colour.

Working the optional short rows will require an additional 15 (15, 15, 15, 15) (15, 15, 20, 20) 20, 20 g Cashmere Sock by Sysleriget (100g = 400m) held together with 5 (5, 10, 10, 10) (10, 10, 10, 10) 10, 10 g Brushed Deluxe by Sysleriget (50g = 400m) in main colour.

Yarn quantities include a 15% buffer and are round to the nearest 5g.
If you choose to lengthen the sweater you may require more yarn.

* Yarns used in pictures is: Cashmere Sock by Sysleriget in shade Pretty Beige held together with Brushed Deluxe by Sysleriget in shade Undyed for main colour AND Cashmere Sock by Sysleriget held together with Brushed Deluxe by Sysleriget both in shade Wild Poppy for contrast colour.  The optional mid-back short rows were not worked in the sample.

Size guide:        
Nordic Snowflake Sweater is designed to have approximately 15.5-16 cm of positive ease, meaning it is designed to be approximately 15.5-16 cm larger in circumference than your bust measurement.

The pattern is sent as a PDF file by email.