Braemar Sweater (English)
This pattern is in English.
Braemar Sweater is a textured sweater inspired by cold crisp winter mornings in Scotland. The textured pattern is worked over 4 rows from the top down to give a beautiful waffle effect. The colour work on the lower part of the sweater gives the appearance of stranded knitting, but due to the pattern it is knitted in coloured stripes making it more beginner friendly.
First the back is knitted back and forth, then stitches are picked up from the cast-on edge to form the shoulders. The shoulders are worked one at a time whilst creating the V-neck shape. The front and back are then joined and new stitches cast on for the underarms. The body is then knit in the round. Sleeves stitches are picked up around the armhole opening and worked in the round with decreases. Finally collar stitches are picked up and knitted in rib along the neck edge, then folded over and secured. The sleeve and body edges are knitted in rib and bound off using your preferred bind-off technique.
Sizes:
XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)
Bust circumference of finished garment:
105.5 (112) 115 (121.5) 131 (141) cm
Recommended length of finished garment:
58 (59) 61 (63) 64 (66) cm (measured from mid-back cast-on edge)
Recommended length of finished sleeve:
45 (46) 48 (50) 52 (54) cm (measured from underarm cast-on edge)
Circumference of upper sleeve:
39 (41) 42.5 (45.5) 45.5 (47) cm
Yoke depth:
21 (21.5) 22.5 (24.5) 24.5 (25) cm (measured from mid-back cast-on edge)
Gauge:
25 sts x 46 rows in PATTERN on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after blocking;
The pattern tends to grow after washing. You can expect the pre-washed and blocked gauge to be approx. 28 sts x 49 rows. *It is important to prepare a swatch to see how your yarn grows in response to the PATTERN.*
Needles:
Circular needles: 3.5 mm (80 – 120 cm) and 4 mm (80– 120 cm) Double-pointed needles: 3.5 mm
Materials:
Colour A: 250 (300) 350 (350) 400 (450) g Arwetta Classic by Filcolana (or Merino by Knitting for Olive or Sunday by Sandnes Garn held together with 125 (150) 175 (175) 200 (225) g Tilia by Filcolana or Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive or Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn.
Colour B: 150 (150) 200 (200) 250 (250) g Arwetta by Filcolana or Merino by Knitting for Olive or Sunday by Sandnes Garn held together with 75 (75) 100 (100) 125 (125) g Tilia by Filcolana or Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive or Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn.
* Colours used in the pictures are SAMPLE 1: Colour A - Arwetta by Filcolana in colour Marzipan (shade 977) held together with Tilia by Filcolana in colour Latte (shade 336). Colour B - Merino by Knitting for Olive held together with Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive, both in Dark Blue. SAMPLE 2: Colour A - Tweed by Isager in colour Raw White held together with Silk Mohair by Isager in colour E0. Colour B - Tweed by Isager in colour Mustard held together with Silk Mohair by Isager in colour 59.
Size guide:
Braemar Sweater is designed to have approx. 21-22 cm of positive ease, meaning it is designed to be approx. 21-22 cm larger in circumference than your bust measurement.
The pattern is sent as a PDF file by email.