DUNASWEATER - English

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Style DUNASWEATER is a knitwear pattern instructions.

The pattern comes in a PDF file, and can be downloaded and printed from the computer.

Size chart

Size (cm) XS   (S)   M   (L)   XL  (XXL) 3XL (4XL)

1.Bust circumference                          

98 (105) 119 (123,5) 127 (134) 138 (145)

2.Length measured mid back excl. neck edge  

47 (48,5) 52,5 (56) 56,5 (58,5) 58,5 (58,5)

The measurements are based on the sweater after wash. Duna sweater is designed to have approx 25 - 35 cm of positive ease, especially in the smaller sizes, but gradually less positive ease in the larger sizes, meaning how much larger in circumference the sweater is designed to be than your body’s bust measurement. 

Skills : Brioche stitch in round with increase and decrease.

Material

Organic Merino Aran. 100g hand dyed merino wool aran weight yarn from Thelma Steimann. Approximately 166 m per 100g. Smooth, soft and non-scratchy yarn. 

Organic merino Aran : 5 (6) 6 (7) 7 (7) 8 (8)

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Hand dyed Angel long lace from Thelma Steimann, the yarn is airy and light yarn with a mixture of 80% extra fine merino and 20% Silk. The yarn works perfectly as an alternative to silk mohair. Approx 100g / 1200 m in each skein. 

Angel long lace : 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1)

Circular needle 5,5 mm in 40 and 100/80 cm

Tapestry needle for weaving in the ends

Stitch markers 

Row counter 

Keeping cord for resting stitches

Tension gauge sample

Make sure to check your own tension before starting to knit.

Cast on 11 stitches and knit 30 rows with fisherman’s rib, the first row is rep ; k 1 st, p 1 st. In the following rows you just *rep ; Knit 1 below, p* on needles 5,5 mm for a 10 x 10 cm sample. Wash and block the sample, the sample should increase after washing. Take note that the sweater is knitted in round and the sample is worked back and forth.

If tension measures too tight, change to a thicker needle.

If tension measures too wide, change to a thinner needle.

Good to know

The sweater is worked top down in round for the whole project. The yoke is worked with a raglan increase and separated by the armpits into sleeves and body. The sleeves are knitted with decrease. 

The sweater is knitted with half fisherman’s rib, or better known as brioche stitch. It´s worked by moving the knitted stitch over unknitted with yarn over in every other row. When you are working the increase or the decrease, you will always be adding or removing 2 sts at the same time.    

Read through the pattern before starting the project.