TANYASWEATER - English

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Style TANYASWEATER is a knitwear pattern instructions.

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

Size Guide

SIZES (cm) XS  (S)  M   (L) XL (2XL)

1.Bust circumference                                                   

111  (114)  117  (120) 123 (126)

2.Length measured mid back excl. neck edge       

48 (49,5) 51 (52)  52,5  (52,5)

3.Length on sleeves, measured from armpits        

48 (50) 52  (52,5) 52,5 (52,5)

Tanya Sweater is designed to have approx 15 - 25 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. The measurements are based on the sweater before washing.

Skills: Knit and purled, increase & decrease.

Material

Classic Tanya

Hand dyed Wild alpaca, the yarn is brushed baby suri alpaca from Thelma Steimann, it ́s lightweight, super fluffy and soft to work with. Approx 225m/100gr in each skein.

Wild alpaca: 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (4)

Tanya “light”

Hand dyed Kid Silk mohair from Thelma Steimann 64% kid mohair and 36% silk brushed singles with 420 m/50g hanks. The merino and mohair are knitted together as one strand. 

Kid silk mohair : 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (3) 

&

Wild alpaca : 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1)

The light Tanya is knitted with single thread Kid silk mohair. The sweater is knitted with a color where the yarn is dyed up 50/50, this dye technique creates this beautiful pooling effect when knitting (irregular stripes). When you are knitting with the yarn dyed with that technique, the colors change from one to the other. Pick either one of the colors to highlight and choose a color in Wild alpaca to knit it with. Every 3/4th time your selected color comes up, add Wild alpaca with it and stop when the color dyes out. You simply rub the Kid silk and the Wild together with your fingers until they stick together. The rib for cuffs, hemline & neckline are all knitted with double thread of Kid silk lace. 

“Chunky” Tanya

Hand dyed Chunky baby alpaca, 100% baby alpaca wool from Thelma Steimann. Super soft and wonderful thread to work with. Each hank consists of 100 m in 100 gr. 

Chunky baby : 6 (7) 7 (8) 8 (8)

Recycled silk Tanya

True artisan yarn with a unique texture, the yarn is fun to work with and it creates this beautiful texture on your project.

Recycled sari silk : 5 (6) 6 (7) 7 (7)

2 stripe Tanya

Hand dyed Wild alpaca, the yarn is brushed baby suri alpaca from Thelma Steimann, it ́s lightweight, super fluffy and soft to work with. Approx 225m/100gr in each skein.

Wild alpaca col 1: 1 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2)

Wild alpaca col 2: 1 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2)

3 stripe Tanya

Hand dyed Wild alpaca, the yarn is brushed baby suri alpaca from Thelma Steimann, it ́s lightweight, super fluffy and soft to work with. Approx 225m/100gr in each skein.

Wild alpaca col 1: 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 (2)

Wild alpaca col 2: 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 (2)

Wild alpaca col 3: 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 (2)

Circular needles 40 and 80 / 100 cm in 6 mm for the sweater

Circular needles 40 and 80 / 100 cm in 5 mm for the rib

Tapestry needle to weave in the ends

Keeping cord or scrappy yarn to keep resting sts

Stitch markers

Tension / Gauge Swatch

Using 6 mm needles cast on 14 stitches × 20 rows = 10 × 10 cm in stockinette stitch, measured after blocking.

Achieving the correct gauge is important to ensure your finished sweater has the intended measurements.

Good to Know

One thing to keep in mind is that Wild Alpaca can be a little tricky to unravel due to its fluffy texture. The stitches can also be more difficult to see, making it harder to spot and correct mistakes.

Construction

The sweater is knitted from the top down, mostly in the round. The neckline and upper yoke are initially worked back and forth to shape the front neckline. The work is then joined at the centre front and continued in the round. Once the yoke is complete, the sleeve stitches are placed on hold while the body is knitted. The sleeves are then worked separately. To finish the neckline, stitches are picked up along the cast-on and neckline edges. A ribbed neckband is knitted, folded to the inside, and joined to the picked-up stitches to create a neat, double-thickness finish.

Working with Hand-Dyed Yarn

When knitting with hand-dyed yarn, I recommend alternating between two skeins throughout your project. This helps distribute any slight colour variations more evenly and creates a more consistent overall appearance. To alternate skeins, simply switch between them every other round (or every other row when working flat).

Please note: Alternating between skeins is not necessary for the Tanya Light Sweater or the striped versions of the Tanya Sweater.

If you are unfamiliar with this technique, you can watch this helpful tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtxBXfi5g6w