Shoowa
Sweater
Design: Marianne Isager
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The pattern can be found in the book
A Knitting Life 2 - Out into the World
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MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS
MATERIALS:
3 – 5 x 50 g Isager Spinni, Colors: 23s, 4s, 8s, 7s, 60s
3 – 4 x 50 g Isager Alpaca 1, Colors: 4s, E7s, forest, sky
Another 100 g of each of the 2 colors chosen for the sleeves and cuffs are needed.
50 g Isager Tvinni, Color 30 for the small stripes
25 g Isager Silk Mohair and 20 g Isager Spinni for contrast color pop.
Both of these yarns for color pop are held together while knitting and it is recommended to choose a contrasting color that strongly contrasts against the natural colors. For example, choose Silk Mohair in color 22 with Spinni in color 35s.
Work Spinni and Alpaca 1 held together in various combinations of color because all colors blend beautifully together. This design should be viewed as an opportunity to play with colors and stripes in domino knitting.
MEASUREMENTS:
Chest circumference: 96 (112, 128, 144) cm or 38 (44, 50, 56) inches
Diagonal dimension of the squares: 12 (14, 16, 18) cm or 4.7 (5.5, 6.3, 7) inches
Armhole depth: 21 (23, 23, 25) cm or 8.25 (9, 9, 10) inches
Sleeve length at underarm: 48 (44, 40, 36) cm or 19 (17,16,14) inches
Length: 50 (53, 53, 56) cm or 20 (21, 21, 22) inches
Height of Bottom band: 7 (4, 6, 4) cm or 2.75 (1.5, 2.25, 1.5) inches or desired height
The exact amount of yarn depends on the desired width and length of the sweater. Therefore, the above information is only an approximation.
CONSTRUCTION NOTES
Triangles and squares are knitted in the order shown in the diagram. When it is finished, it is blocked to the correct measurements. Then the yoke and collar are knitted. Finally, stitches are picked up around the armhole, and the sleeves are worked from the armhole and out to the desired length.
RECOMMENDED NEEDLE SIZE
3.5 mm (US 4) and 3 mm (US 2) for the bands
Guage
GAUGE (in stockinette stitch):
20 stitches = 10 cm
40 rows = 10 cm
GAUGE (in domino knitting):
20 stitches = 10 cm
26 rows = 10 cm
