Safari
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:
200 (200, 250, 300) g Isager Eco Melange, Color 6M or 8M
100 (100, 150, 150) g Isager Tvinni, Color 30
100 (100, 150, 150) g Isager Alpaca 1, Color 30
MEASUREMENTS:
Chest circumference: 108 (122, 138, 154) cm or 42.5 (48, 54.5, 60.5) inches
Length: 54 or 63.5 cm or 21.25 or 25 inches
Sleeve Length: 32 (36, 40, 42) cm or 12.5 (14, 15.75, 16.5) inches + Cuffs for a total wingspan of approximately 150 cm or 59 inches
Armhole depth: 18 (20, 22, 24) cm or 7 (8, 9, 10) inches
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
The sweater is knitted from the bottom up to the top. It is knitted using a circular needle to the underarm and then worked back and forth in rows. It can also be knitted in the round in pattern above the underarms, but then steeks need to be introduced and then the armhole is cut open later. The shoulder is shaped using short rows and the front neckline shaping is formed. Then, the work is set aside and the Back is completed. The Back does not have neckline shaping. The shoulders are then joined together. The stitches for the Sleeves are picked up around the armholes and the Sleeves are knitted in stockinette to the ribbed cuff. Change to double-pointed needles to work smaller circumferences when required. The collar at the neck is worked in ribbing. And, finally, the sweater is carefully steamed with the wrong side facing.
RECOMMENDED NEEDLE SIZE
3.5 mm (US 4) for the stranded knitting pattern, 3 mm (US 2)
for stockinette sections, and 2.5 mm (US 1) for the ribbing
Guage
GAUGE (in pattern using Eco Melange and Tvinni):
26 stitches = 10 cm
28 rows = 10 cm
GAUGE (in stockinette using Tvinni and Alpaca 1):
22 stitches = 10 cm
26 rows = 10 cm
A knitting life - Out into the World
This model is part of the collection in Marianne Isager’s book ‘A Knitting Life – out into the world‘.
See the entire collection HERE.
