Rento by Tuija Sulisalo

Rento

Knitting
October 2014
yarn held together
Lace
+ Lace
= DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL
English Finnish
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Rento is a lightweight, over-sized sweater with knitted seamlessly from the top down. It has stripes knitted alternating a single or two threads of yarn. The stripes with yarn held double produce a marled effect and give the garment warmth and the stripes with a single thread make it light and airy.

‘Rento’ is a Finnish word for ‘relaxed’.

Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL corresponding to actual bust sizes of 99 (111) 121 (127) 137 (145.5) cm or 39.5 (44.5) 48.5 (51) 55 (58) inches

The sweater is intended to be worn with around 25 cm/10 inches of positive ease

Gauge: 22 sts x 36 rows = 10 x 10 cm/4 x 4 sq inches in st st with a single thread using the largest needle, 22 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm/4 x 4 sq inches in st st with yarn held double and using the largest needle.

Yarn: Isager Spinni/Wool 1 (100% wool, 600 m/660 yards per 100 g), color A 200 (200) 250 (250) 300 (300) g, color B 200 (200) 200 (200) 300 (300) g.

Or approx. 1010 (1110) 1400 (1500) 1730 (1830) m/1100 (1200) 1530 (1640) 1890 (1990) yards of color A, and approx. 920 (1010) 1190 (1260) 1610 (1700 m/1000 (1100) 1290 (1370) 1750 (1850) yards of color B of other similar weight, preferably 1ply wool yarn.

Alternative 1ply wool yarns: Järbo Garn Gästrike 1 tr, 100% wool; Svarta Fåret 1-trådigt Ullgarn, 100% wool; Filcolana New Zealandsk Lammeuld, 100% wool