Dunrobin Sweater by Corinne Tomlinson

Dunrobin Sweater

Knitting
July 2023
Aran (8 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
840 - 1520 yards (768 - 1390 m)
Adult Sizes
English
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Receive this pattern as part of the Dunrobin Sweater Lettlopi kit at The Woolly Thistle

Receive this pattern as part of the Dunrobin Sweater Studio Donegal Irish Heather kit at The Woolly Thistle

The Dunrobin Sweater is a loose, dropped-shoulder sweater with fitted sleeves. Dunrobin is a smart, cozy sweater that is knit in the round from the bottom up using Aran weight yarn.

Sizes in this pattern are available to fit bust measurements from 28” up to 62 inches. The overall positive ease of this sweater is 7.75”. The pattern lists both the actual chest measurements and the finished garment measurements and includes a schematic.

Gauge for Lettlopi is 14 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches, blocked, and worked in stockinette stitch in the round on a size US 9 needle.

Gauge for Studio Donegal Irish Heathers is 14 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches blocked worked in stockinette stitch in the round on US 9 needles.

Yarn Requirements:

Lettlopi
(100% Icelandic wool, Aran weight, 109 yards / 50 g)
Shown in 9426 (gold)
8 (9, 10, 10, 11) (12, 13, 14, 14) balls

Studio Donegal Irish Heather
(60% Fine Irish wool/ 40% New Zealand Wool, Aran weight 164 yds / 100 g per hank)
Shown in Blackberry
6 (6, 7, 7, 8) (8, 9, 9, 10) skeins

OR 840 (925, 1010, 1090, 1190) (1300,
1375, 1470, 1520) yards of an Aran weight yarn

Note: amounts include 10% extra for swatching and safety

There are separate instructions in the pattern for each of the gauges listed.

Kits are available at The Woolly Thistle along with a Dunrobin Sweater Course.