Winter sweater featuring a nice eyelet detail.

Ingrid sweater is worked from the top down. The back is knit first. Then, the front shoulders are picked up from the shoulder edge and worked top-down as you shape the neck. Finally, the front and back are joined together at the underarm and the body is knit seamlessly in the round to the hem. It has some decreases for a balloon effect. The sleeves also feature a balloon effect, achieved by working a set of invisible decreases.

The model in the picture is 169 cm tall and wears a size 2.

LEVEL

Intermediate (2/3)

YARN

6 (6, 7, 7, 7) (7, 8, 8, 8) skeins of Tweed by Isager (50g = 200 m/ 218 yards) (70% wool and 30% mohair).

3 (3, 4, 4, 4) (4, 4, 4, 4) skeins of Alpaca 1 by Isager (50g = 400 m/ 437 yards) (100% alpaca).The sweater is worked by holding two strands of yarn together (one of Tweed and one of Alpaca 1).

For the sample we used one strand of Tweed in colourway “walnut” and one strand of Alpaca 1 in colourway ”E7S”.

NEEDLES

3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles, cable length 80 or 100 cm / 32 or 40” for main body.
3.25 mm / US 3 circular needles, cable length 80 or 100 cm / 32 or 40” for neckband and ribbing.

GAUGE

21 stitches x 40 rounds = 10 cm / 4” on 3.5 mm / US 4 needles in pattern stitch in the round after blocking.

SIZES

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)This sweater is designed to be worn with approximately 35 cm / 13.6” of positive ease at bust.

Finished bust circumference: 115 (120, 125, 130, 135) (140, 145, 155, 160) cm / 44.9 (46.8, 48.8, 50.7, 52.7) (54.6, 56.6, 60.5, 62.4)“.

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) are intended to fit a real bust circumference of about 80 (85, 90, 95, 100) (105, 110, 120, 125) cm / 31.4 (33.4, 35.4, 37.4, 39.3) (41.3, 43.3, 47.2, 49.2)”.