Polar bear is here by Lyudmila Aksenik

Polar bear is here

Knitting
January 2022
Sport (12 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1570 - 2100 yards (1436 - 1920 m)
S (M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL) to fit bust circumference 86 (90, 96, 102, 106, 112) cm / 34 (35, 38, 40, 42, 44)”.
English Russian
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Intarsia jumper worked in pieces with straight silhouette and ~2cm/1” of positive ease. Design includes set-in sleeves and trimming.

YARN:

sport-weight wool yarn (~350-375m/382-410yds per 100g/3.5oz)in 7 colors (see yardage below). Yardages per size are provided in the Sizing & Yardage table below.
The sample was knit in Zegna Baruffa (~1,500m/1,640yds per 3.5oz/100g) work holding 4 strands of yarn together.

NEEDLES:
• Main (for the body & sleeves): 3.5mm/US4 (or size to get gauge in Stockinette) circulars on a 60 cm/24” cable;
• Cuffs and hem: 3.25mm/US3 circulars on a 60 cm/24” cable;
• Trimming: 2 pairs of 2.5-3 mm/US1.5-2.5 circulars on a 60 cm/24”cable;

NOTIONS: crochet hook, stitch markers, row counter, tapestry needle, scissors, waste yarn/ stitch holder/extra cable.

Gauge (measured per 10x10 cm/4x4” square after wet blocking)
• In 22 rib– 24 stitches by 36 rows on 3.25mm/US3 needles
• In Stockinette – 22 stitches by 34 rows on 3.5mm/US4 needles

Techniques

• Italian cast on (= long-tail tubular cast on)– video-tutorial
• Decreases: k2tog, ssk, ssp
• Chain selvage edges
• Sloped bind off - video-tutorial
• Working in hollow rib (in the round) – for neckline trimming
• Tubular (Italian) bind off using a tapestry needle(with 2 set-up rounds in hollow rib) - video-tutorial
• Intarsia (pictures)
• Skills to read charts
• German short-rows – photo-tutorial below &free video-tutorial