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Polar bear is here
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
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