The lovely woollen home suit RIESI is in a relaxed fit in a textured pattern with a long buttoned split mid front of the jumper. The leggings are shaped into a very good fit. The wool used is a fingering weight 100 % merino wool making a light-weighted garment. The patterns are worked from a written pattern also holding photos sustaining the text. The sleeves are worked from shoulder to buttom.
Knowledge required is just how to knit and purl. The is not difficult to make for yourself – this work of knitting is interesting and has a lovely variety.
The pattern is available also in German, Italian and Danish.
Technical information for the home suit:
Yarn: this design applies for a 4-ply fingering weight wool, 50 g = ca. 200 meters. In total 600 - 700 - 850 - 950 g, divided into 350 - 400 - 450 - 500 g for the sweater and 250 - 300 - 400 - 450 g for the leggings.
The original (the red one shown on the photo) and also the blue one have both been made in BABY, 100 % merino wool from Campolmi Roberto Filati in Florence in Italy.
Accessories: buttons for the jumper and elastic band for the leggings.
Needles: no 2 ½ mm and 3 mm
Tension/gauge in stocking sts: 26 sts on needles no 3 mm = 10 cm (4 in).
Leggings
Sizes: small – medium – large – xlarge.
Waist: 81 – 89 – 96 – 109 cm (in: 32 – 35 – 37 ¾ - 43).
Hip: 88 – 96 – 104 – 118 cm (in: 34 ¾ - 37 ¾ - 41 – 46 ½ )
Side length: 100 – 102 – 105 – 109 cm (in: 39 ¼ - 40 ¼ - 41 ¼ - 43)
Seat height: 24 – 26 – 27 – 29 cm (in: 9 ½ - 10 ¼ - 10 ½ - 11 ½ )
The jumper
Size: small – medium – large - xlarge
Bust: 90 – 102 – 115 – 126 cm (in: 35 ½ - 40 ¼ - 45 ¼ - 49 ½ )
Length: 59 – 60 – 64 – 66 cm (in: 23 ¼ - 23 ½ - 25 ¼ - 26)
Pattern: a written pattern sustained by photos.
Suggestions of yarn alternatives: Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift, Malabrigo Sock, Cascade 220 Fingering, PATONS Merino Extrafine 4-ply, LANG YARNS Merino 200 Bebe, MONDIAL Decati'.