Salvador Sweater by Cecilia Lalanne

Salvador Sweater

Knitting
September 2024
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
12.5 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 11 - 8.0 mm
1094 - 1969 yards (1000 - 1800 m)
1, 2, 3
English Spanish
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

You will fall in love with the Salvador sweater for its playful geometric motif and its striking color combo. The fit is oversized and boxy, with a dropped sleeve.
This sweater is worked back and forth, knitting the front, back and sleeves separately, sewing all the pieces and finally knitting the neck rib.
Front, back, and sleeves are worked in intarsia in stockinette stitch, following the different charts.

Finished Measurements: Sizes (1) 2 (3)
Bust circumference: (47) 55 (63)”/(120) 140 (160) cm

Yarn and Quantities: Cardo, Manos del Uruguay. (100% Corriedale), approx. 109 yd/100 m per 100 g
Quantities:
Color A: Pumpkin, (2) 2 (5)
Color B: Cirrus (2) 2 (3)
Color C: Very Vivid (2) 2 (4)
Color D: Nymph (2) 2 (3)
Color D: Spirulina (2) 2 (3)

Needles and Tools

  • One pair of straight needles in size 8,0 mm/#11 US
  • One pair of straight needles in size 6,0 mm/#10 US
  • Circular knitting 6,0 mm/#10 US (to knit ribs)
  • 1 tapestry needle

Gauge
12.5 sts and 18 rows = 4” [10 cm] with 8,0 mm/#11 US, in stockinette stitch (intarsia), after blocking