Style TANYASWEATER is a knitwear pattern instructions.

The pattern comes in a PDF file, and can be downloaded and printed from the computer.

Size Guide

SIZES (cm)

XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL)

1.Bust circumference

111 (114) 117 (120) 123 (126)

2.Length measured mid back excl. neck edge

48 (49,5) 51 (52) 52,5 (52,5)

3.Length on sleeves, measured from armpits

48 (50) 52 (52,5) 52,5 (52,5)

Tanya Sweater is designed to have approx 15 - 25 cm of positive ease, especially in the smaller sizes, but gradually less positive ease in the larger sizes, meaning how much larger in circumference the sweater is designed to be than your body’s bust measurement. The measurements are based on the sweater before washing.

Skills: Knit and purled, increase & decrease.

Material

Hand dyed Wild alpaca, the yarn is brushed baby suri alpaca from Thelma Steimann, it ́s lightweight, super fluffy and soft to work with. Approx 225m/100gr in each skein.

Wild alpaca: 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (4)

Circular needles 40 and 80 / 100 cm in 6 mm for the sweater

Circular needles 40 and 80 / 100 cm in 5 mm for the rib

Tapestry needle to weave in the ends

Keeping cord or scrappy yarn to keep resting sts

Stitch markers

Tension gauge sample

Be sure to check your own tension before starting to knit. Cast on 14 stitches and knit 20 rows on needles size 6 mm for a 10 x 10 cm sample. If tension measures too tight, change to a thicker needle. If tension measures too wide, change to a thinner needle.

Good to know

Tanya sweater is beginners friendly project as the pattern doesn’t contain a lot of difficult techniques. The only thing you have to keep in mind is that Wild Alpaca can be more tricky to unravel and it can be complicated to see the errors if any.

The sweater is knitted top down in round for the most parts. The neckline is knitted back and forth, connected by the chest on the front side and knitted in round from there. The sleeves are separated from the body. Stitches are picked up from the cast on, to knit the neckline. The neckline is a rib where the stitches are bound off together with the stitches picked up from the first round (making the neckline double in thickness).

Read the pattern through before you start your project.

I recommend you to alternate by working with two hanks at a time so the color blends more evenly in the project. When you knit with both hanks at the same time, you simply change them out in every other row. Here is a good example on how to do it if you’re not familiar with the technique:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtxBXfi5g6w