Sizes
(XXS) XS/S (M) L (XL) 2XL/3XL (4XL)
Measurements
Chest circumference: (99) 110 (115) 124 (129) 143 (148) cm [(39) 43.25 (45.25) 48.75 (50.75) 56.25 (58.25)]”
Back width: (45) 52 (52) 59 (59) 66 (66) cm [(17.75) 20.5 (20.5) 23.25 (23.25) 26 (26)”]
Length: (56) 57 (58) 59 (60) 61 (62) cm [(22) 22.5 (22.75) 23.25 (23.5) 24 (24.5)”]
Yarn and yarn quantity, cream sweater
Filcolana Saga (100% wool, 50 g = 300 m) two strands
held together with
Filcolana Tilia (70% kid mohair, 30% silk, 25 g = 210 m).
Saga, col. Marzipan 977: (300) 350 (350) 400 (450) 450 (500) g.
Tilia, col. Natural White 101: (100) 125 (125) 150 (150) 175 (175) g.
Yarn and yarn quantity, light blue sweater (photos available soon)
Sandnes Garn Tynn Peer Gynt (100% wool, 50 g = 205 m) two strands
held together with
Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair (57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% wool, 25 g = 212 m)
Tynn Peer Gynt, col. 5812: (400) 450 (500) 550 (600) 650 (700) g.
Tynn Silk Mohair, col. 5812: (100) 125 (125) 150 (150) 175 (175) g.
Recommended needles
Circular needles 5 and 6 mm, 40 and 80 cm [US 8 and 10, 16 and 32”].
Circular needle 4,5 mm, 40 cm [US 7, 16”].
Double pointed needles 5 mm [US 8], (unless you use the magic loop method).
Suggested yarn alternatives
Camarose Snefnug, Isager Soft and Sandnes Garn Poppy
Approx. (400) 450 (450-500) 500 (550) 600 (650) g
Recommended needles: Circular needles 4,5 and 5,5 mm, 40 and 80 cm [US 7 and 9, 16 and 32”]. Circular needle 4 mm, 40 cm [US 6, 16”]. Double pointed needles 4,5 mm [US 7], (unless you use the magic loop method).
Gauge
16 sts x 25 rows in stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm on 6 mm [4 x 4” on US 10] needles knitted with two strands of wool and one strand of silk mohair.
Difficulty level
(3 out of 5)
Read about our difficulty levels here
Size guide
Edith Sweater is designed to have approx. 20-25 cm [7.75-9.75”] of positive ease. Edith Sweater is shown with approx. 25 cm [9.75”] of positive ease, meaning the sweater is shown on a model with a bust circumference that is 25 cm [9.75“] smaller than the sweater's bust circumference.
The length is measured at the center back excl. the neckline.
Find your personal bust circumference by measuring around your chest (or the largest part of your upper body). Then look at the measurements at the beginning of the pattern (these are the finished measurements of the sweater). Positive ease is the difference between your personal measurement and the sweater's measurement.
For example, if your bust circumference is 94 cm [37”], a size M will give you a positive ease of 21 cm [8.25”] (115 cm – 94 cm = 21 cm) [45.25”- 37” = 8.25”]
Schematics are available here
Construction
Edith Sweater is worked top down. First, the upper part of the back piece is worked until the middle of the cable pattern. Then, stitches are picked up for the upper part of the front pieces along the shoulders on the back piece. The front pieces are shaped with short rows and later increases for the neckline. Then the front piece is worked to the same row in the cable pattern as the back piece. Here the back and front is joined and the body is finished in the round. Stitches are picked up along the neckline, and the neckband is worked in rib. Finally, stitches are picked up along the sleeve opening and worked in stockinette stitch in the round.
The pattern will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.
When knitting Edith Sweater, you may find the following videos helpful:
Cables
Reading a chart - knit and purl patterns
3-in-1-increase
Central quadruple decrease
Long tail cast on
M1R
M1L
German short rows
M1T
K2tog
SSK
Tubular bind off
From 2x2 rib to tubular bind-off
Pick up stitches for the neckline
