Sizes
(XXS) XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL
Measurements of the sweater
Bust circumference: (110) 115 (120) 126 (132) 138 (145) 152 (162) 172 cm
[(43.25) 45.25 (47.25) 49.5 (52) 54.25 (57) 59.75 (63.75) 67.75”]
Length: (52) 53 (53) 54 (55) 56 (57) 58 (59) 60 cm*
[(20.5) 20.75 (20.75) 21.25 (21.75) 22 (22.5) 22.75 (23.25) 23.5”]*
Yarn, navy sweater
Sandnes Garn Cashmere (100% cashmere, 25 g = 110 m)
5882 Dark Navy: (325) 350 (375) 400 (425) 450 (475) 500 (525) 575 g
Yarn, light brown sweater
Einrum Lamb 2 (89% wool 11% mulberry silk, 100 g = 533 m)
3050: (300) 300 (300) 300 (300) 400 (400) 400 (400) 500 g
Yarn, cream sweater
Hjelholt Dansk Pelsuld 8/2 (100% wool, 100 g = 400 m).
Creme: (400) 400 (400) 400 (400) 500 (500) 500 (600) 600 g
Recommended needles
Circular needles 2,5 and 3 mm, 40 and 80 cm [US 1.5 and US 2.5, 16 and 32”].
Double pointed needles 2,5 and 3 mm (unless you use the magic loop method).
Gauge
26 sts x 38 rows in stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4”] on 3 mm [US 2.5] needles.
Construction
The sweater is worked in one piece, from the top down. First, the upper back is worked flat, each shoulder separately. Then stitches are cast on for the neck, and the back is worked with increases for the shoulders and later for the armholes. Then stitches are picked up along the shoulder edges of the back, and each side of the front is worked separately until the neckline is shaped. Continue working the front until the armhole is worked. The back and front are then joined and worked in the round. The neckband is then knitted. Finally, stitches are picked up along the armhole edges; short rows are worked to shape the sleeve cap, and the sleeve is finished in the round.
Size guide
Note Sweater is designed to have approx. 20-30 cm [7.75-11.75”] of positive ease. If you are knitting with a lightweight yarn, such as Einrum Lamb 2, I recommend less ease than with, for example, Hjelholt Dansk Pelsuld 8/2, which is slightly heavier and more substantial. The navy blue and the light brown Note Sweater is shown with approx. 28 cm [11”] of positive ease. The cream sweater is shown with approx. 36 cm [14.25”] of positive ease.
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 S will give you a positive ease of 26 cm [10.25”]
(120 cm – 94 cm = 26 cm) [47.25”- 37” = 10.25”]
*The length is measured at the center back excl. the neckline.
Schematics are available here
The pattern will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.
When knitting Note Sweater, you may find the following videos helpful:
Long tail cast on
German short rows
M1T
M1R
M1L
M1-Rp
M1-Lp
From 2x2 rib to tubular bind-off
Tubular bind off
K2tog
SSK
Pick up stitches for the neckline
