birch sweater

birch sweater is a level 1 sweater and is suitable for beginners. the sweater is knit top-down in the round. stitches are cast on for the neck and worked as a tube. the yoke is then worked with raglan increases. after this, the sweater is divided into body and sleeves. the sleeves are worked in stockinette stitch without decreases and finished with a long ribbed cuff, that is folded up and sewn. the body is worked in the same manner as the sleeves and at the end, optional short rows are used to shape the back of the body. the body is then split in two and the ribbing is worked flat.

birch sweater is an oversized sweater and has a positive ease of around 35 cm. measure your own breast circumference, add 35 cm and this will tell you what size to knit. the sweater in the picture is knit in size 3, and the model has a bust circumference of 85 cm.

tools

gauge: 21 sts x 33 rows after blocking on 4 mm needles measures 10 cm x 10 cm

needle: 4 mm

sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 (10) 11 (12)

bust measurements: 75 (80) 85 (90) 95 (100) 105 (110) 115 (120) 125 (130) cm

width: 110 (115) 120 (125) 130 (135) 140 (145) 150 (155) 160 (165) cm

length: 63 (64) 65 (66) 67 (68) 69 (70) 71 (72) 73 (74) cm

yarn: 400 (400) 500 (500) 500 (500) 500 (600) 600 (600) 600 (700) g of thin pure merino by unikt garn (100 g = 400 m) held together with 200 (200) 200 (200) 250 (250) 250 (250) 300 (300) 300 (350) g of silk mohair by unikt garn (50 g = 420 m).

difficulty: 1 of 5