Nigeria by Marianne Isager

Nigeria

Knitting
March 2006
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28.5 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch on larger needles (3.5 mm)
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
2790 - 5022 yards (2551 - 4592 m)
Small (Mediium, Large): 39 (43, 48)''
Danish English

From the book “Knitting out of Africa”:
“The pullover shown here mimics the African look of pieced strips of woven cloth by alternating bands of stranded two-color knitting with solid-color stripes. The sweater is worked in one piece from cuff to cuff, and except for the shaping of the tapered body sides, it is all worked in the round. Extra steek stitches are worked at the lower body and upper neck edges, then secured, cut open, and concealed with knitted facings. A zipper in the center front adds sporty versatility.”

FINISHED CHEST/BUST CIRCUMFERENCE: 39 (43, 48)”/ 99 (109, 122) cm

SIZE SHOWN: Medium; (43” / 190 cm)

YARN REQUIREMENTS: Fingering-weight (CYCA Super Fine #1) yarn, appr. 100 (125, 150) g each of four colours (A, B, C, D) and 50 g of one colour (E):
Tvinni (A, B, C, D) - 558 (1116, 1116) yds / 510 (1020, 1020) m / 1 (2, 2) skeins and (E) -558 yds / 510) m / 1 skein.

SHOWN IN: MC1 - Isager Tvinni, #30 black (A), #47 dark blue-gray (B), #6 beige heather (C), #52 plum heather (D) and #23 dark gray-khaki heather (E).

NEEDLES REQUIRED: US 2 (3.0mm) and US 4 (3.5 mm) 16” / 40cm and 24” / 60 cm or 32” / 80 cm circular and set of 4 or 5 double point needles.

CHARTS INCLUDED: 5 colourwork charts.

NOTIONS: zipper – 10” (25.5 cm) for neck.

GERMAN PATTERN TRANSLATIONS: Isager-Stitches; Note these are translations only, you will need to purchase a book as well.