Vaar by Lone Kjeldsen

Vaar

Knitting
February 2019
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Lace
+ Light Fingering
= DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stocinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1225 - 1640 yards (1120 - 1500 m)
S / M / L / XL / XXL / XXXL
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Vaar is a classic sweater, but with a little extra space in the body and a low added raglan sleeve - a light, loose and unpretentious sweatshirt-style. And even though the model is very plain, it has small subtleties:

Italian cast on
Twisted rib eging
A specially marked raglan that we know from machine knit. In English, the method is called “Full-fashioned Double decrease” (abbreviated FFDD). The method is described in the pattern - it’s easy, and it is great!
Raglan has moved from the normal place, between sleeve and body. Instead the decreases are placed in the sides of front and back.
The neckline is shaped using short rows.
The beginning of neckband is marked and stabilized with a few rows, knitted in a special way.
Italian bind off in neckband.
And despite the many features, it’s an easy knit.

The sweater is worked from bottom and up.

Materials
2 strands of different yarns are knit together - lambswool and alpaca.

Light fingering wool 306 yd (280 m) / 50 g: 200 / 200 / 200 / 250 / 250 / 300 g
Lace weight alpaca 437 yd (400 m) / 50 g: 150 / 150 / 150 / 200 / 200 / 200 g

Needles
32” (80 cm) circular needle size US 6 & 7 (4 & 4.5 mm)
16” (40 cm) circular needle size US 6 (4 mm)
1 set of double pointed needles size US 6 & 7 (4 & 4.5 mm)
1 cable needle size US 7 (4.5 mm) - or use a double pointed needle
5 stitch markers

Gauge
Before wash and blocking: 18 stitches & 30 rows in stockinette stitch = 4” (10 cm)
After wash and blocking: 16 stitches & 28 rows in stockinette stitch = 4” (10 cm)

Measurements
Length - from neck in the middle of back: 23.25” (59 cm) 24” (61 cm) / 24.75” (63 cm) / 25.5” (65 cm) / 26.5” (67 cm) 27” (69 cm)
Bust circumference: 41” (104 cm) / 43.5” (110 cm) / 45.25” (115 cm) / 47.25” (120 cm) / 49.5” (126 cm) / 51.5” (131 cm)
Sleeve length: 18” (45 cm) / 18” (45 cm)/ 18” (45 cm) / 18” (45 cm) / 18” (45 cm) / 18” (45 cm)