Venus by Ruth Sorensen

Venus

Knitting
March 2020
Sport (12 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stranded knitting
US 6 - 4.0 mm
chest width: 140 - 163 - 187 - 210 cm
Danish English
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Errata available: ruts.dk

The sweater is knitted in shawl shape, meaning that it has large width and fairly narrow rib knit sleeves that keep the sweater in place.
The neckline is round, but a separate cowl is knitted to match the sleeves and edges.
The sweater is knitted in a round and with steeks and afterwards cut open for armholes and neck.
The pattern contains descriptions for 4 sizes.
The model is knitted with Istex Kambgarn
One white, two gray and two green shades have been used.
The yarn has a very wide color chart, and ample opportunites to make your own color combinations.
The chart below shows dimensions for individual sizes and yarn supplies.
Choose a size, which width is 50 – 80 cm larger than your bust circumference.
Needles:
Circular needles 3.5 and 4 mm
Circular needles / double pointed needles 3.5 and 4 mm for the sleeves and the cowl.