English translation:

BIG ALFRED’S by Britta Wilfert
The sweater is worked top-down

SIZE:
S (M) L

BUST:
98 (104) 108 cm

LENGTH:
63 (65) 66 cm

YARN:
“Pisa” (100% organic wool/ 50 g = 105 m) 450 (500) 550 g

NEEDLES:
4,5 circular 60+80 cm + DPN

GAUGE:
19 sts x 30 rows = 10x10 cm in stitch pattern

STITCH PATTERN
Rnd 1: ✶K1, P1✶, repeat from ✶ to ✶ to end of round.
Rnd 2: Repeat rnd 1
Rnd 3: Knit all
Rnd 4: ✶P1, K1✶, repeat from ✶ to ✶ to end of round
Rnd 5: Repeat rnd 4
Rnd 6: Knit all

BEGIN SWEATER
CO 104 (112) 122 sts on four dpn’s size 4,5.
Knit in the round for 14 rnds in stitch pattern.
Place 4 markers at last round after 19 (21) 23 sts, then after the next 33 (35) 38 sts, and again, after the next 19 (21) 23 sts, knit the last 33 (35) 38 sts and place last marker. You have now divided the sweater into front, back and sleeves. Note: The stitch right before and after the markers will from now always be a knit stitch!

INCREASE FOR THE SLEEVES
Kfb or pfb (accordingly to the stitch pattern) just before and after the markers on every 2nd rnd. (Increase of 8 sts on every increase rnd)
Change to circular needle when appropriate.
Keep increasing on every 2nd rnd until you have 312 (328) 336 sts.

DIVIDE INTO BODY AND SLEEVES
Place the sts for the sleeves on spare needles or scrap yarn.

BODY
Knit in the round for the body until 41 (42) 43 cm from where the body was separated from the sleeves - or to desired length. Cast off.

SLEEVES
Knit in the round and decrease on every 6th rnd like this: K2tog twice on the underside of the sleeve.
Keep decreasing until you have a total of 49 sts left.
Knit even until the sleeve measures 43 (45) 47 cm or to desired length. Cast off.

Weave in ends.