Style ADNASWEATER is a knitwear pattern instructions.

The pattern comes in a PDF file, and can be downloaded and printed from the computer.

Size chart

Size XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)

1.Bust circumference

100 (106) 112 (118) 126 (132)
2.Length on body to shoulders

56 (59) 61,5 (52,5) 53 (53)

Adna Sweater is designed to have approx 15 - 25 cm of positive ease, especially in the smaller sizes, but gradually less positive ease in the larger sizes, meaning how much larger in circumference the sweater is designed to be than your body’s bust measurement. The measurements are based on the sweater before washing.

Level : Knitting & purling. Picking up stitches.

Material

Handdyed Chunky baby alpaca, 100% baby alpaca wool from Thelma Steimann. Super soft and wonderful thread to work with. Each hank consists of 100 m in 100 gr.

Chunky baby : 6 (6) 7 (8) 9 (9)

Circular needles 40 and 80 cm in 7 mm and 5,5 mm.

Stitch markers.
Tapestry needle for weaving in the ends.
Keeping cord or scrappy yarn for resting stitches.

Tension gauge sample

Be sure to check your own tension before starting to knit.
Cast on 15 stitches and knit 16 rows on needles size 7 mm for a 10 x 10 cm sample. If tension measures too tight, change to a thicker needle.
If tension measures too wide, change to a thinner needle.

Good to know

The sweater is knitted from the top down. Starting from the shoulders and from there worked back and forth. The two sides are connected under the armpits and from there work as one piece while you increase the neckline. The sweater is joined in round after the increase and knitted in round from there. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up from each side and knitted in round with decrease. Stitches for the neckline are picked up from the neckline and knitted in round. The straps in the neckline are knitted back and forth and stitched down on the backside of the neckline.

The quantity of yarn required is based on an average , and is therefore an approximate number.