The Bern Sweater is a seed stitch rib sweater with a top-down seamless yoke. Below the yoke, the body and the sleeves are worked in stockinette stitch. The sweater is entirely worked with circular needles.

• SIZES: XS (S) M (L) XL
• BUST CIRCUMFERENCE: 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-105 cm / 31.5”-33.5” (33.5”-35.4”) 35.4”-37.4” (37.4”-39.4”) 39.4”-43.3”
• SWEATER CIRCUMFERENCE: 95 (101) 109 (113) 117 cm / 37.5” (39.7”) 42.9” (44.5”) 46”
• TOTAL LENGTH: 53 (55) 57.5 (60) 62 cm / 20.8” (21.6”) 22.6” (23.6”) 24.4”
• YARN: 400 (400) 450 (500) 550 g Drops Lima (50g = 100m) held together with 75 (75) 100 (125) 150 g Drops Kid-Silk (25g = 210m)
• GAUGE: 17 sts x 28 rows in 10 x 10 cm / 4” x 4”
• NEEDLES: Circular needles 4.5 mm US 7 / 40 and 80 cm, 16” & 32”, and 5 mm US 8 / 40, 60 & 80 and/or 100 cm, 16”, 24”, 32” and/or 40”
• ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Waste yarn, tapestry needle, stitch markers

The sweater is worked with two strands of yarn held together throughout the whole work: an 8-ply DK worsted yarn (Drops Lima) and a 2-ply lace yarn (Drops Kid-Silk). The result is a super soft and chunky garment.

Sizing information

The Bern Sweater is supposed to have a certain level of positive ease in the bust area, i.e., an average of 10 - 15 cm (4” - 6”) of ease for each size.

For example, if your bust is 94 cm 37” wide, you will opt for size M (90-95 cm / 35.4”-37.4”). Your positive ease will be 15 cm / 6”.