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Eira Sweater
Eira Sweater is a rib knit sweater that is knitted top down with raglan increases, in a rib structure of 3 knit stitches and 2 purl stitches. The neckline is folded over double, and German short rows are used to create the neckline. The body is finished with an elastic bind off, and the sleeves are finished with a wide rib edge. You can find recommended instruction videos at the end of the pattern.
Eira Sweater should have a positive ease of around 15 cm. Knit a gauge swatch before starting, so that you are sure your gauge is correct.
Level of difficulty: 3 out of 5
Recommended instruction videos are listed in the pattern.
Sizes
XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL
Chest circumference
99 (104) 108 (115) 125 (131) 139 cm
Length
53 (55) 56 (59) 62 (64) 65 cm
Suggested needles
3 mm (40 cm) circular needles, 4 mm (40, 60 and 80 or 100 cm) circular needles, 3.5 mm double pointed needles
Gauge
26 sts x 30 rows in rib (k3, p2) st on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm
Suggested yarn
250 (300) 300 (350) 350 (400) 400 g Filcolana Arwetta Classic (50g = 210m) or Sandnes Garn Sunday (50g = 235m) or KFO Merino (50g = 250m) or Isager Alpaca 2 (50g = 250m) or Rauma Lamull (50g = 250m) or Drops Flora (50g = 210m)
Knitted held together with
125 (150) 150 (175) 175 (200) 200 g Filcolana Tilia (25g = 210m) or Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair (25g = 212m) or Isager Silk Mohair (25g = 212m) or Drops Kid-Silk (25g = 200m) or KFO Soft Silk Mohair (25g = 225m)
The sweater is worked holding two strands of yarn together and the pattern indicates the total yardage. It is recommended buying an extra skein of each type of yarn if you wish to knit the sweater longer than the length suggested in this pattern.
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- First published: June 2021
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