Gingerbread sweater by Ferdigstrikka (Vibeke Lauritsen)

Gingerbread sweater

Knitting
November 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
582 - 1164 yards (532 - 1064 m)
2-12 years
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Sizes
2 (4) 6 (8) 10 (12) years

Measurements
Bust circumference: 61 (65) 69 (73) 81 (86) cm
Total length: 35 (40) 45 (50) 54 (58) cm
Sleeve length: 24 (27) 32 (37) 40 (42) cm
Neck circumference: 38 (38) 38 (39) 41 (42) cm

Gauge
21 stitches x 27 rows in stocking stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

Needles
Double-pointed needles and circular needles (40 cm) size 3.5 mm
Circular needles (40 cm and 60 cm) size 4 mm

Yarn and yarn amounts
Viking Alpaca Storm, 40% superfine alpaca, 40% merino wool, 20% nylon, yardage per skein 50 g = 133 m

Colour 527 Jeans Blue, 200 (200) 250 (250) 300 (350) g
Colour 555 Brownish Red, 50 g

Knitting the Gingerbread sweater
The Gingerbread Sweater is knitted from the bottom up, starting with the body and sleeves, which are worked separately. Once the body and sleeves are complete, they are joined together, and the yoke is shaped with raglan decreases. The sweater features a simple but beautiful colourwork pattern in contrasting colours.