My Dad's Sweater by Sílvia Silva

My Dad's Sweater

Knitting
March 2018
DK (11 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1323 - 1444 yards (1210 - 1320 m)
L - adjustable
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

The item presented is a size L for 110cm (43in) in the bust with 6 cm (2,36 in) of positive ease.

The sweater is knitted seamless from top to bottom with short rows in the back neck. It is worked flat up untill the side line neck in front is finished. Then increaces are made (cast on) in the front to match the same number of stitches in the back and continued knitting in the round. If you do not like knitting with double pointed needles you can use a circular needle and the magic loop to knit the sleeves.

With a topdown sweater you can try it on during the process to make sure you have the right measurements. Just place the stitches in a scrap yarn for flexibility. So, no matter how many stitches you start with you will end up with the size you want. But the number of stitches you cast on in the beginning influence the size of the neck hole.

The pattern hasn’t been tested. If you whant to give it a try let me know if you find any mistakes. You can help me and I can help you.

PS: My father very proud of his daughter’s work.