Zipper Basket Case by Heidi - Pickles

Zipper Basket Case

Knitting
September 2025
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1300 - 2200 yards (1189 - 2012 m)
2XS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL)
English Norwegian
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This is fun to make, just one more square!

Sizes
2XS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL)
The sweater is unisex but comes in two lengths: “men’s” / long and “women’s” / short.

Yarn
Pickles Tjukk (Worsted) Merino with or without Tweed
Short: 500 (600) 600 (700) 700 (800) 800 (900) g
Long: 600 (600) 700 (700) 800 (800) 900 (1000) g

You also need 25 cm zipper, not divisible

Knitting needles you need (indicative sizes)
16 and 32” | 40 and 80 cm circular and double pointed needles US 7 | 4,5 mm
32” | 80 cm circular and double pointed needles US 4 | 3,5 mm

Gauge per 4” | 10 cm
Stockinette stitch: 18 stitches / 26 rows
Ribbing: 21 stitches / 28 rows

Measurements, lying flat
Chest width: ca 48 (51) 53 (56) 59 (61) 64 (67) cm | 18,9 (20,1) 20,9 (22,0) 23,2 (24,0) 25,2 (26,4)”
Length long: ca 59 (60) 61 (62) 63 (64) 65 (66) cm | 23,2 (23,6) 24,0 (24,4) 24,8 (25,2) 25,6 (26,0)”
Length short: ca 50 (51) 52 (53) 54 (55) 56 (57) cm | 19,7 (20,1) 20,5 (20,9) 21,3 (21,7) 22,0 (22,4)”

I recommend 0–8 cm of positive ease for a “men’s” fit (classic, narrower shape), and 15–30 cm of positive ease for a “women’s” fit (oversized shape) but this is entirely up to you and your personal preference.

Intermediate / Uses basic knitting techniques requires experience in following detailed instructions and working with an unconventional construction. Worked from the bottom up, over the shoulders, and down the back in modular knitting. The neckline is picked up and knitted, and the sweater is assembled by knitting the sections together.