Gunta Sweater
Finished
March 20, 2025
June 18, 2025

Gunta Sweater

Project info
Gunta Sweater by Helga Isager
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Me
Needles & yarn
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
Isager Yarn Alpaca 3
100
Tøndering Strik in Århus
Isager Yarn Alpaca 3
1
Tøndering Strik in Århus
Isager Yarn Isager Soft
58
Tøndering Strik in Århus
Notes

Finished project:
I am very satisfied - and I say that as a naturally sceptic Dane.
I managed to make pretty invisible weaved-in ends, and I am actually going to LOVE pulling the sweater off and not turning the outside in before putting it on again!

Yarns:
I was surprised to learn in the yarn shop, that what I thought was a whitish main color was rather yellow.

I also didn’t know these types of yarn: Isager soft is a blow-yarn, and alpaca 3 is a tube-knitted yarn.

I’m guessing that one advantage of these types of yarns is that you avoid having to hold two or three strands of yarn together to make a light alpaca fabric.

I decided to use the Alpaca 3 as the blue color in stead of the suggested Isager Soft because I felt the white cotton tube inside was too visible.
In the suggested yarns for version 2 the yellow and blue are Isager soft (the blow yarn) and the red/orange is Alpaca 3.

Alpaca 3 seems to be a little more elastic, and maybe it pulls the fabric more together where it is added.

Size:
I’m knitting size S, even though the pictured fit would mean M or L for me. But a short, snug fit works better with my wardrobe and body shape, I would say.

13-06-2025

I’ve been stuck doing and redoing the edges.
Need to trust the process crossed_fingers

The “inner” fold had to be shorter than I thought. For the bottom hem, I had to unravel and reduce with two rows.

17-06-2025

I’m finally getting somewhere stuck_out_tongue
I had to experiment with the seam-stitches, and they could be better, but it’s okay.
There are quite an amount of ends to weave in, obviously. … sewing_needle

18-06-2025

Currently blocking! I’m pretty excited:)
Most photos are pre-blocking

19-06-2025

Wow! This sweater is gorgeous inside out and outside in. Really light and extremely warm sun_with_face

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About this yarn
by Isager Yarn
DK
50% Alpaca, 50% Wool
137 yards / 50 grams

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Worsted
56% Alpaca, 44% Pima
137 yards / 50 grams

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  • Project created: March 30, 2025
  • Finished: June 18, 2025
  • Updated: June 19, 2025
  • Progress updates: 4 updates