NORWEGIAN GIRL SWEATER
NORWEGIAN GIRL SWEATER
Feminine Norwegian sweater, with cute selbu roses. Knitted in the round with yoke - practically seamless. Size: Womens S/M (Size 36/38) Body circumference: 37" or 94 cm Full length: 22 - 26 inches US needle 1%2 - 2.5 mm US needles 2% - 3.0 mm Circular needles 32 inches - 80 cm Yarn: Drops Alpaca by Garnstudio (weight: sport/5 ply) - or a yarn of your choice that knits to the gauge. Gauge: 20 sts and 30 rows = 4 inches (with one strand of yarn)
\~ Body:
Cast on 188 sts on circular needles, Us 1%2 - 2,5 mm. Put a marker at the beginning of the round. Knit border: 10 rounds of seed sts: or k2, p2. Switch to needle US 2%2 - 3 mm, and continue in stockinette until the body measures approx. 14 to 16 “ or 35 to 40 cm. Mark the middle (after 94 sts) of your work. Bind off 10 sts (5 sts on each side of the marker) for the sleeves.
\~ Sleeves: Cast on 46 stitches on US needle 1,5 (2,5 mm). Put a marker at the beginning of the round. Knit same border as on body, 10 rounds. Switch to US needle 2,5 (3 mm) and knit stockinette til sleeve measures approx. 3 inches / 7 cm. Increase 2 sts, one stitch on each side of the marker. Continue increasing 2 sts every 7th round - until you reach 82 sts. Knit til desired sleeve length, mine was approx.19 in / 48 cm. Bind off 10 sts at the bottom of each sleeve; that is binding off 5 sts on each side of the markers. Join the sleeves and the body on the same 32" circular needle, and make sure the bottom of the sleeve matches the bound off stitches in the body. The total amount of stitches on the needle should now be 312. Knit 3 rounds of stockinette before starting on the sweater pattern and the yoke. \~ Knitting the pattern and decreasing: The patterns are repetitive, and add up evenly within the given amount of sts for each row. Decrease as evenly as possible the given amount of stitches between the pattern rows, as defined in the diagram. Decrease by knitting to stitches together. To find the amount of sts in between each decrease: Divide the total number of sts on the needle, with the total number of sts to decrease. From this fraction you will get the repetitive number for which you need to increase within. Example: If you have 192 sts on the needles, and need to decrease 32 sts: 192/32 = 6. This means you will decrease one sixth of the sts. like this: Knit 4 sts, then knit the next 2 sts together. Repeat all the way around. When the fraction is uneven, for instance 9,17 - knit 7 sts, then 2 sts together - and make the few extra decreases needed at the end of the round. This “unevenness" will be invisible. Count your stitches carefully, and double check with the diagram, so the pattern repetitions will fit afte each decreasing round. When the pattern is finished, on row 64, decrease 16 sts (evenly) so that you remain at a total amount ( 116 sts left for the neckline. \~ Neckline: Switch to needle US 1,5 - (2,5 mm) and knit 6 rounds of seed stitch. Bind off loosely, knitwise and purlwise. Sew in all loose ends neatly, and stitch the sleeves-openings from the inside.
KNITTING WITH DOUBLE YARN - SiZe L
If you prefer a warmer, bigger sweater, try knitting with two strands of fingering or sport weight yarn, on US needle 6 (4 mm) to Us 8 (5 mm). The gauge should be be approx. 17 sts in 4 inches. Full body circumference will be approx. 110 cm. Happy knitting!
