Go-to Sweater (English)
The perfect basic sweater with a relaxed fit, v-neck and boxy sleeves.
This pattern is in English. It is a digital pattern, and you recieve a link to a downloadable PDF file after purchase.
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More information
Go-To Sweater is an oversized sweater from the design tool, hacked with a longer body and slits on both sides.
Construction
The sweater is worked from the top down, and it is easy to adjust the length of the body and sleeves to fit your body. The sweater is seamless.
You cast on the back piece and work this back and forth in stockinette stitch, before you pick up and knit stitches for each shoulder. The shoulders are knitted separately with short rows and increases to shape the v-neck. Then the shoulders are joined with the back piece, and the rest of the neckline is shaped. Afterwards, the sweater is joined and the body is knitted in the round. The slits are worked back and forth in ribbing. The sleeves are worked by picking up and knitting stitches around the armholes.
Sizes
XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)
Bust measurements
80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-105) 105-115 (115-125) cm
If you want an even more oversized look you can size up. If you are in between sizes, we recommend choosing the larger one. The sweater in the picture is knitted in size XS (bust measurement 83 cm).
Bust circumference, finished garment
99 (106) 111 (118) 127 (139) cm
The sweater is designed to have approximately 15-25 cm of positive ease, depending on the size.
Length
60 (60) 62 (64) 66 (70) cm including the slit, measured mid back
Gauge
17 x 24 stitches in stockinette stitch = 10 cm, recommended needle size 4.5 mm (yarn alternative 1) or 5.0 mm (yarn alternative 2)
Yarn
Alternative 1
9 (9) 11 (12) 13 (14) skeins Filcolana Peruvian Highland Wool (50 g = 100 m) held together with 4 (5) 5 (6) 7 (7) skeins Filcolana Tilia (25 g = 210 m)
Alternative 2
12 (13) 14 (16) 17 (19) skeins Drops Nepal (50 g = 75 m)
Needles
Recommended needle size 4.0 and 4.5 mm (yarn alternative 1) or 4.5 and 5.0 mm (yarn alternative 2) 80 cm circular needles for the body. For the sleeves and neckline you need 40 cm circular needles in the same sizes.
Difficulty ●●○○○ (2 in 5)
Pretty easy projects with one or a few new techniques (for example short rows). Great for knitters that have knitted a project or two before.
Colorways
The beige sweater is knitted in Filcolana Peruvian Highland Wool in the colorway Marzipan held together with one strand Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair in the colorway Natur. The green sweater is knitted by @knittingeypril in Filcolana Peruvian Highland Wool in the colorway Hunter Green held together with Filcolana Tilia in the colorway Deep Pine.
