Nordic Knit Pattern

Setesdal Sweater Nordic Knitting

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Instructions written by Merete Liitken

Yarn: 3-ply wool yarn at about 1000 yd/lb, 250 g/9 oz white and 450 g/16 oz black Needles: Cn 80 cm, 3 mm and 3.5 mm/32 in, US 3 and 5; 40 cm, 3 mm and 3.5 mm/16 in, US 3 and 5; spn 3 mm and 3.5 mm/US 3 and 5. Gauge: 25 sts = 10 cm/4 in The sweater is knitted in the round, and the armhole is cut open. The sleeves are knitted in the round from the top down. The front of the sweater may be cut open for a cardigan, and both the front edges and cuffs may be decorated with embroidery.

Note: To obtain an even and pleasing result when joining yarn, overlap ends by 15 cm/6 in. You can make extra-smooth and almost invisible joins by removing one ply from each end and overlapping the remaining yarn.

Body: With wh. (296) (304) sts on cn 3 mCS 3 and knit 9 mii in :-ribbing. Then work 10 rods iz. p4, k4 ribbing :•: ::—. a chtem-erboard. Continue ir. cc-nette until the piece — 13 (14) (15 mo 5-; 6 -Change to cn3.5 mm Vi ; z_-:

knit pattern I. In the kneer pen of the body, the : -ii = ~ a f—:-ted with black on a whse beck-ground, and the res of ae sweater is knitted in oe £ black background. When I pattern I has bees "rnro^l change back t: S--V ~

needles. Knit lice : a single stitch of a cmmastkg color even- fourth st ae e- err other rnd following the tua-gram until the piece measures 44 (46) (50) cm/i 7 - - 1; :-in. Change to neaSss 3-5 mm/US 5 and knit t attem H which ends with 1 — i m - mt.e Then, with black, snr. 1 — n purl 1 rnd, knit 3 m ¿= 5n11 ~ Mark the sides there are I — (148) >152 sts each m the baci and front. Sleeves: Cas:

and knit a triangle m sr»-T~-nette by increasing 1 et at ea^n

So PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS

- zi every third row until there

15 ;ts on the needle. Work 1 r: - s and then dec 1 st at each

- 3c. Put these 13 sts on a spare zeedle.

With black, cast on 135 (138)

(144) sts on shorter cn 3 mm/US 3 and knit 6 rows back and forth in stockinette. Now, put the 13 sts from the spare needle the pattern, dec 2 sts every 7th rnd by ssk on the 2 sts before

Pattern III

onto the cn and knit around for 3 rnds. Change to cn 3.5 mm/US 5 and knit pattern III, working the diagram from the top down. Mark the center st of the triangle and keep it as the center st during the decs. Counting from the first row of the center, knit the center st, and then k2 tog.

Change to cn 3 mm/US 3 and knit in lice pattern on every other rnd, according to the diagram. When the work measures 32 (34) (36) cm/ 12Vi! (13V2) (14V4) in, change back to 3.5 mm/US 5 needles and knit pattern IV from the top down. When that is done, change back to 3 mm/US 3 needles and at the same time dec as follows: k2, k2 tog around: 48 (50) (52) sts. Work in kl, pi ribbing for 5 cm/2 in. Bind off. Assembly: Weave in all loose threads. Position each sleeve and baste a cutting line on the body for the armhole, then machine stitch a double line on each side of the basting and cut the opening. The opening for the sleeves plus gusset will be about 31 (32) (33) cm/12»/i (121/2) (13) in. Leaving 25 cm/10 in for the neck opening, sew the shoulders together by turning under the edge at the purl row and grafting the shoulders together. Turn the work to the wrong side and sew down the turned-in facing from shoulder to shoulder.

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