Description
The name says it all with our COZYCOEUR SWEATER: This super soft merino sweater is the perfect loose-fitting and boxy basic for everyday wear. It is knitted top-down with 4mm needles. The pattern includes matching video tutorials from our YouTube Channel.
// Size Information:
The sweater should have a positive ease of 35 – 40 cm to your bust circumference. Depending on how oversized you want your sweater to be, add 35 – 40 cm to your bust circumference and check which size the calculated circumference matches.
// Techniques Used:
– Increases and Decreases
– Short Rows
– Italian Bind-off
// Difficulty: LEVEL 4/5
You are experienced in knitting and familiar with patterns.
// Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)
// Materials:
550 (600) 650 (700) 750 (800) g Lana Grossa Cool Wool Big (50g = 120m)
Yarn Alternatives: Lang Yarns Merino 120 (50g = 120m), Schachenmayr Merino Extrafine 120 (50g = 120m), Sandnes Garn Double Sunday (50g = 108m), Drops Merino Extra Fine (50g = 105m)
The yarn alternatives have not been tested, but they match this pattern in terms of yardage, needle size, and gauge.
// Needles:
4 mm/100 cm, 40 cm and 3.5 mm/100 cm, 40 cm (for ribbing)
// Gauge:
20 sts x 28 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm, in stockinette stitch with 4mm needles
To adjust the gauge, choose a different needle size if necessary.
*This pattern is for private use only. It may not be copied or resold. Items knitted from this pattern may not be sold.*
Levels
1/5 Beginners
You should be familiar with the following techniques: casting on stitches, knit and purl stitches, knitting in the round/flat, binding off stitches, decreases.
2/5 Confident Beginners
You are a beginner, have already knitted smaller projects and are already somewhat familiar with knitting.
Or you are a beginner and willing to Google independently and use tutorials when unsure.
New Techniques: picking up stitches along the cast-on edge, casting on new stitches with the backward loop cast-on
3/5 Intermediate
You know the basic knitting techniques and have already completed several projects. You are familiar with the structure and typical abbreviations of a knitting pattern and can follow it well.
New Techniques: Increases, stretchy bind-off
4/5 Advanced
You are experienced in knitting and familiar with patterns.
5/5 Experts
You have no trouble following complex patterns. You are familiar with complex techniques.