Le Knit - Boyfriend Sweater - Paper

The Boyfriend sweater has a roomy fit. It is knitted from the top down, and is constructed with a combination of saddle shoulders and raglan - which gives the typical boyfriend look. The sweater is knitted on needle 4, so it is not too warm or heavy, but can be a good basic sweater that goes with most things. I have knitted it in two variations. The light one, shown here in size S, is in thin wool and a thin alpaca thread. The blue-gray one, shown here in size M, is in an even thinner wool and a thread of mohair. If you don't care about knitting with two threads, you can of course knit the Boyfriend sweater with just one thread of yarn, as long as the knitting tension matches the pattern.

Sizes

(XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL

Sweater measurements

Overall width: (121) 127 (131) 137 (141) 147 (153) 159 cm

Length: (58) 60 (61) 63 (64) 66 (67) 69 cm

Yarn, blue-gray sweater

Isager Tvinni (100% wool, 100 g = 510 m) knitted together with Isager Silk Mohair (75% mohair, 25% silk, 25 g = 212 m). Twin 10s: (200) 300 (300) 300 (300) 300 (300) 300 g

Silk Mohair 3s: (125) 150 (150) 150 (175) 175 (175) 200 g

Yarn, light sweater

Sandnes Garn Tynn Peer Gynt (100% wool, 50 g = 205 m) knitted together with Sandnes Garn Alpakka follower yarn (100% alpaca, 50 g = 400 m).

Thin Peer Gynt, natural marl 2641: (250) 300 (300) 300 (350) 350 (400) 400 g

Alpaca thread, marzipan 2321: (150) 150 (150) 150 (200) 200 (200) 200 g

Guiding pins

Circular needles size 3 and 4 (40 and 80 cm).

Double pointed needles size 3 and 4. If you use magic-loop, you don't need double pointed needles.

8 markers that can be opened.

Knitting strength

21 mx approx. 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm stocking stitch on needles no. 4 with one thread of each quality.

Construction

Everything is knitted with one thread of each quality. The sweater is knitted in one piece, top down. First, the neck/shoulders are knitted with increases for saddle shoulders and neckline. When the neckline of the back piece and later the front piece is formed, it is finished in the round. After the shoulder increases, the work is increased for raglan, the work is divided for armholes, and the body and sleeves are finished separately. The neckline is knitted last. The stated length is measured mid back (excl. neckline).

Size selection

The fit is oversized and the sweater is intended to have a positive ease of 30-40 cm. The light sweater is shown here with a positive ease of 35 cm, and the gray-blue sweater is shown with a positive ease of 40 cm.