Zipper Sweater Man - Paper

Zipper Sweater - Knit from the top down in one piece. The neckline is worked in rib, which is placed double and worked down. The yoke is worked with raglan increases, first back and forth on the circular needle to make room for the zipper, and then in the round on the circular needle. The body and sleeves are worked in the round. Finally, the zipper lining is knitted from the remaining stitches, so that the zipper also looks nice from the wrong side. The zipper is finally attached by sewing it in between the two layers of knit - by hand or by machine.

Knit a swatch to find the needle size that gives you the right gauge.

Size guide

Zipper Sweater – You should have a positive ease of movement of approx. 20 cm in relation to your/the recipient's chest measurement. The fit is oversized. If you want a less oversized look, you can go down a size. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) correspond to a chest measurement of 86-91 (91-96) 96-101 (101-107) 107-113 (113-119) 119-124 (124-132) cm. The measurements of the finished sweater are stated on the front of the pattern. Measure yourself/the recipient before you start knitting, to assess which size will fit best. For example, if you/the recipient measures 103 cm around the chest (or the widest part of the upper body), you should knit size L. A sweater in size L has an upper width of 125 cm, and in the above example will give a range of movement (positive ease) of 22 cm. If you want a less oversized look, you can knit size M, and you will then achieve a range of movement of 16 cm.

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

Overall width of the sweater: 110 (112) 119 (125) 132 (136) 141 (148) cm

Length: 67 (68) 69 (70) 70 (72) 75 (76) cm (measured at the center back, excluding neckline)

Knitting strength:

15 stitches x 21 rows in stocking stitch on 5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking

16-17 stitches x 21 rows in rib (k1, p1) on 5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking (knitting tension for rib edges on sleeves and bottom of body)

21-22 stitches x 24 rows in rib (k1, p1) on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking (knitting tension on the rib edge of the neck)

Recommended needles: Circular needle 5 mm (40 and 80 or 100 cm), 2 circular needles 4 mm (80 cm), double pointed needles 5 mm and 4.5 mm (unless knitted with Magic Loop technique)

Materials: 900 (900) 1000 (1000) 1000-1100 (1100) 1100 (1200) g Herder's yarn from Hjelholts Uldspinderi (100 g = 125 m) or 700 (700) 750 (800) 850 (900) 950 (1000) g Leisure yarn from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 70 m). Zipper 6 mm, 35 cm.

Zipper Sweater - The one in the picture is knitted in Hyrdegarn from Hjelholts Uldspinderi in the color navy blue.

Difficulty level : ★ ★ ★ ★ (4 out of 5).