Louvre Sweater - Paper

The Louvre Sweater is worked top down with raglan increases. Reverse rows are worked along the rib edge of the neck to create the neckline.

Size guide

The Louvre Sweater should have a positive ease of approx. 20 cm in relation to your chest measurement. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) correspond to a chest measurement measured on your own body of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 (130-140) cm. The measurements of the finished sweater are stated on the front of the pattern. Measure yourself before you start knitting, to consider which size will fit you best. For example, if you measure 92 cm around the chest (or the widest part of your upper body), you should knit size M. A sweater in size M has an upper width of 114 cm and in the above example will give a positive ease of 22 cm.

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

Overall width of the sweater: 106 (110) 114 (120) 128 (136) 146 (154) cm

Length: 57 (58) 60 (62) 63 (64) 65 (66) cm (measured at the center back, excluding neckline)

Knitting tension: 20 stitches x 28 rows in stocking stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

Recommended needles: Circular needle 4 mm (40 cm and 80 or 100 cm), circular needle 3.5 mm (40 cm), double pointed needles 4 mm (if not knitting with Magic Loop technique)

Materials: 600 (600-650) 650-700 (750) 750-800 (750-800) 850 (950)g Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m)

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5).

The Louvre Sweater in the picture is knitted in a Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn in the color Koksmelert (1088).