Zipper Sweater Light - Paper
Zipper Sweater Light is knitted from the top down in one piece. The neckline is knitted in rib, which is placed double and worked down. The yoke is knitted 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 knitted 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 Light should have a positive ease of movement of approx. 20 cm in relation to your chest measurement. The fit is oversized. If you want a less oversized look, you can go down one size. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a chest measurement of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 (130-140) 140-150 cm, measured on your own body. 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. If you e.g. measures 90 cm around the chest (or the widest part of your upper body), you should knit size S. A sweater in size S has a width of 113 cm and in the above example will give a range of movement (positive ease) of 23 cm.
Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL
Overall width of the sweater: 107 (113) 117 (121) 129 (137) 145 (151) 161 cm
Length: 59 (59) 60 (60) 61 (61) 62 (62) 63 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 after washing and blocking
Recommended needles: Circular needles 3 mm (80 cm), 3.5 mm (80 cm) and 4 mm (40, 80 and/or 100 cm) double pointed needles 4 mm and 3.5 mm (unless knitted with Magic Loop technique)
Materials: 650 (650-700) 700 (750) 800 (900) 950 (950) 1000 g Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m). Zipper 6 mm, 35 cm.
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4 out of 5)