Holger Sweater Man - Paper

This recipe is in Norwegian.

The Holger Sweater Man is knitted from the top down. The body is knitted with stripes, while the sleeves and neckline are knitted in a solid color in a different color. First, the upper part of the back piece is knitted back and forth, where the slope of the shoulders is formed with shortened needles (reversible needles), while at the same time the stripes are knitted. Then the shoulders are knitted separately back and forth on circular needles. These are gathered at the front to form the front piece. The front and back piece are then gathered to form the body, which is knitted in the round on circular needles with stripes. The sleeves are knitted from open sts along the sleeve opening. Finally, the folded neckline of the neck is knitted from open sts.

Size guide

Holger Sweater Man should have a positive ease of movement of approximately 15-20 cm in relation to your bust measurement. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a bust measurement, measured on your own body, of 86-91 (91-96) 96-101 (101-107) 107-113 (113-119) 119-124 (124-132) 132-144 cm. The measurements of the finished sweater are stated on the front of the pattern. Measure yourself before you start knitting to assess which size will fit you best. For example, if you measure 105 cm around the bust (or the widest part of your upper body), you should knit size L. A sweater in size L has an upper width of 122 cm and in the aforementioned example will provide a range of movement (positive ease) of 17 cm.

Sizes : XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL

Overall width of the sweater : 106 (110) 116 (122) 128 (134) 138 (142) 154 cm

Length : 69 (70) 71 (72) 74 (75) 77 (78) 79 cm, measured at the center back, excluding neckline

Knitting tension : 20 stitches x 30 rows in stocking stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

Recommended needles : Circular needle 4 mm (40, 60 and 80 and/or 100 cm), circular needle 3.5 mm (40 and 80 and/or 100 cm), double pointed needles 3.5 and 4 mm (unless knitted with Magic Loop technique)

Materials : 6 different colors of Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m) or Peruvian Highland Wool from Filcolana (50 g = 100 m) or Double Sunday from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 108 m)

Stripe colors for the body: approx. 200 (200) 250 (250) 250 (300) 300 (300) 350 g of each color

Bottom rib edge of body: approx. 50 (50) 50 (50) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 g

Sleeves: approx. 100 (100) 150 (150) 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 g of each color

Neckline: approx. 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 g

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

The yellow Holger Sweater Man is knitted in Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn in the colors Cacao nibs [3091], Solgul [2016], Perfect purple [5012], Spicy orange [3819] and Bubblegum pink [4315].

The green Holger Sweater Man is knitted in Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn in the colors Jelly bean green [8236], Ash melange [1021], Ballet shoes [3521], Sunny lime [9825], Light purple [5224] and Poppy [4008].