Le Knit - Noah Sweater - Paper
Noah Sweater is an oversized raglan sweater that is not difficult to knit. It has a simple shape with nice details. The straight stitches in the neckline and raglan fit together, which gives a nice, continuous line.
Sizes
(XXS) XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL)
Goal
Overall width: (104) 109 (115) 120 (125) 131 (136) 147 (152) cm
Length*: Long: (66) 67 (68) 69 (70) 71 (73) 74 (75) cm
Short: (56) 57 (58) 59 (60) 61 (63) 64 (65) cm
Yarn
Sandnes Garn Leisure yarn 100% wool, 50 g = 70 m.
Yarn quantity
Brown 4071 or beige 3021
Long: (12) 13 (14) 15 (16) 17 (18) 19 (20) skeins
Short: (11) 12 (13) 13 (14) 15 (16) 17 (18) skeins
Guiding pins
Circular needle size 4.5 and 5.5 (40 and 60-80 cm).
Knitting needles no. 4.5 and possibly 5.5 (unless you use magic loop).
Knitting strength
15 mx approx. 22 rows stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm on needles size 5.5.
Construction
Noah Sweater is worked from the top down. Start with the neckline. Then work reverse rows and raglan increases back and forth. Then work in the round with raglan increases to the end of the yoke. From here, the body and sleeves are finished separately, in the round in stockinette stitch and with a rib edge and split at the bottom. I have cast off with an Italian cast-off, but a regular cast-off in rib as shown in the stitches will also work fine.
Size selection
The Noah Sweater is intended to have a positive ease of movement of approximately 15-25 cm. It is shown here with a range of movement of approximately 28 cm. Find your chest measurement by measuring around your chest (or the largest part of your upper body). Then look at the measurements listed first in the pattern (these are the finished measurements of the sweater). Positive ease is the difference between the measurements you have taken of yourself and the measurements of the sweater. For example, if your chest measurement is 94 cm, a size M will give you a range of movement of 21 cm (115 cm - 94 cm = 21 cm). *Length is measured at the center back (excluding the neckline).