Moby Sweater Man - Paper

Moby Sweater Man is knitted from the top down with textured and cable knit. First, the back piece is knitted, which is shaped with shortened needles (reversible needles) to create a shoulder slope. Then, stitches are picked up for the shoulders, which are gathered at the front to form the front piece. The front and back piece are gathered under the armhole to form the body, which is knitted straight down. The sleeves are knitted in the round on double pointed needles or with the Magic Loop technique. A rib edge is knitted at the neck, which is folded and knitted down.

Knit a swatch to assess what needle size you should use to achieve the correct gauge – note that this may vary from yarn to yarn. Be careful when washing the swatch, as textured knits can expand when washed.

Size guide

Moby Sweater Man should have a range of movement (positive ease) of approx. 10-15 cm in relation to your chest measurement. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a chest 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 consider which size will fit best. If you, for example, measure 103 cm around the chest (or the widest part of your upper body), you should knit size L. A sweater in size L has an upper width of 118 cm and in the aforementioned example will provide a range of movement (positive ease) of 15 cm.

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

Overall width of the sweater: 102 (106) 110 (118) 122 (130) 134 (142) 154 cm

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

Knitting tension: 20 stitches x 28 rows in textured knit on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking

Recommended needles: Circular needle 4 mm (40, 60, 80 and/or 100 cm), circular needle 3.5 mm (80 and/or 100 cm), circular needle 3 mm (40 cm), double pointed needles 4 and 3.5 mm, cable needle

Materials: 650 (700) 750 (800) 850 (900) 950 (1000) 1050 g Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m) or Peruvian Highland Wool from Filcolana (50 g = 100 m)

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 out of 5)

The gray Moby Sweater Man is knitted in Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn in the color Koksmelert [1088].