Novemberknits - Eira Sweater - Paper

The Eira Sweater is a ribbed sweater that is worked top down with raglan increases, with a ribbed structure in K3, P2. The neck is folded double, and the neck is worked in reverse rows to form the neckline. The body is finished with an elastic cast-off, and the sleeves are finished with a wide rib. Recommended help videos are listed at the bottom of the pattern.

Eira Sweater should have a positive ease of movement of approx. 15 cm. Knit a swatch before you start, so you are sure that the knitting tension is correct.

Difficulty: 3 out of 5

Sizes

XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL

Width of the garment

99 (104) 108 (115) 125 (131) 139 cm

Garment length

53 (55) 56 (59) 62 (64) 65 cm

Guiding pins

Circular needle 3 mm (40 cm)

Circular needle 4 mm (40, 60 and 80 or 100 cm)

Double pointed needles 3.5 mm

Knitting strength

26 mx 30 rounds in rib (K 3, P 2) on needle 4 mm = 10 x 10 cm

Yarn suggestions

250 (300) 300 (350) 350 (400) 400 g Filcolana Arwetta Classic (50g = 210m) or Sandnes Garn Sunday (50g = 235m) or KFO Merino (50g = 250m) knit together with 125 (150) 150 (175) 175 (175) 200 g Filcolana Tilia (25g = 210m) or Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair (25g = 212m) or Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (25g = 225m)

The sweater is knitted with double thread, and the pattern indicates total yarn consumption.

Color codes: Arwetta (101) + Tilia (100) from Filcolana