Oslo sweater - Paper
The Oslo sweater is knitted from the top down. First, the back piece is knitted back and forth on circular needles. Then, sts are picked up and the shoulders are knitted separately and then joined to form the front piece. The back and front pieces are joined under the armhole to form the body, which is then knitted in the round on circular needles. The sleeves and neckline are knitted from the untied sts to the end.
Size guide
Oslosweater should have a range of movement ( positive ease) of approx. 20 cm in relation to your chest measurement. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL correspond to a chest measurement of approx. 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 cm. For example, if you measure 87 cm around the chest, you should knit size S. Measure yourself before you start knitting, to assess which size will fit you best.
Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL
Overall width: 105 (110) 114 (120) 130 cm
Length: 54 (56) 57 (63) 64 cm (with neckline)
Knitting tension: 21 stitches x 30 rows in stocking stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm
Recommended needles: Circular needles 3 mm and 4 mm (80 or 100 cm), circular needles 3 mm (40 cm), double pointed needles 3 mm and 4 mm
Materials: 125 (150) 175 (175) 200 g Tibet from Cewec (25 g = 190 m) knit together with 125 (125) 125-150 (150) 175 g Silk Mohair from Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m) or Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting For Olive (25 g = 210 m) or Tilia from Filcolana (25 g = 210 m)
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 out of 5)
See description of difficulty level here.
The reddish-brown Oslo sweater in the pictures is knitted in a thread of Tibet (17) from CeWec and a thread of Tilia (Red Squirrel) from Filcolana.
Oslosweater and Stockholmsweater resemble each other in expression, but differ to a large extent in terms of construction. Oslo sweater is knitted from top to bottom. Masks are cast up to the neck. Then knit back and forth on the needle with openings at each end, so that a trapezoid shape forming the back piece is obtained.
This is in contrast to the Stockholm jumper , where stitches are cast up to both shoulders and neck. The back piece is then knitted straight down as a rectangle. The shoulder slope and the good fit are achieved instead with the help of reversible needles, which are knitted later in the work.