Tomato Sweater

Description

Materials needed

• 4mm circular needles with a long cable (60, 80, 100 or 120 cm)
• 4mm circular needles with a 20cm cable or DPN’s in 4mm
• 3.5mm circular needles with a long cable  (60, 80, 100 or 120 cm)
• 8 stitch markers
• A darning needle
• A stitch holder of some sorts
• 4 (4) 5 (6) 6 (7) 7 (8) 8 skeins of Hobbii Upcycled Alpaca Blend in colour 22 for the sweater base
• And you will need one skein of Hobbii Friends Wool in colour 105 Emerald,
• And one skein of Hobbii Friends Wool colour 40 Tomato.

 

Sizing

Sizes of the sweater in centimeters, and the sweater has 5-10cm of positive ease. This means the sweater is 5 to 10 cm bigger than your natural bust. The fit is relaxed but not very oversized.

Centimeters
Size	Bust cm	Length cm
XS	85	52
S	95	53
M	105	53
L	115	53
XL	125	53
XXL	135	54
3XL	145	54
4XL	155	54
5XL	165	55

Gauge

A 10 by 10 centimeter square has 19 stitches and 28 rows of stockinette stitching

 

Techniques & tutorials

• Knit front and back (KFB)
• Make one right
• Make one left
• Backward loop cast on
• Duplicate stitching
• Italian bind off
• Optional for an extra stretchy neckline: ruke bind off