Lumber Sweater ENGLISH
Lumber Sweater is worked in a classic checkered gingham pattern using stranded colorwork technique combining two different yarn colors. The sweater is worked top-down entirely in the round. It features a saddle shoulder followed by sleeve increases. After finishing the yoke, body and sleeves are worked in the round.
Yarn
Sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL)
2 strands of CaMaRose Midnatssol held together.
(baby alpaca / merino / lyocell)
25 gram = 200 meters 218 yards
150 (150) 175 (175) 200 (200) grams in color A (brown 9548)
125 (125) 150 (150) 175 (175)) grams in color B (blue 9570)
Important (!) about the yarn Midnatssol and light and dark colors: Some of the colors have a black “inner thread” and some have a white “inner thread”. The dark colors with the black inner thread are more fluffy with longer fibers. The brown and blue sweater uses yarn with the black inner thread. The coral and beige sweater uses yarn with the white inner thread. The correct gauge might be achieved with different needle sizes depending on which of these two yarn qualities that are used (thinner needle for the dark colors). The fabric of the sweater will be denser using the dark colours. Be aware that if you choose to mix a color with the black thread and one with the white thread, the structure of the fabric will vary between the 3 different colors of the squares/checks.
An alternative yarn could be 2 strands of Zen from Lang Yarns.
25 grams = 200 meters (merino / suri alpaca / silk)
Gauge
AFTER washing 18 sts x 25 r = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 in in stranded colorwork stockinette stitch on 4 mm US 6 needles. Remember to do your swatch in stranded colorwork. Preferably where you knit the swatch “in-the-round” only from the right side (RS) and eliminate the wrong side (WS).
If you use the light colors of Midnatssol, you might need to increase needle sizes by ½-1 mm to get the right gauge. Be sure to always make a swatch.
Size
The sweater should have a positive ease of approximately 20-25 cm 8-10 in compared to your bust measurement (or widest part of your upper body) creating a loose fit. I.e. you should choose a size where the bust circumference is approximately 20-25 cm 8-10 in larger than your bust measurement.
Measurements
Measurements AFTER washing and blocking.
Bust circumference (measured under sleeves)
100 (107) 113 (120) 127 (133) cm /
39.4 (42.1) 44.5 (47.2) 50 (52.4) in
Length (neckband excluded)
52 (54) 56 (59) 63 (65) cm /
20.5 (21.3) 22 (23.2) 24.8 (25.6) in
Inner sleeve length
39 (40) 40 (41) 41 (41) cm /
15.4 (15.7) 15.7 (16.1) 16.1 (16.1) in
Sleeve circumference
33 (36) 38 (40) 42 (44) cm /
13 (14.2) 15 (15.7) 16.5 (17.3) in