ALPACA BRUSHED SWEATER
Yarn: ALPACA BRUSHED by Laines du Nord
Size S/M, 3 balls (50 g each) in each of the following col: No. 1, No. 35, No. 16; 1 ball in col 17
Circular needles: tips size 6 mm, 7 mm, 8 mm, 9 mm, 10 mm with 60 cm, 80 cm and 120 cm cables
Others: stitch holder cables with stoppers, darning needle with a large eye, pins, stitch markers, scissors, measuring tape.
TENSION
10 x 10 cm = 10 stitches and 12 rows worked with 8 mm needles
It is very important to check your gauge and measure the tension correctly to achieve the same results and measurements as the pattern.
If the gauge is different, try adjusting the needle size up or down by half a size until you get the correct measurement.
STITCHES USED
Fisherman’s Rib in the Round: work over an even number of sts.
Setup round: k1, p1 to end of round.
Round 1: * k1 below (insert the needle into the st below the next knit st and knit it), p1 *, rep ** to end of round.
Round 2: * k1, p1 below (insert the needle into the stitch below the next purl stitch and purl it) *, rep ** to end of round.
Rep rounds 1 and 2 until desired length.
1x1 rib in the round
Round 1: (k1, p1) rep to end of round.
Round 2 and foll rounds: work sts as they appear.
Stockinette stitch in the round: knit all sts in every round.
Joining in the round: slip the first st from the left needle to the right needle purl-wise, pass the last cast-on st over the slipped st and off the
needle, pull the yarn tail to tighten the st, place a BOR marker to indicate the beginning of the round and move it up at the end of each
following round.
ABBREVIATIONS
RS = right side of the work
WS = wrong side of the work
BOR = beginning of round marker.
col = color(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)
k = knit
ktbl = knit through the back loop (with yarn in back, insert the right needle into the back leg of the stitch and knit)
ptbl = purl through the back loop (with yarn in back, insert the right needle into the back leg of the stitch and purl)
rep = repeat
rep ** = repeat from * to *
p = purl
bind off = bind off (using the skp technique)
M1R (make 1 right) = (Lift the horizontal strand between the stitches from back to front and knit it through the back loop)
M1Rp (make 1 right purl-wise) = (Lift the horizontal strand between the stitches from back to front and purl it through the back loop)
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together(insert the right needle into the next 2 sts on the left needle and knit them together).
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Size in the picture: S/M
Bust circumference: 114 cm
Upper sleeve circumference: 36 cm
Sleeve length from underarm to cuff: 44 cm
Body length from underarm: 34 cm
Total length: 52 cm
Procedure
DETAILED PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS
YOKE
Using 7 mm needles with 80 cm cable and two strands of col 35 held together, cast on 76 sts, place a BOR marker and join in the round,
making sure not to twist the sts. Work one setup round in 1x1 rib.
Rounds 1 to 4: work in Fisherman’s rib
Switch to 8 mm needles.
Rounds 5 to 8: work in Fisherman’s rib. On round 8, purl-wise M1 (make 1 purl st) after every 3 sts, 24 times. 96 sts on the needle.
Switch to 9 mm needles.
Rounds 9 to 12: work in Fisherman’s rib. On round 11, purl-wise M1 after every 4 sts, 24 times. 120 sts on the needle.
Change to col 35 and 16 held together.
Rounds 13 to 16: work in Fisherman’s rib. On round 15, purl-wise M1 after every 5 sts, 24 times. 144 sts on the needle.
Change to col 16 held double.
Round 17: work in Fisherman’s rib.
Round 18: work in Fisherman’s rib. Purl-wise M1 after 3 sts, then 6 sts, 24 times, ending with 3 sts. At the end, there will be 168 sts on the
needle.
Rounds 19 and 20: work in Fisherman’s rib.
Switch to 10 mm needle.
Rounds 21 to 23: work in Fisherman’s rib and on round 22, M1 after every 28 sts, 6 times. At the end of round, there will be 174 sts.
Across the next round, begin shaping for the body and sleeve openings.
Round 24: knit 58 for the front, place 29 sts on a stitch holder for the first underarm, k58 for the back, place 29 sts on a stitch holder for the
second underarm.
BODY
Round 25: knit 58 front sts and 58 back sts. [116 sts total]
Change to col 16 col 1 held together.
Rounds 26 to 45: knit.
Change to col 1 held double.
Round 46: knit.
Round 47: (k27, k2tog) 4 times. [112 sts]
Round 48: knit.
Round 49: (k12, k2tog) 8 times. [104 sts]
Switch to 9 mm needles.
Rounds 50 and 51: knit all sts.
Round 52: (k15, k2tog) 6 times, k2. [98 sts]
Switch to 8 mm needles.
Rounds 53 to 55: work in 1x1 rib.
Round 56: bind off all sts.
SLEEVES
Round 1: using 10 mm needles with a 60 cm cable and col 16 held double, pick up and knit: 1 st from the underarm, 29 sts left on hold for the
first armhole and 2 sts from the underarm. Place a BOR marker and join in the round (beginning of round is now at the center of the
underarm). [32 sts total]
Switch to col 1 col 16 held together.
Round 2: knit, increasing 1 st every 16 sts, twice. [34 sts]
Rounds 3 to 7: knit.
Round 8: knit, increasing 1 st every 17 sts, twice. [36 sts]
Rounds 9 to 13: knit.
Round 14: knit, increasing 1 st every 18 sts, twice. [38 sts]
Rounds 15 to 19:knit.
Round 20: knit, increasing 1 st every 19 sts, twice. [40 sts]
Rounds 21 and 22: knit.
Change to col 1 held double.
Round 23: knit, increasing 1 st every 20 sts, twice. [42 sts]
Rounds 24 to 28: knit.
Round 29: knit, increasing 1 st every 21 sts, twice. [44 sts]
Rounds 30 to 32: knit.
Change to col 16 col 17 held together.
From next round, begin sleeve shaping:
Round 33: (k20, k2tog) twice. [42 sts]
Rounds 34 to 37: knit
Round 38: (k19, k2tog) twice. [40 sts]
Rounds 39 to 42: knit.
Switch to 9 mm needles and work with col 17 held double only.
Round 43: (k18, k2tog) twice. [38 sts]
Rounds 44 and 45: knit.
Round 46: (k17, k2tog) twice. [36 sts]
Round 47: (k16, k2tog) twice. [34 sts]
Round 48: (k15, k2tog) twice. [32 sts]
Round 49: (k14, k2tog) twice. [30 sts]
Round 50: (k13, k2tog) twice. [28 sts]
Round 51: (k12, k2tog) twice. [26 sts]
Round 52: knit.
Switch to 7 mm needles.
Rounds 53 to 55: work in 1x1 rib.
Round 56: bind off all sts.
Work the second sleeve as given for the first one.
FINISHING
Neckband: using 6 mm needles with a 60 cm cable and col 35 held double, pick up 72 sts around the neckline, place a BOR marker and join
in the round.
Rounds 1 to 6: work in 1x1 rib, decreasing 1 st every 4 sts, 8 times across round 1, to end with 68 sts. At the end, bind off all sts.
Weave in all ends. Wet and block.
INSTRUCTIONS
This garment is a top-down pattern, meaning it is worked in the round from the top down. You begin by knitting the yoke, then divide the sts to
work the body (front and back) and sleeves separately. Work the entire sweater holding 2 strands of yarn together—either 2 strands of the
same color or 2 different colors—as if they were a single strand.
