Camarose - Karla Sweater

Designed by Trine Meulengracht formerly known as Trine Bertelsen.

The sweater is a short model with 3/4 sleeves. The sweater is knitted in 1 strand of Snefnug and the construction of the sweater is very simple. The sweater is knitted from the top and down on a circular needle. The front and back are knitted back and forth in stockinette stitch, and these are joined to knit the body, which is knitted in the round and finished with a rib edge. At the shoulders, the front and back are sewn together starting at the shoulder towards the neck. Then stitches are picked up for the sleeves, and the sleeves are finished with an I-cord edge.

Size: XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL.

Finished measurements of the sweater: 

Finished chest circumference of the sweater: Approx. 74 (81) 85.5  (96) 103 (110) 117 (124) 131 cm.

Positive ease: Add approx. 8 cm. If you want more movement space, choose the larger size. 

Length of the finished sweater: Approx. 46 (46) 46 (47) 49 (49) 51 (51) 51 cm.

Sleeve length: 36 (36) 36 (36) 36 (36) 36 (36) 36 cm.

YOU WILL NEED:

Yarn: SNEFNUG (55% baby alpaca, 35% organic cotton and 10% extra fine merino wool) 

Yarn requirement:
7 (7) 7 (8) 8 (8) 8 (9) 9-10 skeins in total, divided into the following colours:
Colour 1 (base colour): 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 (5) 5 (6) 6 skeins.
Colour 2: 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2-3 skeins.
Colour 3: 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 skeins.

Following colours are used for the model:
Colour 1: 7994 Lys mint Snefnug.
Colour 2: 7862 Citrongul Snefnug.
Colour 3: 7967 Lys pink Snefnug.

Yarn for a swatch is included in the yarn requirement!

Recommended needle size: 6 mm circular needle, (60 cm) for size XS-S, (80 cm) for size M-XL and (100 cm) for size 2XL-4XL, 5 mm circular needle in same length as for the body (if you knit the regular rib), as well as two 5 mm double pointed needles.

Gauge: Approx. 14 sts x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch on a 6 mm needle.