Reed Sweater

Description

Fotos © LITLG + Yamagara
Design and text © Bernice Lim – Yamagara

The beautiful Reed Sweater acts through the color variations and the alternate use of the colors.

Instructional language: English

The Reed Sweater is a wonderfully quick knit with 3 color fingering weight yarns. The pattern is not included in the kit you can buy the pattern online on it’s own on ravelry or in LITLG Issue 5 – Liminal Threads

NOTES AND TECHNIQUES

This pullover is worked in the round from the hem to the underarm. The front and back are worked flat and shaped at the shoulders with short rows before being joined with 3-needle bind-off. Sleeve stitches are picked up around the armhole and worked in the round to the cuff. Finally, stitches are picked up around the neck to complete the collar in the round.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4) 5, (6, 7, 8)
Bust Size: 88 (97, 106, 115.5) 124.5 (134, 143, 152.5) cm
The sample was knit in Size 3 with 7 cm positive ease at bust.

Material
LITLG Merino Singles (100 Gramm, 366 m Merino mulesingfrei)
Main Color: 3, (3, 3, 3) 4,(4, 4, 5) (Sample shown in Grit)
Second Color: 1 Skein for all sizes (Sample shown in Gorse)
Third Color: 1 Skein for all sizes (Sample shown in Oir)

In addition to the knitting kit, you will need
Circular knitting needle 3.25 mm 60 cm or more
Circular knitting needle 3.5 mm 60 cm or more
double-pointed needles 3.25 mm for knitting the sleeves in rounds (or very short circular knitting needles)
Needle push rod 3.25 mm for chaining
Or those needles that you personally need to reach the correct gauge.

Also: mesh markers, mesh holders to stop, needles to sew.