GESTALTUNG Sweater (English)

This pattern is in English.

GESTALTUNG Sweater is a basic design with a lot of space for individual creativity. The idea of the design was born while sorting my stash. I found a lot of scrap yarn and wanted to knit something interesting to avoid wasting yarn. With no big plan I started my sweater project and discovered very soon how much fun different colors and textures of several yarns bring to the process. While finishing the sweater I decided to write a pattern for this special project. It became a relaxed fit raglan top down sweater with perfectly rounded crew neck. For my second sample I chose a minimalistic and classic dark blue yarn to show cast the whole range of the design.

The sweater is called GESTALTUNG for design in German. It is up to you what you create with this pattern and how you design your unique sweater.

CONSTRUCTION
The sweater is knitted top down seamlessly in one piece. First the back neck is shaped with short rows while knitting flat to create a nice rounded crew neck. Followed by a classic raglan top down yoke. After dividing the garment in sleeves and body it is continued in rounds. Classic and plane Stockinette Stitch is used for the design. The cuffs are knitted in 1x1 ribbing pattern.

TECHNIQUES
Following knitting techniques are used in the pattern
• Long Tail Cast On
• Knit and purl stitch
• Knitting flat
• Knitting in round
• German Short Rows method (photo-tutorial included in the pattern)
• Right and left leaning increase (photo-tutorial included in the pattern)
• Right and left leaning decrease (photo-tutorial included in the pattern)
• Classic Bind Off

The pattern contains a step by step description, a schematic and knitting tutorials (photos and text).

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
suggested positive ease of 5 – 15 cm / 2 – 6 ‘’

BUST CIRCUMFERENCE OF FINISHED GARMENT
90 (95, 105, 114, 120) (133, 141, 154, 162) cm /
35¼ (37½, 41¼, 45, 47¼) (52½, 55½, 60¾, 63¾) ‘’

YARN
Version 1
Knitted with a double thread (yarn A and yarn B held together)
959 (984, 1146, 1292, 1315) (1461, 1517, 1646, 1688) m /
1048 (1076, 1253, 1413, 1438) (1598, 1659, 1800, 1846) yds
of yarn A in Fingering weight
and (held together)
959 (984, 1146, 1292, 1315) (1461, 1517, 1646, 1688) m/
1048 (1076, 1253, 1413, 1438) (1598, 1659, 1800, 1846) yds
of yarn B in Lace weight

Version 2
Knitted with a single thread
959 (984, 1146, 1292, 1315) (1461, 1517, 1646, 1688) m /
1048 (1076, 1253, 1413, 1438) (1598, 1659, 1800, 1846) yds
of a Sport weight yarn

SUGGESTED YARN
Version 1
Knitted with a double thread (yarn A and yarn B held together)
Following yarn left over from stash were used
Yarn A, Fingering weight
Sunday by Sandnes Garn
Merino Singles by La Bien Aimée
Merino by Knitting for Olive
Peerie by Brooklyn Tweed
Yarn B, Lace weight
Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive
Mohair Silk by La Bien Aimée
Kidsilk Haze by Rowan
Silk Mohair by Sysleriget

Version 2
Knitted with a single thread
Sport weight
7 (7, 8, 9, 10) (11, 11, 12, 12) balls or 350 (350, 400, 450, 500) (550, 550, 600, 600) g of Vovó, Retrosaria Rosa Pomar (100% wool from Portugal, non superwash and mulesing-free, 50 g – 143 m / 156 yds), color 27 (dark blue)

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
3.5 mm (US 4) und 4.0 mm (US 6) circular needles with an 80 cm / 32’’ cord or a needle size to achieve the gauge below

GAUGE (after wet blocking)
21 stitches x 26 rows in Stockinette Stitch on bigger needle size = 10 x 10 cm = 4 x 4’’

TOOLS
8 stitch markers in one color or shape for the raglan lines
1 stitch marker in other color or shape for the round begin
waste yarn or stitch holder

This pattern is digitally available as a PDF file. The yarn and knitting needles are not included in the product content.

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