VILHELM Sweater (English)

This pattern is in English.

Modern menswear raglan sweater with stranded colorwork and color block elements.

VILHELM Sweater is knitted top down in round without sewing. The part with stranded colorwork is placed at the body part to make the yoke part easy to knit. The sleeve cuffs are knitted in the contrast color used for the stranded colorwork.

The pattern contains a step by step description, a schematic, a chart for the colorwork section and knitting tutorials (photos and text).

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

SIZES
S (M) L (XL) XXL
= chest circumference of 84 93 (94-103) 104-113 (114-123) 124-134 cm // 33-36.5 (37-40.5) 41-44.5 (45-48.5) 49-53''

SIZE GUIDE
The VILHELM sweater has a small positive ease of 3 - 5 cm compared to the actual chest circumference. The sizes S (M) L (XL) XXL correspond to a chest circumference of approximately 84-93 (94-103) 104-113 (114-123) 124-134 cm (33-36.5 (37-40.5) 41-44.5 (45-48.5) 49-53'').

Measure the chest circumference of the person the sweater will be made for to find the best size before casting on. For example, if the chest circumference measures about 104-113 cm (41-44.5 in), you should knit the size L.

YARN
Color A: 875 (990) 1000 (1145) 1255 m // 957 (1083) 1094 (1252) 1372 yds
and
Color B: 215 (240) 250 (280) 300 m // 235 (262) 273 (306) 328 yds of a worsted weight yarn

SUGGESTED YARN
Gilliat (100 % merino wool / 100 g = 250 m) by de rerum natura

Color Combination
Color A: 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 balls = 400 (400) 400 (500) 500 g in color FORET
and
Color B: 1 (1) 1 (2) 2 ball(s) = 100 (100) 100 (200) 200 g in color GENÊT

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
4.0 mm (US 6)/100 cm circular needles for the Main Section
3.0 mm (US 2.5)/100 cm circular needles for the Cuffs
or any size needed to achieve the gauge below.
optional: same sizes of double pointed needles for knitting the sleeves in round without using the Magic Loop technique

GAUGE (after wet blocking)
17 stitches and 26 rows in Stockinette Stitch with 4.0 mm (US 6) = 10 x 10 cm = 4 x 4''

TOOLS
8 stitch marker (for Raglan Increases) and 1 extra stitch marker, waste yarn in a contrasting color

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