Sesame Sweater
Difficulty: Intermediate
If knitwear has scent, this one definitely smells like sesame to me. A serious sweater with a cute name indicates its contradictory characters. It is a little handsome but also a little feminine, a little casual but also a little elegant. This oversized sweater with extra wide hem is worked in stockinette stitch and ribbing for trims.
Sesame sweater is worked from top down.
SIZES
XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL)
MEASUREMENTS
Bust Circumference: 126 (132) 138 (144) 148 (155) cm
[49.6 (52) 54.3 (56.7) 58.3 (61) inches]
Length: 70 (71) 72 (73) 74 (75) cm
[27.6 (28) 28.3 (28.7) 29.1 (29.5) inches] - measured mid back including collar
SUGGESTED NEEDLES
5 mm [US 8] circular needles ( 60, 80 or 100 cm [24, 32 or 40 inches] )
4.5 mm [US 7] circular needles (40, 80 or 100 cm [16, 32 or 40 inches] )
OR required needle size to obtain gauge
4.5 mm [US 7] double-pointed needles (15 cm [6 inches] )
GAUGE
In stockinette stitch using 5 mm [US 8] needles
18 sts x 25 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches]
In ribbing using 4.5 mm [US 7] needles
22 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches]
SIZE GUIDE
The sweater is designed to have approx. 35 cm [13.75 inches] of positive ease, meaning it is designed to be about 35 cm [13.75 inches] larger in circumference than your bust measurement. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) are designed to fit a bust circumference of 85-90 (90-95) 95-100 (100-105) 105-115 (115-125) cm [33.5-35.4 (35.4-37.4) 37.4-39.4 (39.4-41.3) 41.3-45.3 (45.3-49.3) inches].
SUGGESTED MATERIALS
200 (200) 250 (250) 300 (300) gr.
Onling, No.20, 50 gr. / 225 m - Col. 107
100 (100) 150 (150) 150 (150) gr.
Isager, Alpaca 1, 50 gr. / 400 m - 3S
300 (350) 350 (400) 400 (450) gr.
Isager, Jensen, 50 gr. / 125 m - 6S
Sweater body: 1 strand of No. 20 hold together with 1 strand of alpaca 1.
Sweater trim: 1 strand of Jensen
Yarn Alternatives
Sweater body alternatives: 2 strands any fingering (3 ply-4 ply) yarn OR 1 strand of any DK (8 ply) yarn
Sweater trim alternatives: I strand of any DK (8 ply) yarn