Stripes and colourful intarsia combine on this soft, comfortable sweater
EMILIA JENSEN
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
GERMAN SHORT ROWS
The German short-row technique makes the turns almost invisible. Work stitches according to pattern and turn work where instructed. After turning, slip 1 stitch pwise with yarn in front, pull working yarn tightly up and over the needle thus creating a double stitch, bring working yarn into position and continue as indicated in pattern. The double stitch (DS) is later worked as a single stitch, knitting or purling the two strands together according to the pattern.
For more guidance on working German short rows, see our masterclass online at: www.gathered.how/knitting-and-crochet/knitting/german-short-rows-knitting
THREE-NEEDLE CAST-OFF
Turn work so that you have WS facing you. You need a third needle in the same size.
Hold the needles parallel, use a third needle to knit the first stitch on both needles together. Knit the next stitch from both needles together and slip the first knitted stitch over the second - 1 stitch cast off. Continue in the same way until all stitches are cast off, or as instructed.
BODY
Using 3.25mm circular needles, 80-100cm long, yarn A and the tubular or long-tail cast-on method, cast on 196 (240:280:308) sts.
Pm and join to work in the round, taking care not to twist sts.
HEM
Rib rnd: *K1, P1; rep from * to end. Rep rib rnd until hem meas 7cm from cast-on edge.
WORK STRIPES
Change to 3.5mm circular needles, 80-100cm long, and join yarn B.
Work 20 rnds in st st in yarn B. Work 20 rnds in st st in yarn C. Rep these 40 rnds once more. On final round place a mrk 98 (120:140:154) sts after beg of round for side.
DIVIDE FRONT AND BACK
Place 1 st before and 1 st after each marker on hold (2 sts held on each side). Place 96 (118:138:152) sts on hold for Front and cont on rem 96 (118:138:152) sts for Back.
BACK
Cont in 20-round stripe patt as set throughout and AT THE SAME TIME work as follows: Row 1 (RS): K to end. Row 2 (WS): K1, P to last st, K1. Rep rows 1-2 until you have worked 56 (62:66:74) rows from divide.
SHAPE RIGHT SHOULDER
Short row 1 (RS): K43 (53:64:68), turn. Short row 2 (WS): DS, P to last 10 sts, turn. Short row 3: DS, K to 3 sts before previous DS, turn. Short row 4: DS, P to 9 sts before previous DS, turn.
Short row 5: DS, K to 2 sts before previous DS, turn. Short row 6: DS, P to 9 sts before previous DS, turn.
Short row 7 (RS): DS, K to 1 st before previous DS,
