Moby Sweater

The Moby Sweater is a beautiful sweater that is knitted from top to bottom with structured and twist knitting. First, knit the back, which is shaped with a double-pointed needle to form a shoulder slope. Then stitches are picked up to the shoulders, which are gathered at the front of the piece. Front piece and back are gathered under the armhole and form the body, which is knitted straight down. The sleeves are knitted in the round on double pointed needles or with the Magic Loop technique. A ribbed edge is knitted in the neck, folded over and knitted down.

Make a knitting test to check what needle size you need to hit the knitting strength - note that this can vary from yarn to yarn. Pay attention to washing the knitting sample, as structured knitting can grow during washing.

Size guide

Moby Sweater should have a room for movement ( positive ease) of 15-20 cm in relation to your chest measurement. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a chest measurement measured on your own body of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) ) 120-130 (130-140) 140-150 cm. The measurements of the finished sweater are given on the front of the pattern. Measure yourself before you start knitting to determine which size will fit you best. For example, if you measure 90 cm around the chest (or the widest part of your body), you should knit a size S. A sweater in size S has an excess width of 106 cm and in the example mentioned will provide a room for movement ( positive ease ) of 16 cm.

Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL

Overall width of the sweater: 102 (106) 110 (118) 126 (134) 146 (154) 166 cm

Length: 57 (58) 60 (62) 63 (65) 66 (67) 68 cm measured center back

Knitting density: 20 stitches x 28 rows in structured knitting on needles 4 mm = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking

Guide needles: Circular needle 4 mm (40, 60, 80 and/or 100 cm), circular needle 3.5 mm (80 and/or 100 cm), circular needle 3 mm (40 cm), double pointed needles 4 and 3.5 mm, twisting needle

Materials: Proposal 1: 550 (550-600) 600 (650) 700 (750) 800 (850) 900 g Double Sunday from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 108 m) or 450 (450) 500 (550) 550 (600) 600-650 (650) 700 g Jensen from Isager Yarn (50 g = 125 m) or 400-500 (500) 500 (500-600) 600 (600) 600-700 (700) 700 g Fur wool 5.5/2 from Hjelholt Uldspinderi (100 g = 275 m) knit together with 125-150 (150) 150 (175) 175 (175) 200 (200-225) 225 g Thin Silk Mohair from Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m) or Silk Mohair from Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m) or Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting for Olive (25 g = 225 m) or Tilia from Filcolana (25 g = 210 m)

Proposal 2: 600 (650) 700 (750) 800 (850) 900 (950) 1000 g Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m)

Thin elastic thread for neckline

Yarn alternative: Easy Care Classic from Mayflower