Sunday Sweater

The Sunday Sweater is one of the very popular patterns from PetiteKnit. It is knitted from top to bottom. The support piece is knitted in the round in rib with openings. The body and sleeves are knitted in stockinette stitch and are both finished with a ribbed edge. The sleeves of the Sunday Sweater are long and are knitted with openings. so they get bigger down towards the wrist. The neckline is knitted down. when the yoke is knitted - alternatively it can be folded down and sewn to the wrong side at the end.

Size guide

The Sunday Sweater should have a room for movement ( positive ease) of approx. 10-15 cm in relation to your chest measurement. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL correspond to chest measurements measured on your own body of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 cm . The measurements of the finished sweater are on the front of the pattern (note that these measurements only apply if the knitting tension is respected). Measure yourself around the chest (or the place on your body where you are widest). before you start knitting. to assess which size. that will suit you best. If you e.g. measures 94 cm around the chest. should you knit size M. A sweater in size M has an overall width of 106 cm and in the mentioned example will have a room for movement ( positive ease ) of 12 cm.

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

Overall width: 97 (103) 106 (111) 120 (132) 140 cm

Length: 52 (54) 56 (58) 60 (62) 62 cm (measured from the transition between neckline and shoulder piece)

Knitting density: 14 stitches x 20 rows in stockinette stitch on needles 7 mm = 10 x 10 cm

Guide needles: Circular needle 6 (40 and 80 cm). circular needle 7 mm (40, 60 and 80 and/or 100 cm). double pointed needles 5 and 7 mm

Yarn suggestions: 350 (350) 400 (450) 450 (500) 550 g Snowflake from CaMaRose (50 g = 110 m) or Alpaca 3 from Isager (50 g = 125 m) or KOS from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 150 m) knit together with 100 (100) 100 (100) 125 (125) 125 g Silk Mohair from Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m) or Tilia from Filcolana (25 g = 210 m) or Thin Silk Mohair from Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m)

The Sunday Sweater in the picture is knitted in Snowflake from Camarose (light beige) together with Silk Mohair from Isager (colour 6). we don't have Isager, but you can instead knit it together with Kid Silk from Mayflower or Midnatssol from CaMaRose, which is a brushed alpaca. If you are into a discreet glitter thread, it is also beautiful with Månestråle from CaMaRose

Yarn suggestion: Santiago Light from Mayflower (since knitted with double thread) together with Kid Silk from Mayflower