Novita Nalle: Ohto – Sweater

This youthful sweater uses neutral shades, but for a more colourful version you can easily replace one or more shades! The sweater is knitted as a closed knit from the neckline to the hem.

Designer

Ronja Hakalehto

Stitch patterns Ribbing in the round: *k1, p1*, rep *–*. Stockinette stitch in the round: knit all rounds. Stockinette stitch worked flat: knit the RS rows and purl the WS rows. Colourwork in the round: work in stockinette st following the chart.

Gauge: 23 sts x 32 rnds in stockinette st using larger needles = 10 x 10 cm / 4 in square, 25 sts in stockinette st in colourwork using larger needles = 10 cm / 4 in.

Note: The sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down (see schematic drawing for direction of knitting) and the small gaps at the underarms are closed at the end.

Yoke

Using the smaller circ. ndl and the black yarn, loosely CO 110(110)116(116)118(120) sts. Place a stitch marker to indicate the beginning of the round and work ribbing in the round for 7 cm / 2¾ in.

Change to larger circ. ndl, knit 2 rnds and at the same time, increase 55(55)58(58)59(60) sts in the first rnd, as follows: *k2, increase 1 st by working the strand between 2 sts as a twisted knit st*, rep *–* to end of rnd = 165(165)174(174)177(180) sts.

Knit 1 more rnd and at the same time, increase 3(11)10(18)15(20) sts evenly spaced = 168(176)184(192)192(200) sts.

Begin the colourwork pattern on row 1 of chart I and work the 4 st pattern repeat a total of 42(44)46(48)48(50) times. Then work rnds 2–10 of the chart.

Work rnd 11 of the chart. In this rnd 42(44)46(48)48(50) sts are increased and there are 210(220)230(240)240(250) sts on the ndl. Work rnds 12–20. Work the 5 st pattern repeat to end of rnd.

Note: Change to the longer circular needle if necessary, when there are too many sts on the needle for the short circular needle.

Work rnd 21 of the chart. In this rnd 42(44)46(48)48(50) sts are increased and there are 252(264)276(288)288(300) sts on the ndl. Work rnd 22–28. Work the 6 st pattern repeat to end of rnd.

Work rnd 29 of the chart. In this rnd 42(44)46(48)48(50) sts are increased and there are 294(308)322(336)336(350) sts on the ndl. Work rnd 30–39. Work the 7 st pattern repeat to end of rnd.

Work rnd 40 of the chart. In this rnd 42(44)46(48)48(50) sts are increased and there are 336(352)368(384)384(400) sts on the ndl. Work rnd 41–59. Work the 8 st pattern repeat to end of rnd.

Continue working in stockinette st using Linen and decrease 0(2)0(2)0(0) sts in the second rnd = 336(350)368(382)384(400) sts.

When yoke measures 19(20)21(22)21(22) cm / 7½(7¾)8¼(8¾)8¼(8¾) in, work is divided into 4 parts: 101(107)114(119)121(128) back-sts, 67(68)70(72)71(72) sleeve-sts, 101(107)114(119)121(128) front-sts and 67(68)70(72)71(72) sleeve-sts.

Continue working the 101(107)114(119)121(128) back-sts flat (in RS- and WS rows) and at the same time CO sts on both sides of the work (always at the end of the row) in every second row, as follows: 2x1 st, 1(1)1(1)2(2)x2 sts and 1x3(3)3(3)4(4) sts = 115(121)128(133)141(148) sts. Place sts on hold and work the front part in the same way = 115(121)128(133)141(148) sts.

Lower part of front- and back

Continue working in stockinette st in the round, as follows: work the 115(121)128(133)141(148) sts of the back, CO 5(11)12(15)19(20) new underarm sts, work the 115(121)128(133)141(148) sts of the front, CO 5(11)12(15)19(20) new underarm sts = 240(264)280(296)320(336) sts. Join for working in the round and continue working in stockinette st in the round.

Work 34(35)36(38)39(41) cm / 13½(13¾)14¼(15)15¼(16¼) in, measured from underarm CO edge, in stockinette st, then begin colourwork acc to chart II, start at row 1 of the chart and work the 8 st pattern repeat 8 a total of 30(33)35(37)40(42) times. Work rnds 2–12 of the chart and then work 3 rnds in stockinette st using the black yarn.

Change to the smaller ndls and work ribbing in the round for 4 cm / 1½ in. Then loosely BO all sts in pattern.

Lower part of the sleeves

Work the 67(68)70(72)71(72) sts of the first sleeve flat (in RS- and WS rows) and in every second row (always at the end of the row), on both sides of the work, CO 2(2)2(2)3(3)x1 st, 1x2 sts and 1x3(3)3(3)4(4) sts = 81(82)84(86)89(90) sts. At the end of the next RS row, CO another 7(10)12(14)17(20) sts (underarm sts) = 88(92)96(100)106(110) sts.

Continue working in the round in stockinette st. The beg of the rnd lies in the center of the CO sts for the underarm. Work the sleeve using a circ. ndl and the Magic Loop-technique or use a set of dpns to work the sleeve.

Work 1 cm / ½ in, in stockinette st, then start decreasing: k1 at the beg of the rnd, k2tog, knit to 3 sts before the end of rnd, skp (= sl 1 st knitwise, k1, pass slipped st over) and knit the last st of the rnd. Rep these decreases every 2(2)2(2)1(1) cm / ¾(¾)¾(¾)½(½) in 7(12)18(11)1(3) more times, then every 3(3)3(3)2(2) cm / 1¼(1¼)1¼(1¼)¾(¾) in 8(5)1(6)19(19) more times = 56(56)56(64)64(64) sts.

When sleeve, measured from CO underarm edge, measures 40(41)41(42)42(43) cm / 15¾(16¼)16¼(16½)16½(17) in, beg the colourwork pattern on row 1 of chart II and work the 8 st pattern repeat a total of 7(7)7(8)8(8) times. Work rnds 2–12 of the chart, then work 3 rnds in stockinette st using the black yarn and in the last rnd, decrease (2)0(8)6(4) sts evenly spaced = 52(54)56(56)58(60) sts.

Change to the smaller nlds and work ribbing in the round for 4 cm / 1½ in. Loosely BO all sts in pattern.

Work the lower part of the second sleeve in the same way.

Finishing

Place the sweater onto a flat surface, wrong side up, mist and allow to dry, or steam lightly. Close the small gaps at the underarms.

Abbreviations

acc = according

beg = begin(ning)
BO = bind off

circ. = circular

CO = cast on

dpn(s) = double pointed needle(s)

k = knit

k2tog = knit 2 sts together

ndl(s) = needle(s)

p = purl

rnd(s) = round(s)

sl = slip

skp = slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1 stitch, pass slipped stitch over

RS = right side

st(s) = stitch(es)

WS = wrong side