About the design:
The Seine sweater is a top-down raglan intended to be worn with 5-15cm/2-6” of positive ease. It is worked seamlessly in the round using fingering weight yarn. Short rows in stockinette stitch are placed at the back of the neck for a comfortable fit. The yoke features a flowing cable pattern, while the body and part of the sleeves are worked in contrasting stripes.
Needles: 3.5mm/US 4 circular needle, 60-100cm/24-40” long depending on size worked, and needle to work small circumferences in the round
Gauge:
Stockinette stitch - 26sts x 33 rounds = 10x10cm/4x4”
Cable stitch pattern - 24sts x 38 rounds = 10x10cm/4x4”
The yarns used in the sample are Vintage 23 4ply in Natural Grey as Main Colour(MC) and Midnight Lagoon as Contrast Colour(CC). The sample is size 3, knitted on recommended needles 3.5mm/US 4 circular needle
(please always begin by knitting a swatch to determine which needle size will give you the correct gauge after washing and blocking)
The measurements listed below are for the final sweater after washing and blocking.
Measurements:
The pattern comes in 9 sizes, 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9) with finished sweater bust circumference,
Finished bust circumference:
33.5 (37, 39.5, 45.5, 47.25)(50.25, 57.5, 60, 64.25) inches,
or
85(94, 100, 115.5, 120)(127.5, 146, 152.5, 163) cm
and is designed to be worn with 2 – 6 inches/5 – 15cm of positive ease at the bust.
Yarn required:
Main colour (MC), approx.: 805(920, 1005, 1210, 1265)(1380, 1640, 1725, 1870)m/ 880(1005, 1100, 1320, 1385)(1510, 1800, 1887, 2045)yds of fingering weight yarn
Contrast colour(CC), approx.: 330(370, 410, 490, 510)(560, 660, 700, 750)m/ 360(410, 440, 530, 560)(610, 720, 760, 820)yds of fingering weight yarn
KITS (each kit is for the yarn needed to make the Seine sweater as the designer’s pattern states, for your chosen size. The kit contains one complimentary digital PDF pattern)
Size 1: (4 x MC & 2 x CC 50g vintage 23 4ply skeins. 6 skeins total)
Sizes 2, 3: (5 x MC & 2 CC 50g vintage 23 4ply skeins. 7 skeins total)
Sizes 4, 5: (6 x MC & 3 CC 50g vintage 23 4ply skeins. 9 skeins total)
Size 6: (7 x MC & 3 CC 50g vintage 23 4ply skeins. 10 skeins total)
Size 7: (8 x MC & 3 CC 50g vintage 23 4ply skeins. 11 skeins total)
Size 8: (8 x MC & 4 CC 50g vintage 23 4ply skeins. 12 skeins total)
Size 9: (9 X MC & 4 CC 50g vintage 23 4ply skeins. 13 skeins total)