Information
The Varodden Sweater is a featherlight sweater with a wide neckline and decorative lace raglan increases, knitted from the top down in DROPS Kid-Silk. The knitting kit includes a digital pattern and yarn for your chosen size.
The lightweight mohair and silk blend creates an exceptionally soft garment with almost no weight while still providing warmth. It is perfect over a dress, for summer evenings or as an elegant layering piece throughout the year. Use the yarn selector to create your own favourite colour combination.
The pattern is available in Norwegian, English, German, Danish and Swedish.
Sizes
XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL
Measurements of the garment
Overall width: 97 (102) 106 (111) 115 (120) 125 (129) 133 cm
Total length: 52 (54) 56 (58) 59 (60) 61 (62) 63 cm or any length you want
Sleeve length: 12 cm
Neck circumference: 62 (64) 67 (69) 71 (71) 71 (71) 73 cm
Knitting tension
18 stitches on needle no. 4 = 10 cm
30 rounds in height = 10 cm
Sticks
Double pointed needles no. 3 and 4 and circular needles 40 and 80 cm
Yarn and yarn quantity
DROPS Kid-Silk, 75% super kid mohair, 25% silk. Yarn length per skein 25 grams = 200 meters.
Color 32 Raspberry, 25 g
Color 14 Red, 25 (25) 25 (25) 50 (50) 50 (50) 50
Color 54 Light sand, 25 g
Alternative yarn: Rauma Plum, Viking kidsilk, Filcolana Tillia, Isager silk mohair, Sandnes thin silk Mohair, Dale kidsilk Erle, Kremke silky kid
FROM TOP TO DOWN
You start with the neck and knit raglan. When the raglan is finished, divide the work into sleeves and body.
In this pattern, it pays to change the order and knit the sleeves before the body, so that you can make the most of the yarn in color 32:
Then you can use one ball of color 32 for both sleeves, and the rest of the yarn in this color for the body. This way you get the most out of the yarn – and avoid running out before the sleeve is finished.
