Stockholm Sweater V-neck - PetiteKnit knitting pattern

The Stockholm Sweater V-neck is knitted in stockinette stitch from top to bottom with double strands of silk mohair. First, work the upper back, then pick up stitches along the cast-on edge on the back for the shoulders. The shoulders are knitted separately using short rows to create a gusset. The front and back are gathered under the armholes and continued in the round on circular needles. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up along the armholes and then knitted in the round using double-pointed needles or the magic loop method. Finally, stitches are picked up around the neckline, and then the cuff is knitted with decorative decreases on the right rows and corresponding increases on the wrong rows. This neckline is then folded over to the inside and sewn there. The Stockholm Sweater V-neck does not need to be sewn, with the exception of the folded neckline.

First, make a gauge swatch to determine the correct needle size for you.

Size guide

The Stockholm Sweater V-neck should have a positive ease of approximately 15 cm in relation to your chest measurement (i.e. the sweater should be 15 cm wider than your circumference). Sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a chest measurement of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 (130-140) 140-150 cm. Measure yourself before you start knitting to make sure you have chosen the correct size. For example, if your chest measures 90 cm (or the widest part of your torso), you should choose size S, as the chest measurement there is 105 cm. This gives you 15 cm of freedom of movement.

Please note that decreases are worked on the torso, so the sweater will be about 5 cm tighter at the hips than at the chest. If you don't want the sweater to get tighter at the bottom, you can skip the decreases.

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

Chest circumference sweater: 100 (105) 110 (115) 125 (135) 145 (155) 165 cm

Length: Measured at the center back including folded cuff edge at the neck: 56 (58) 60 (62) 65 (67) 68 (70) 71 cm

Gauge: 21 stitches x 31 rows stockinette stitch on 4 mm needle with double thread silk mohair = 10 x 10 cm

Recommended needles: Circular knitting needles 4 mm and 3.5 mm (80 or 100 cm), circular knitting needle 3 mm (40 cm), double pointed needles 4 mm and 3.5 mm (except for the sleeves knitted using the Magic Loop method)

Material: 225 (225) 250 (250-275) 275-300 (300) 325 (350) 375 g Silk Mohair by Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m) or Brushed Lace by Mohair By Canard (25 g = 210 m) or Tilia by Filcolana (25 g = 210) or Kid Seta by Gepard Garn (25 g = 210 m) or Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m)

Difficulty level : ★ ★ ★ ★ (4 out of 5)