Contour Rib Sweater

About the Pattern
The Contour Rib Sweater is knitted seamlessly top-down with a saddle shoulder construction. The body and sleeves are slightly cropped.
The collar is worked first in slip-stitch rib pattern in rounds. A tuck is worked at the transition to the yoke. Short rows follow to shape the front neckline, with simultaneous increases at the front and back panels. The saddles transition into the sleeves and are shaped through increases. Body and sleeves are separated after the yoke and finished individually; a few decorative decreases are worked along the outer sleeve. The hems are worked in slip-stitch rib pattern.

Sizes
XS, S, M (L, XL, XXL) 3XL, 4XL, 5XL
To fit a chest circumference of
76, 86, 96 (106, 116, 126) 136, 146, 156 cm.

Measurements
Finished chest circumference:
91, 99, 110 (118, 130, 137) 149, 160, 168 cm.
Total length:
53, 53, 54 (54, 56, 58) 61, 61, 61 cm.
Please also refer to the schematic on page 8.
Note: The body and sleeves are cut short.

Materials
Rico Design "Luxury Crazy Composition" (63% Alpaca, 23% Mohair, 7% Wool, 7% Silk, approx. 115 m/50 g):
400, 400, 450 (450, 550, 550) 650, 700, 700 g in Yellow (col. 003),
one each circular needle 4.5 mm and 3.5 mm (and if needed an additional 3 mm needle), plus 9 stitch markers.

Gauge
21 sts and 30 rows = 10 cm × 10 cm in wide rib pattern using 4.5 mm needles.

Difficulty

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