Today we share with you a tutorial for knitting a wonderful oversized sweater. Suitable for those first subtle autumn chills, when there is still no need to wear a coat and you want to simplly head out with a sweater . Or on the other hand, even for the most intense colds, when instead you require a freezing temperature-proof sweater to put on under a coat.
The sweater is embellished with oblique braids on the front side and was designed purely as a garment for men. In reality, however, we see it as a unisex garment, as shown by the images in which you can see the sweater being worn by a man and a woman.
The sweater is made with our iconic, beloved and versatile Piuma yarn in pure merino wool. In the colour of Tuareg. But on the store you have the possibility to choose from numerous other shades both in solid colour and printed.
Now let's grab those needles and get knitting.
MATERIALS
Piuma yarn col. Tuareg 600 g / 21.2 oz
Knitting needles n° 6 EU / 10 US
Knitting needles n° 8 EU / 11 US
GAUGE
10 cm x 10 cm / 4" x 4"
10 stitches x 14 rounds
STITCHES USED
Rib1/1:
knit 1 and purl 1.
Stockinette stitch:
knit 1 row and purl 1 row
Braid:
knit 8 stitches and weave off from the right side.
The weave is done every 14 rows: put 4 stitches on hold from the right side on an auxiliary needle, knit the 4 stitches, put the 4 stitches back on the needle and work them.
SIZE
M
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
Complex
With no. 6 EU / 10 US needles cast on 62 stitches and work rib 1/1 for 5 cm / 2 ".
Change rows and distribute 10 increases on the first row.
Continue with the braid motifs. The braids are worked in the same way, but their oblique position is determined by a game of increases and decreases.
On the first round, define the position of the 3 braids. Then knit 4, purl 3, knit 8, purl 3, knit 8 and purl 3 and knit all remaining stitches . At this point we should have a series of 5 groups of 8 knit stitches, of which the first, third and fifth, counting from right to left, will be our braids.
On the wrong side the stitches are worked as they appear. On the right sideyou will have to make the increases and decreases in each round.
The braid is woven every 14 rounds.
Proceed up to 43 cm / 16.9 "and for sleeve excavation weave 2 stitches on each side.
At a total height of 60 cm / 23.6 "weave the 16 central stitches for the neckline. Continue the neckline by decreasing 1 stitch on each side 3 times.
Close your shoulders at 65cm / 25.6 ".
With no. 6 EU / 10 US needles cast on 62 stitches and work rib 1/1 for 5 cm / 2 ".
Change rows and distribute 10 increases on the first row.
Continue in stockinette stitch up to 43 cm / 16.9 "and for the sleeve extraction weave 2 stitches on each side.
Close the shoulders at 65 cm / 25.6 ".
With no. 6 EU / 10 US needles cast on 30 stitches for 6 cm / 2.4 ".
Change needles to No. 8 EU / 11 US. Continue in stockinette stitch by distributing 12 increases on the first row. Continue by increasing 1 stitch every 6 rounds 8 times.
At 50 cm / 19.7 "in total height, close all the links.
Sew the sides and the right shoulder only.
Close the sleeves.
Riprendete le maglie attorno allo scollo e lavorate a coste 1/1 con i ferri n° 6 EU / 10 US per 3 cm / 1.2". Chiudete tutte le maglie.
Close the shoulder and neckline and finally attach the sleeves.
If you enjoyed knitting the unisex obliquely braided sweater and you are a fan of knitting then we suggest you read our section dedicated to knitting tutorials.
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