Holger Sweater Man

Holger Sweater Man is knitted from the top down. The body is knitted in stripes, while the sleeves and neckline are knitted in solid colours in their respective colours. First, the top part of the back is knitted back and forth, and a shoulder shaping is formed using short rows, while stripes are knitted. Then the shoulders are knitted back and forth separately on a circular needle. These are then joined at the front to knit the front piece. The front piece and back are then joined to knit the body, which is knitted in the round on a circular needle with stripes. The sleeves are knitted from the outside with stitches picked up along the armhole. The double-folded neckline is knitted last from picked-up stitches.

Size guide

Holger Sweater Man should have a positive ease of approx. 15-20 cm compared to your bust measurement. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a bust measurement, measured around the body, of 86-91 (91-96) 96-101 (101-107) 107-113 (113-119) 119-124 (124-132) 132-144 cm. The measurements of the finished sweater are given on the front of the pattern. Measure yourself before you start knitting to determine which size will fit you best. If you, for example, measure 105 cm around the bust (or the widest part of your body), you should knit a size L. A sweater in size L has a width of 122 cm and will give a positive ease of 17 cm in the above example.

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

Sweater width: 106 (110) 116 (122) 128 (134) 138 (142) 154 cm  

Length: 69 (70) 71 (72) 74 (75) 77 (78) 79 cm measured at the centre back excl. neckline

Gauge: 20 stitches x 30 rows in stockinette stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

Knitting needles: 4 mm circular needle (40, 60 and/or 80 and/or 100 cm), 3.5 mm circular needle (40 and/or 80 and/or 100 cm), 3.5 and 4 mm double-pointed needles (if not knitted using the Magic Loop technique)

Materials: 6 different colours of Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m) or Peruvian Highland Wool from Filcolana (50 g = 100 m) or Double Sunday from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 108 m)

Body stripe colours: approx. 200 (200) 250 (250) 250 (300) 300 (300) 350 g of each colour

Ribbed bottom edge: approx. 50 (50) 50 (50) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 g

Sleeves: approx. 100 (100) 150 (150) 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 g of each colour

Neckline: approx. 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 g

Difficulty level: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

See the difficulty level classification here. 

The yellow Holger Sweater Man is knitted in Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn in the colours Cacao nibs [3091], Solgul [2016], Perfect purple [5012], Spicy orange [3819] and Bubblegum pink [4315].

The green Holger Sweater Man is knitted in Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn in the colours Jelly bean green [8236], Ash melange [1021], Ballet shoes [3521], Sunny lime [9825], Lys lilla [5224] and Poppy [4008].