Key Sweater

The Key Sweater is knitted from the top down with raglan increases. Short rows are worked after the ribbing at the neck to shape the neckline. The body and sleeves are knitted in the round and both finished with ribbing. A two-colour striped pattern is knitted on the sweater.

Size guide

The Key Sweater should have a movement allowance (positive ease) of approx. 25 cm in the smallest sizes, but gradually less in the largest sizes. Sizes XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL) correspond to a bust measurement of 75-80 (80-85) 85-90 (90-95) 95-100 (100-110) 110-120 (120-130) 130-140 (140-150) 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 suit you best. If you, for example, measure 86 cm around the bust (or the widest part of your body), you should knit size XS. A sweater in size XS has a width of 111 cm and will give the mentioned example a movement allowance (positive ease) of 25 cm.

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

Sweater width: 107 (111) 116 (120) 124 (133) 138 (142) 147 (156) cm

Length: 51 (54) 56 (57) 59 (61) 63 (65) 68 (70) cm (measured centre back without neck edge)

Gauge: 18 stitches x 24 rows in pattern and stockinette stitch on 4.5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

Knitting needles: 4 mm circular needles (40 and 80 or 100 cm), 4.5 mm circular needles (40, 60 and 80 or 100 cm), 4 and 4.5 mm double-pointed needles (if you are not knitting with the Magic Loop technique)

Materials: Base colour: 350 (400) 400 (400) 450 (450) 500 (500) 550 (550) g Peruvian from Filcolana (50 g = 100 m) or 400 (400) 450 (450) 500 (500) 550 (550) 600 (600) g Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m) knitted together with 100 (100-125) 125 (125) 125 (125-150) 150 (150) 150 (175) g Alva from Filcolana (25 g = 175 m) or 100 (100) 100 (100) 150 (150) 150 (150) 150 (150) g Alpaca Følgetråd from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 400 m)

Striped colour: 100 (150) 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) 200 (200) g Peruvian from Filcolana (50 g = 100 m) or 150 (150) 150 (200) 200 (200) 250 (250) 250 (250) g Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m) knitted together with 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 75 (75) 75 (75) g Alva from Filcolana (25 g = 175 m) or 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 100 (100) 100 (100) g Alpaca Følgetråd from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 400 m)

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

See the difficulty level classification here. 

The brown and white Key Sweater is knitted in Peruvian from Filcolana in the colours Dark chocolate (melange) [975] and Marzipan (melange) [977] together with Alva from Filcolana in the colours Espresso (melange) [409] and Marzipan (melange) [977].