Zipper Neck

This knitting pattern is in Swedish.

Zipper Neck is knitted from the top down. The neckline is knitted in ribbing, which is folded in half and knitted down. Then the shoulder section is knitted with increases on both the right and wrong sides, and short rows are knitted to shape the neckline. Then the front and back pieces are knitted. Finally, the zipper facing is knitted out from live stitches, so that the zipper looks neat from the wrong side as well. The zipper is attached last by sewing it between the two layers of knitting.

Knit a gauge swatch to find the needle size that gives you the correct gauge.

Sizes: XS/S (M/L)

Measurements: Width: 41 (45) cm, length: 27 (29) cm (measured across the middle of the back excluding neckline/collar)

Gauge: 17 stitches x 24 rows in stockinette stitch on 4.5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking

20-22 stitches x 24 rows in ribbing (1 twisted rt, 1 twisted wrt) on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking (gauge for neckline/collar)

Knitting needles: 4.5 mm circular needle (80 cm), 2 x 4 mm circular needles (80 cm)

Materials: 200-250 (250) g Alpakka Ull from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 100 m) or Merinoull from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 100 m) knitted together with 50-75 (75) g Silkhair from Lana Grossa (25 g = 210 m) or Tynn Silk Mohair from Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m)

6 mm zipper, minimum 30 cm

Difficulty: ? ? ? ? (4 out of 5).