HOKKAIDO SWEATER 4 mm 60-100 cm.

3,5 mm 40-100 cm.

The sweater is worked top down in stockinette
Double pointed needles:
stitch. It has a kind of saddle shoulder, that’s
5mm. 4mm.
placed on the back, rather than on the
shoulder, making it almost invisible from the
Yarn:
front. Stitches for the sleeves are put aside on
the way down, and the body is finished with a
1000 (1050) 1100 (1200) 1300 (1400) metres
wide ribbed edge. The sleeves are knitted one
of yarn that fits the gauge.
at a time, also finished with a wide rib.
Finally, the neckline is made from a wide rib
These could for instance be: Peruvian
as well. There are six sizes, choose the one
Highland wool from Filcolana (100 m pr 50 g)
that fits best to bust size. The sweater has a
or one strand of Silk mohair (212 m pr 25 g)
positive ease of approx. 15-17 cm, i.e. it is
knitted with one strand of Tweed (200 m pr 50
loose-fitting.
g) both from Isager or Knitting for Olive’s
Heavy Merino (125 m pr 50 g).
Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6)
If one chooses for instance Knitting for Olive’s
These sizes fit with these bust
Heavy Merino in a size 2, the yarn runs 125 m
circumferences:
pr 50 grams, and one needs 1050 m. That
85 (95) 105 (115) 125 (135) cm
means 1050 m / 125 m = 8,4 9 balls of Heavy
The finished sweater’s approximate
Merino.
circumference:
For the Isager yarn in size 2 it would be:
100 (110) 120 (130) 140 (150) cm
Tweed: 1050 m / 200 m = 5,25 = 6 balls of
Length:
yarn
circa 53 (55) 57 (60) 63 (65) cm from the top
Plus: Silk mohair: 1050 / 212 = 4,9 = 5 balls
of the shoulder.
of yarn.
Gauge:
17 sts (x 22 rows) in stockinette stitch = 10cm
So: (size metres of yarn) / (the chosen yarn
x10 cm
meterage per ball) = X balls of yarn.
Needles:
Circular needles:
5 mm 60-100 cm

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Abbreviations:
knit = k
purl = p
stitches = st(s)
m = marker(s)
PM = place marker
M1R = make 1 right increase
M1L = make 1 left increase
M1T = make 1 towards (cast on 1 st).
SK2P = slip 1 knitwise, knit 2 together, pass
slip stitch over knit 2 together
SKP = slip 1 knitwise, knit 1, pass slip stitch
over knit stitch
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Pattern
General note: All sts are k on the k side, and p
on the p side. All increases are done in the
strand between stitches (M1R and M1L
increase, either p or k). All increases on the p
side are p sts, all increases on the k side are k
sts.
Yoke:
Cast on 36 (36) 38 (40) 42 (42) sts on a 5 mm
circular needle.
Row 1 is from the wrong side:
p 1, PM, p 6, PM, p 22 (22) 24 (26) 28 (28),
PM, p 6, PM, p 1.
Row 2 is from the right side:
k 1, M1R before 1st m, p 6, M1L after 2nd m, k
22 (22) 24 (26) 28 (28), M1R before 3rd m, k
6, M1L after 4th m, k 1.
There are now 40 (40) 42 (44) 46 (46) sts.
Row 3 is from the wrong side:
p 2, M1R before 1st m, p 6, M1L after 2nd m,
p 22 (22) 24 (26) 28 (28), M1R before 3rd m, p
6, M1L after 4th m, p 2.
There are now 44 (44) 46 (48) 50 (50) sts.
Repeat increases before and after markers as
described in row 2 and 3, for 2 rows (number
of sts knitted between markers are increased,
so repeat increases only)
There are now 52 (52) 54 (56) 58 (58) sts.
2
Row 6 is from the right side:
k 4, PM, M1L, k 1, M1R before 2nd m, k 6,
M1L after 3rd m, k all sts until 4th m, M1R
before 4th m, k 6, M1L after 5th m, k 1, M1R,
PM, k 4.
There are now 58 (58) 60 (62) 64 (64) sts.
There are 3 sts between 1st and 2nd m, and 5th
and 6th m. There are 32 (32) 34 (36) 38 (38)
sts between 3rd and 4th m.
Row 7 is from the wrong side:
p all sts until 2nd m, M1R before 2nd m, p 6,
M1L after 3rd m, p all sts until 4th m, M1R
before 4th m, p 6, M1L after 5th m, work to
end.
Repeat increases before and after markers as
described in row 6 (M1L after the 1st, 3rd and
5th m, M1R before the 2nd, 4th and 6th m) and
row 7 (M1R at 2nd and 4th m, M1L at
the 3rd and 5th m), for a another 0 (2) 4 (6) 6
(8) rows. A total of 0 (10) 20 (30) 30 (40) sts
are added.
There are now 62 (72) 84 (96) 98 (108) sts.
There are 4 (7) 10 (13) 13 (16) sts between 1st
and 2nd m and between 5th and 6th . There are
34 (38) 44 (50) 52 (56) sts between 3rd and
4thm.
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The next row is from the right side:
k all sts until 1st m, M1L after the 1st m, k all
sts until 2nd m, M1R before 2nd m, k 6, M1L
after 3rd m, k all sts until 4th m, M1R before 4th
m, k 6, M1L after 5th m, k all sts until 6th m,
M1R before 6th m, work to end.
There are now 68 (78) 90 (102) 104 (114) sts.
There are 6 (9) 12 (15) 15 (18) sts between 1st
and 2nd m, and between 5th and 6th. There are
36 (40) 46 (52) 54 (58) sts between 3rd and 4th
m.
The next row is from the wrong side:
p alle sts until 2nd m, M1R before 2nd m, p all
sts until 5th m, M1L after 5th m, work to end.
There are now 70 (80) 92 (104) 106 (116) sts.
There are 7 (10) 13 (16) 16 (19) sts between
1st and 2nd m, and between 5th and 6th. There
are 36 (40) 46 (52) 54 (58) sts between 3rd and
4th m.
Repeat the above two right and wrong
rows, for another 14 rows (7 right, 7 wrong).
There are now 126 (136) 148 (160) 162
(172) sts. There are 28 (31) 34 (37) 37 (40)
sts between 1st and 2nd m, and between 5th and
6th. There are 50 (54) 60 (66) 68 (72) sts
between 3rd and 4th m.
The next row is from the right side:
Remove 3rd and 4th m. Now there are 4 left.
k all sts until 1st m, M1L after the 1st m, k 10
(11) 12 (12) 12 (14), PM, M1L after this (now
2nd) m, k all sts until the 3rd m, M1R before the
3rd m, k all sts until the 4th m, M1L after 4th m,
k all sts until 10 (11) 12 (12) 12 (14) sts before
the last m, M1R, PM, k all sts until 6th m,
M1R before the 6th m, work until end.
There are now 132 (142) 154 (166) 168 (178)
sts. There are 31 (34) 37 (40) 40 (43) sts
between 1st and 3rd m, and between 4th and 6th.
There are 11 (12) 13 (13) 13 (15) sts between
1st and 2nd m, and 5th and 6th m.
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The next row is from the wrong side:
p all sts until end (no increases).
The next row is from the right side:
k all sts while M1L after 1st, 2nd and 4th m,
M1R before 3rd, 5th and 6th m.
There are now 138 (148) 160 (172) 174 (184)
sts. There are 12 (13) 14 (14) 14 (16) sts
between 1st and 2nd m, and 5th and 6th. There
are 22 (24) 26 (29) 29 (30) sts between 2nd and
3rd m, and between 4th and 5th m.
Repeat the above rows, for another 5 rows
(last row is from the wrong side).
There are now 150 (160) 172 (184) 186 (196)
sts. There are 14 (15) 16 (16) 16 (18) sts
between 1st and 2nd m, and 5th and 6th m. There
are 26 (28) 30 (33) 33 (34) sts between 2nd and
3rd m, and between 4th and 5th m.
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The next row is from the right side:
M1T, k all sts, M1L after 1st, 2nd and 4th m,
and M1R before 3rd, 5th and 6th m, work until
end, M1T.
The next row is from the wrong side:
p all sts until end.
Repeat the two rows above, for another 3
rows.
There are now 174 (184) 196 (208) 210 (220)
sts. There are 17 (18) 19 (19) 19 (21) sts
between 1st and 2nd m, and 5th and 6th. There
are 32 (34) 36 (39) 39 (40) sts between 2nd and
3rd m, and between 4th and 5th m.
Remove 1st and 6th m. There are now 4 m
left.
Cast on 20 (20) 20 (22) 22 (24) sts (excluding
the last M1T on the previous round). These
will be mid-front.
Now the garment is worked in the round, k all
sts, work increases at the 4 markers on every
second round: M1L after 1st and 3rd m, and
M1R before 2nd and 4th m. First round has 0
increases.
Repeat for a total 15 (15) 17 (17) 17 (17)
rounds (7 (7) 8 (8) 8 (8) rounds with
increases).
There are now 222 (232) 248 (262) 264 (276)
sts. There are 46 (48) 52 (55) 55 (56) sts
between 1st and 2nd m, and between 3rd and
4th.
STRIPED VERSION: Follow instructions
above, change yarn color for the first round in
instructions below below. The contrasting
color is used for 4 rnds, and then the base for
15 rnds. There are 4 stripes in total. There will
be no further instructions for the striped
version.
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Continue in different sizes:
Size 1 (2) 3:
M1L after 1st m, M1R before 2nd m, k
3, M1L, k until 3 sts before 3rd m,
 M1R, k 3, M1L after 3rd m, M1R
before 4th m, work until end.
Repeat increases on every second
round for 6 (4) 0 rounds (total 3 (2)
0 rounds with increases).
Size (4) 5 (6):
k all sts until 3 sts before 1st m, M1R, k
3, M1L after 1st m, M1R before 2nd m,
M1L after 3rd m, M1R before 4th m, k
3, M1L, work until end.
Repeat increases on every second
round for (4) 6 (4) rounds (total (2) 3
(2) rounds with increases).
There are now 240 (244) 248 (274) 282 (288)
sts. There are 52 (52) 52 (59) 61 (60) sts
between 1st and 2nd m, and between 3rd and
4th.
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All sizes:
The next round has increases:
M1R 3 sts before 1st m, M1L after 1st m,
M1R before 2nd m, k 3, M1L,
M1R 3 sts before 3rd m, k 3, M1L after 3rd m,
M1R before 4th m, k 3, M1L
Repeat the above increases on every second
round for 2 (10) 12 (12) 14 (16) rounds (total
1 (5) 6 (6) 7 (8) rounds with increases)
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The next round has increases:
M1R 3 sts before 1st m,
M1L 3 sts after 2nd m,
M1R 3 sts before 3rd m,
M1L 3 sts after 4th m.
Repeat above on every second round, 12 (8)
12 (12) 14 (14) rounds (total (6 (4) 6 (6) 7 (7)
rounds with increases)
There are now a total of 277 (300) 324 (346)
366 (380) sts, or 164 (176) 196 (204) 216
(228) sts for the body, and 54 (62) 64 (71) 75
(76) on every sleeve (between 1 st and 2nd and
between 3rd and 4th m).
Body
k until 1st m, put the sts between 1 st and 2nd m
on a thread or spare circular needle, cast on 3
(5) 6 (8) 11 (13) sts, k until 3rd m, put the sts
between 3rd and 4th aside on a thread or spare
circular needle, work until end of round.
There are now 170 (186) 204 (220) 238 (254)
sts around the body.
Continue until the body measures 20 (22) 26
(28) 30 (32) from under the armholes, or
preferred length, plus 13 cm ribbed edge.
Last round before ribbed edge: make 2 (0) 0
(4) 4 (2) increases evenly distributed.
*k 3, p 3* on a 4 mm circular needle, continue
from * to * until it measures 12 cm, cast off.
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Sleeves:
Right sleeve:
pick up 3 (5) 6 (8) 11 (13) sts from under the
armhole, place a start m in the middle.
k 2 rounds.
k 1, SK2P, k until 3 sts left, SKP, k 1.
Continue decreases every 7. (5.) 4. (4.) 4. (4.)
round, 18 (13) 12 (16) 17 (18) times.
Continue until the sleeve measures 36 (38) 39
(40) 42 (43) cm or preferred length minus 10
cm ribbing.
*k 3, p 3* on a 4 mm circular needle, while
doing 5 (5) 4 (5) 4 (5) evenly distributed
decreases. Continue until it measures 10 cm,
cast off.
Left sleeve follows same procedure.
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Ribbed neckline
Pick up 104 (104) 108 (112) 112 (116) sts
along the neckline on a 3,5 mm circular
needle, *k 2, p 2* continue from * to * until
the ribbed neckline measures approximately
10 cm, cast off.