Lyseren Retro Sweater

This is a knitting pattern (PDF) only.

Brief overview / tips:

This is the first sweater I designed myself, so it has a special significance to me.

The sweater is knitted bottom-up with raglan decreases.

The entire sweater features colorwork. It is very important to make sure that sections with several colors and dense colorwork do not become too tight. Pay attention to the notes next to the charts, which indicate when it is recommended to change needle size.

You can choose to knit the body and sleeves shorter or longer. If you do, adjust the length in Chart B by knitting more or fewer rounds with dots.

Lanolin wool comes in many beautiful colors, but unfortunately, some of them have been discontinued. Some of the colors I have used are therefore no longer in production.

Sizes:

S (M) L (XL) XXL

Finished garment measurements:

Bust circumference, approx.: 95 (103) 117 (128) 139 cm

Total length, approx.: 68 (65) 71 (72) 73 cm

Sleeve length, approx.: 48 (48) 49 (49) 49 cm

The models in the photos are wearing their usual sizes. The blue sweater is size M, and the white sweater is size S.

Yarn requirements:

The sweater is knitted using Lanolin wool from Dale (approx. 100 m/50 g).

1451 – Dark petrol/off-white: 350 (400) 450 (500) 550 g

1421 – Light grey/charcoal melange: 100 (100) 100 (150) 150 g

1453 – Rust/grey-green: 100 (100) 150 (150) 150 g

1420 – Grey melange/old rose: 50 (100) 100 (100) 100 g

1416 – Petrol/light green: 50 (50) 50 (100) 100 g

1426 – Dark ochre: 50 (50) 100 (100) 100 g

Suggested needles:

You will need to change needle sizes throughout the pattern. It is strongly recommended to go up by half or a full needle size when knitting certain sections of the colorwork. Pay attention to the notes next to the charts.

Ribbing and neck: 3.5 mm needles, 80 cm and 40 cm circular needles, and double-pointed needles or magic loop.

Colorwork: 4 mm and 4.5 mm needles, 80 cm circular needle, and double-pointed needles or magic loop.