Desember

Desember pattern is the first Christmas pattern I designed. I however didn’t think it would turn out good enough so I decided to knit Sitkagreni and Rúdolf first. I’m so happy I gave Desember pattern a chance because I think it turned great as a Christmas Lopapeysa.

The sweater is knitted from the bottom up in the round.

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

Body width – Body length – Sleeve length – Sleeve width

XXS: 75,5 cm – 30 cm – 42 cm – 31 cm
XS: 82 cm – 32 cm – 44 cm – 32 cm
S: 93 cm – 34 cm – 46 cm – 33 cm
M: 98 cm – 36 cm – 47 cm – 35,5 cm
L: 109 cm – 38 cm – 48 cm – 36,5 cm
XL: 115,5 cm – 40 cm – 49 cm – 39 cm
XXL: 122 cm – 42 cm – 50 cm – 41 cm
3XL: 129 cm – 43 cm – 51 cm – 42 cm
4XL: 138 cm – 44 cm – 52 cm – 43 cm
5XL: 146,5 cm – 46 cm – 52 cm – 44 cm

Yarn: Léttlopi from Istex, Plötulopi from Istex would also be great. If you don’t have access to either then choose a similar yarn that fits the gauge.

Yarn: Istex Léttlopi – 50g skein, 100m

Color A   Pine Green 1407 XXS(5), XS(5), S(6), M(7), L(9), XL(10), XXL(11), 3XL(12), 4XL(12), 5XL(13)

Color B   White 0051 XXS(1), XS(1), S(1), M(1), L(1), XL(2), XXL(2), 3XL(2), 4XL(2), 5XL(2)

Gauge
10x10cm = 18 sts and 26 rows on 5mm needles.

Circular needles: 4mm and 5mm, 40 and 60/80 cm (depending on your size)

Double-pointed needles: 4mm and 5mm

NOTE: I knit quite tightly so you may need to use 4,5mm or even 4mm I recommend knitting a swatch to test the tension.

This pattern has slim fit and a shorter body length, if you prefer a wider fit you should consider sizing up and/or adding a few cm in the body.