PetiteKnit Olga Sweater

Get £5.00 off the Olga Sweater Knitting Pattern when you purchase a minimum of 12 balls of Peer Gynt By Sandnes Garn. Use 'OLGA5' at the checkout.

The Olga Sweater is worked from the top down in stockinette stitch with stripes. First, the back yoke is worked back and forth with the slope of the shoulders being shaped using short rows and in stripes, which are worked at the same time. Each shoulder is then worked back and forth on a circular needle, and then the shoulders are joined to form the front yoke.

Size guide

The Olga Sweater is designed to have approx. 23 cm [9 inches] of positive ease in the smaller sizes and then gradually less positive ease in the larger sizes.

Sizes: XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL)
Bust circumference: 103 (108) 114 (123) 131 (141) 149 (140) 157 (165) cm [40½ (41½) 45 (46½) 48½ (51½) 55½ (58¾) 61¾ (65) inches]
Length: 52 (53) 54 (56) 58 (60) 62 (66) 68 (70) cm [21½ (20¾) 21¼ (22) 22¾ (23¾) 24½ (26) 26¾ (27½) inches] measured mid back excl. . neck edge
Gauge: 20 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 X 4 inches] in stocking stitch on 4 mm [US6] needles, or the required needle size to obtain gauge
Knitting Needles: Circular needles: 4 mm [US6] / 60, 80 and/or 100 cm [24, 32 and/or 40 inches], 3.5 mm [US4] / 40, 80 and/or 100 cm [16, 32 and/ or 40 inches; Double-pointed needles: 4 mm [US6] and 3.5 mm [US4] (unless using the Magic Loop technique)
Yarn: CC1: 250-300 (300) 300 (350) 350 (350-400) 400 (400) 450 (450)g Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn  CC2: 250 (250-300) 300 (300) 350 (350) 350 (400) 400 (450) 450g Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★  (3 out of 5)