Current test knit
Angel Cardigan
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General information about the test knit
Test knitting period : 09.09.2024 to 21.10.2024 (6 weeks)
Progress until the end of the test period:
Size 1 to 5: Should be finished
Size 6 to 10: At least 10 cm from the torso, neckline and one sleeveSponsorship: 20% discount for Angel 400/Angel Lace at Alex from Wool&Forest . To ensure that the yarn arrives on time, you should order by August 26, 2024. You will receive the discount code directly from me
Platform: Group chat via Slack (a free Slack account is required: Slack )
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This is a public test knit, photos are welcome to be shared (#angelsweater)
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gauge
23 stitches / 32 rounds on 10 x 10 cm in stocking stitch after washing and stretching to 3.5 mm
Please choose the needle size that will give you the gauge you need. I knit a little looser.
1 circular knitting needle with 3.5 mm (60, 80, or 100cm depending on chest size)
1 circular knitting needle with 3.0 mm (60cm) for the neckline
1 circular knitting needle (40cm) or a set of needles with 3.5 mm and 3.0 mm for the sleeve
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sizes
1 (2; 3 ; 4, 5 ) (6; 7 ; 8; 9 ) 10
For a chest circumference of:
77 (81, 85, 89, 93) (97, 107, 115, 123) 132
Chest circumference of the finished sweater:
88 (92; 97 ; 99; 103) ( 108 ; 117; 127 , 133) 142 cm
including a positive range of motion (positive ease) of 10-12 cm. Choose the size that is closest to your chest measurement minus 10-12 cm. If you are between two sizes, choose the larger one.
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yarn suggestions
Consumption V-neck:
approx. 886 ( 921 ; 960; 982 ; 1051) ( 1085 ; 1159; 1250 ; 1323) 1410 m
3 ( 3 ; 3; 3 ; 3) ( 3 ; 3; 4 ; 4) 4 skeins of Wool&Forest - Angel 400 (100 g/400 m)
and 2 ( 2 ; 2 ; 2 ; 2) ( 2 ; 2 ; 2 ; 2) 2 strands of Wool&Forest - Angel Lace (100 g/800 m) held together
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4 ( 4 ; 4; 4 ; 5) ( 5 ; 5; 5 ; 6) 6 balls of Knitting for Olive - Merino (50 g/250 m and 6 ( 7 ; 7; 7 ; 8) ( 8 ; 8; 9 ; 9) 10 balls of Knitting for Olive - Compatible Cashmere (25 g/ 150 m) held together
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difficulty
★★★☆☆
Medium
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techniques
German Short Rows, Tubular Bind-Off
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Language
German
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