The Aviaja Sweater Light is a thinner and lighter version of the original Aviaja Sweater. The sweater has a turtleneck and an elegant detail featuring a cable down the centre front. It is worked from the top down with raglan increases on 4.5 mm needles using Drops Lima and Drops Kid-Silk. The cable is created using two types of twists, and decreases are worked on the sleeves to achieve a good fit.
Size guide
The sweater can be made in the sizes a (b) c (d) e (f) g (h) which correspond to bust measurements of 75-80 (80-85) 85-90 (90-95) 95-100 (100-110) 110-120 (120-130) cm.
The sweater has positive ease of approximately 15 cm larger than your bust measurement and gradually decreases as the size increases.
Sweater measurements
Circumference: 89 (95) 104 (110) 116 (124) 129 (135) cm
Length: 51 (52) 53 (54) 55 (57) 59 (61) cm
Yarn
The sweater is made in 1 strand of Drops Lima (50 g = 100 m) and 1 strand of Drops Kid-silk (25 g = 210 m). For the sizes a (b) c (d) e (f) g (h) you will need 450 (500) 500 (550) 550 (600) 650 (650) grams of Drops Lima corresponding to 9 (10) 10 (11) 11 (12) 13 (13) skeins, and 100 (125) 125 (125) 125 (150) 150 (150) grams of Drops Kid-silk corresponding to 4 (5) 5 (5) 5 (6) 6 (6) skeins.
Recommended needles
Circular needles 4,5 mm 40, 60 and 80/100 cm for stockinette stitch
Circular needles 4 mm 40 and 80/100 cm for ribbing
Double pointed needles or magic loop 4,5 mm
Double pointed needles or magic loop 4 mm
A cable needle
Knitting gauge
The sweater has a gauge of 10x10 cm on 17 sts x 22 r on 4,5 mm needles in stockinette stitch.
Remember to make a gauge swatch before you start knitting to find the right needle size to achieve the gauge.
