TRS Sea snake Children's sweater
The ’Sjóormurin’ pattern (English: seasnake) is found in many variations on the Faroese sailor sweaters. A cardigan adorned by this pattern is found on the Danish National Museum and a reconstruction of this cardigan was exhibited on the Danish War Museum as part of the 1948 uniform of a marine soldier. Here, Kirsten Fanger from Traditionel Strik has used the pattern for a soft children's sweater knitted in Pura Lana.
The sweater is worked in the round bottom-up. At the yoke the sweater is divided to front and back which are worked back and forth separately in pattern. The sleeves are worked in the round bottom-up.
The pattern is in Danish and English.
Sizes
1½-2 (2-3) 3-4 (5-6) 7-8 (9-10) 11-12 (13-14) years
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Finished Bust Circumference Length Sleeve length |
68 cm 36 cm 23,5 cm |
(72 cm) (39 cm) (26 cm) |
76 cm 42 cm 29 cm |
(80 cm) (45 cm) (32 cm) |
80 cm 49 cm 36 cm |
(84 cm) (53 cm) (40 cm) |
88 cm 56 cm 43 cm |
(92 cm) (59 cm) (46 cm) |
Yardage
Gepard Pura Lana
Main colour 3 (3,4) - 4 (4) 5 (5) 6 skeins of 50 g.
Contrast colour. 2 (3) 2 - 3 (4) 4 (4) 5 skeins of 50 g.
Needles
Circular needles 3.5 mm ( US 4) and 4 mm ( US 6) for body.
Double - pointed needles 3.5 mm (US 4) and 4 mm (US 6) for neckband and sleeves.
Gauge
21 sts x 23 rows = 10 cm in stockinette stitch using 4 mm (US 6) needles.
Using a laundry wash bag, hand wash using a wool-friendly detergent and put through spin cycle. Dry flat.
