TRS Sea snake Children's sweater

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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

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.