MERELE
Estonian for to the sea
Merele is a seamless boat neck sweater featuring 2 colour corrugated rib and twisted stitch detailing on the hems, cuffs, sleeves and neckline.
Inspired by the Estonian island of Kihnu where the sea brings life and inspiration. A world onto its own of seafarers where bright colours of the traditional national costume are set against the rippling and changing colours of sea and sky.
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1, 2, 3, 4 (5, 6, 7, 8) 9, 10, 11, 12
Positive ease at chest: 5 cm / 2”
High chest circumference/ Bust: 81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5 (101.5, 106.5, 112, 117) 122, 127, 132, 137 cm / 32, 34, 36, 38 (40, 42, 44, 46), 48, 50, 52, 54”
Waist / Hem circumference: 100, 105, 111.75, 118 (123.25, 129.5, 134.5, 141.5) 148, 153.5, 160, 166.25) cm / 39.25, 41.75, 44, 46.5 (48.5, 51, 53 , 55.75) 58.25, 60.5, 63, 65.5)”
Wrist circumference: 14.5, 15, 16, 16.5 (17, 18, 18.5, 19) 19.5, 20.5, 21, 21.5 cm / 5.75, 6, 6.25, 6.5 (6.75, 7, 7.25, 7.5) 7.75, 8, 8.25, 8.5”
Length from armhole to hem: 33 cm / 13”
Sleeve length from cuff to armhole: 43, 44, 45.5, 45.5 (47, 47, 47, 47) 47, 47, 47, 47 cm / 17, 17.25, 18, 18 (18.5, 18.5, 18.5, 18.5) 18.5, 18.5, 18.5, 18.5”
Upper sleeve circumference: 30, 30.5, 31, 33 (35.5, 38, 40.5, 43) 44.5, 46.5, 47, 47.5 cm / 11.75, 12, 12.25, 13 (14, 15, 16, 17) 17.5, 18.25, 18.5, 18.75”
Neck opening width: 21, 23, 23.5, 25.5 (26, 28, 29, 30.5) 32, 33, 35, 36 cm / 8.75, 9, 9.25, 10.25 (10.5, 11, 11.5, 11.75) 12.75, 13, 14, 14.5”
Body steek length: 40.5, 43, 45.5, 48.5 (51, 53.5, 56, 58.5) 61, 63.5, 66, 68.5 cm / 16, 17, 18, 19 (20, 21, 22, 23) 24, 25, 26, 27”
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4ply fingering weight held double in the following amounts:
MC1: 135, 145, 150, 160 (170, 180, 185, 195) 200, 210, 220, 225 m / 148, 158, 164, 176 (186, 196, 202, 214) 218, 230, 240, 246 yds
MC2: 95, 105, 110, 115 (120, 125, 135, 140) 145, 150, 155, 165 m / 104, 114, 120, 126 (132, 136, 148, 154) 158, 164, 170, 180 yds
MC3: 685, 730, 775, 810 (860, 900, 950, 1000) 1030, 1075, 1120, 1165 m / 750, 798, 848, 886 (940, 984, 1040, 1094) 1126, 1176, 1226, 1274 yds
CC: 50, 55, 60, 60 (65, 65, 70, 75) 75, 80, 80, 85 m / 54, 60, 66, 66 (72, 72, 76, 82) 82, 88, 88, 92 yds
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This sweater is worked from sleeve to sleeve before steeking openings for the neck and body.
The sleeves and neckline feature a “vikkel” pattern which is a faux cable stitch pattern made of left and right twisted or traveling stitches.
Increases are added after the sleeve length is knit to accommodate the body size and steek stitches. If you are busty you may want to add additional increase repeats in the sleeves. The number of stitches are decreased after length for the body has been knitted to knit a matching sleeve.
Openings for the neck and body are created using steeks. The pattern includes links to pattern specific steek tutorials for 2 methods: crochet steek and hand sewn back stitch steek. Stitches are picked up from the steek edge to knit the body. An additional crochet chain is added around the neck opening steek edge in contrast colour.
The sweater is knit with instructions for a fade or gradient effect of 3 different colours.
The cuffs and hem feature a 2 colour corrugated 1x1 rib in a contrast colour.
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2 colour corrugated ribbing
Twisted stitches
Knitting in the round
Reading from charts
Increasing
Decreasing
Steeking
Picking up stitches from a steek