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Nonna sweater
€7.50
design: Yuka Tomioka
Description
Nonna means grandmother in Italian. This sweater is inspired by old things I found in my grandma’s. It evokes a nostalgic feeling and has a vintage look.
Nonna sweater features the Nonna lace pattern, which is quite relaxing to knit as the stitch pattern is easy to memorize. This all-over lace pattern allows you to enjoy the texture of hand knitting and is suitable for any kind of yarn, like cotton/linen for spring, wool/mohair for autumn and winter.
I hope you find your own style, exploring yarn.
- Yuka Tomioka
The Nonna Sweater is a drop-shoulder sweater and has a relaxed fit. The sweater is worked from the top down and starts at the back yoke, with increases to shape shoulder slant to the full width of the back. Then stitches are picked up for the front yoke and worked back and forth while shaping the neckline. The fronts are joined and worked back and forth to the underarms where the front and back are joined, then the body is worked in the round to the hem. The hem is worked with a 1x1 twisted ribbing. Then, stitches are picked up for the neckband and worked in the round. Lastly, sleeve stitches are picked up around the armhole opening and worked in the round. Sleeve stitches are decreased in order to make a balloon sleeve and tight cuff. All sections have charts so you can easily recognize how stitches are incorporated within the pattern.
Find out more about this pattern by reading our blog post.
SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4) 5
Finished bust circumference: 96 (109.5, 123, 137) 150.5 cm / 37.75 (43, 48.5, 54) 59.25 inches
Recommended ease: 10-25 cm / 4-9.75 inches of positive ease at bust.
YARN AND YARDAGE
Sample 1 :
5 (5, 6, 6) 7 balls of Gilliatt from De Rerum Natura (100% mérinos d'Arles and black merino from Portugal ; 250 m (202 yd)/100g), colourway "cacao"
Sample 2:
5 (5, 6, 6) 7 balls of Robinson from De Rerum Natura (70% Organic merino d'Arles (France) and 30% recycled cotton, 270 yards (250 m) / 100g), colourway "citronnade"
OR approx. 1095 (1265, 1410, 1505) 1680 m / 1175 (1385, 1540, 1685) 1650 yards of yarn from the same category
GAUGE
19 sts and 30 rows = 10 cm / approx. 4 inches in Nonna lace pattern after blocking, on 4.5 mm / US 7 needles
NEEDLES
4.5 mm / US 7, 80 or 100 cm / 32 or 40 inch circular needles for body and sleeves.
3.75 mm / US 5, 80 cm / 32 inch circular needles for neckband and ribbing.
Needles for neckband and ribbing should be two sizes smaller than those for the body and sleeves.
Always use a needle size that will allow you to obtain the right gauge.
NOTIONS & TOOLS
2 removable markers, stitch markers, stitch holders (scrap yarn), tapestry needle
TECHNIQUES & SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate to advanced: Skills required for this pattern include knitting lace and twisted stitches, Long-Tail cast-on, binding off, increasing and decreasing, knitting in the round and picking up stitches, tubular bind-off (optional).
The pattern includes charts and written instructions for the motif part and video tutorials for the techniques used (increases).
PDF to download (contains instructions in French and English).
