Hygge Days

DESCRIPTION

Hygge Days are here! Get cozy with this quick knit worked in a kitten-soft and feather-light yarn.

Hygge Days is a raglan-sleeved sweater with a relaxed fit. This ordinary looking sweater hides a surprising detail: the back is worked entirely in a snowflake lace pattern. The rest of the sweater is in stockinette with ribbed hem, cuffs, and neckband.

The pattern is written with both metric and US terminology. Both written and charted instructions are provided for the lace pattern.

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SIZES

• XS (S, M, L) [XL, 2XL, 3XL]
• To fit a 75 (85, 95, 105) [115, 125, 135] cm / 30 (34, 38, 42) [46, 50, 54]” bust
• Finished bust circumference: 85 (94, 99, 113) [125, 134, 141] cm / 33½ (37, 39, 44½) [49¼, 52¾, 55½]”

The sweater is intended to be worn with approx. 7.5 cm / 3” of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

See last photo.

MATERIALS

Yarn

• Garnstudio DROPS Air (65% alpaca, 28% polyamide, 7% wool, 150 m/50 g, 164 yd/1.8 oz), approx. 6 (7, 7, 8) [9, 9, 10] skeins. The sample sweater is worked in size S in the colorway #10 Fog.
• Or Sandnes Garn Kos (62% baby alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool, 150 m/50 g, 164 yd/1.8 oz), approx. 6 (7, 7, 8) [9, 9, 10] skeins.
• Or aran-weight yarn, approx. 800 (950, 1000, 1100) 1250, 1350, 1400 m / 900 (1050, 1100, 1250) [1400, 1500, 1550] yd.

Choose a light and airy yarn, such as a blow or brushed yarn.

Needles

• 5.0 mm / US #8 long circular needle (80–100 cm / 32–40”) for stockinette and lace (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• 4.5 mm / US #7 long circular needle for ribbing
• 4.5 mm / US #7 short circular needle (40 cm / 16”) for the neck band
• If not working in magic loop, double-pointed needles in the same sizes for the sleeves.

Notions

• 5 stitch markers: a set of 4 and 1 unique beginning-of-round (BOR) marker
• Waste yarn or extra cable for provisional cast on
• Waste yarn, extra cable, or circular needle for holding sleeve stitches
• 4.5 mm / US #7 spare needle for picking up sleeve and neckband stitches
• Darning needle

GAUGE

17 sts × 26 rows = 10 cm / 4” in stockinette on larger needles, blocked
20 sts × 30 rows = 10 cm / 4” in ribbing on smaller needles, blocked

TECHNIQUES USED

The pattern uses the following techniques: provisional cast-on, casting on in the middle of a row, lace, and picking up stitches. Ability to work lace from a chart is recommended, but written instructions are also provided for the snowflake lace pattern.

REFERENCES

• 6+1 Provisional Cast-on Methods