First Choice Sweater

Vi håber at First Choice bliver din nye yndlings sweater; dit første valg når du rækker ned i skuffen efter en sweater der både er blød, varm og cool. Sådan en man ikke kan få af! Det var vores ambition, da vi skabte den. First choice er rummelig, men kort, og strikkes med lækre strukturelle detaljer, der sidder flot på kroppen.

Først choice strikkes i rib oppefra og ned. Først strikkes øverste del af brystet frem og tilbage med udtagninger, der strikkes ned til hvor ærmegabet stopper. Herefter tages der masker op til skuldrene på hver side og der strikkes vendepinde på skuldrene. Når hver skulder er strikket slåes der masker op imellem de to skuldrestykker og ryggen strikkes ned til hvor ærmegabet stopper, før forstykke og bagstykke sættes sammen. Der strikkes nu rundt på rundpind. Ærmerne strikkes med opsamlede masker i ærmeåbningerne. Til sidst samles masker op i halskant til krave.

Størrelse: S-M, (L-XL), 2 XL-3 XL

Brystmål: 85-100, (100-115), 115-135

Længde: 50 cm

Strikkefasthed: 10 cm x 10 cm = 17 m x 26 p.

Pindestørrelse: Rundpind 5,00 mm og 4,00 mm 80 cm og strømpepinde 4 mm (hvis du ikke strikker magicloop)

Garn: De to tråde strikkes sammen: Isager Alpaca 3, 50 g = 125 m Isager Alpaca 1, 50 g = 400 m

Garnmængde:
S – M: Isager Alpaca 3: 7 ngl. Isager Alpaca 1: 3 ngl
L – XL: Isager Alpaca 3: 9 ngl. Isager Alpaca 1: 3 ngl
2 XL-3 XL: Isager Alpaca 3: 11 ngl. Isager Alpaca 1: 4 ngl

Hvis man ønsker kroppen eller ærmerne længere end de angivende mål, skal der købes ekstra garn.

Teknik:

Udtagning højre/venstre i ret:
Venstre: Tag løkken op mellem maskerne forfra, strik en drejet ret (v-udt r)
Højre: Tag løkken op mellem maskerne bagfra, strik en ret (h-udt r)

Udtagning højre/venstre i vrang:
Venstre: Tag løkken op mellem maskerne forfra, strik en drejet vrang (v-udt vr)
Højre: Tag løkken op mellem maskerne bagfra, strik en vrang (h-udt vr)

Venstre indtagning = SSK, løft 2 m af ret (som du skulle strikke dem ret) enkeltvis over på højre pind, sæt dem sammen tilbage på venstre pind. Strik dem drejet ret sammen

German short row, forkortes GSR

ENGLISH VERSION

We hope that First Choice will become your new favorite sweater; your first choice when you reach into the drawer for a sweater that is soft, warm, and cool all at once. The kind you never want to take off! That was our ambition when we designed it. First Choice is roomy but cropped, and is knitted with beautiful structural details that sit nicely on the body.

First Choice is worked in rib from the top down. First, the upper front is worked flat with increases down to the bottom of the armhole. Stitches are then picked up for each shoulder, and German short rows are worked on the shoulders. Once each shoulder is completed, stitches are cast on between the two shoulder sections and the back is worked down to the bottom of the armhole. Front and back are then joined, and the body is worked in the round. Sleeves are worked from picked-up stitches around the armholes. Finally, stitches are picked up around the neckline and the collar is worked.

Sizes: S–M, (L–XL), 2XL–3XL

Chest circumference: 85–100, (100–115), 115–135 cm

Length: 50 cm

Gauge: 10 × 10 cm = 17 sts × 26 rows

Needles: Circular needle 5.0 mm and 4.0 mm, 80 cm. Double-pointed needles 4.0 mm (if not using magic loop)

Yarn: Two strands held together throughout: Isager Alpaca 3: 50 g = 125 m. Isager Alpaca 1: 50 g = 400 m

Yarn quantities:
S – M: Isager Alpaca 3: 7 skeins. Isager Alpaca 1: 3 skeins
L – XL: Isager Alpaca 3: 9 skeins. Isager Alpaca 1: 3 skeins
2XL – 3XL: Isager Alpaca 3: 11 skeins. Isager Alpaca 1: 4 skeins

If you wish to make the body or sleeves longer than stated, purchase extra yarn.

Techniques:

Increases (right side):
Left-leaning increase (M1L, knit): Pick up the strand between stitches from the front and knit through the back loop.
Right-leaning increase (M1R, knit): Pick up the strand between stitches from the back and knit through the front loop.

Increases (wrong side):
Left-leaning increase (M1L, purl): Pick up the strand between stitches from the front and purl through the back loop.
Right-leaning increase (M1R, purl): Pick up the strand between stitches from the back and purl through the front loop.

Decreases:
Left-leaning decrease: SSK (slip 2 sts knitwise one at a time, return them to the left needle, knit them together through the back loop)

Short rows:
German Short Rows (GSR)

Worked top-down.