Welcome To The Jungle Sweater Knitting Pattern (English)
Welcome To The Jungle Sweater is a classic raglan style sweater with an extra twist. As the pattern is worked using two coloured knitting and double knitting, as described further down, the completed work will have two right sides, where the colours lay opposite to each other. That means 2 sweaters in one.
The sweater is worked from top down. For a nice fitting neckline, which is lower in the front, the beginning will be worked flat knitting over the front, the sleeves and the back. With cast on at the lower neckline in front, the work will be joined and continued in rounds. There will be increases around the 4 raglan seams. After the last increases on the yoke, body and sleeves are divided and each is finished by itself. The finish will be double knitted ribbings. The neckline is finished with a double coloured ribbing, which is folded and connected to the wrong side by knitting.
Choice of size
The sweater was designed with a positive ease of 10-15 cm. That means that you need to choose a size that is about 10-15 cm bigger than your own chest measurement. If your chest measurement is 96 cm, you should choose a size M, with a circumference of 110 cm.
Size XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL) XXXL
Fits chest measuring 80-87 (88-93) 94-99 (100-107) 108-116 (117-126) 127-136 cm
Circumference 96 (102) 110 (118) 126 (134) 142 cm
Length (measured in the middle of back, without neck) 56 (57) 58 (59) 61 (63) 65 cm
Knitting gauge 24 stitches • 34 rows of double knitting with needle 3 = 10 • 10 cm
Recommended needles 2,5 and 3 (40, 80-120 cm)
Suggested yarn 1 thread Arwetta (210/50g) from Filcolana, Organic Soft Merino (225m/50g) from Kaos Yarn or hand dyed sock yarn e.g. from Sabina Siestoe (400m/100g)
Arwetta
Colour A: 50 (50) 50 (50) 100 (100) 100 g
Colour B: 50 (50) 50 (50) 100 (100) 100 g
Colour C: 100 (100) 100 (150) 150 (150) 150 g
Colour D: 100 (100) 100 (150) 150 (150) 150 g
Colour E: 100 (100) 150 (150) 200 (200) 200 g
Colour F: 100 (100) 150 (150) 200 (200) 200 g
Colour G: 50 (50) 50 (50) 100 (100) 100 g
Colour H: 50 (50) 50 (50) 100 (100) 100 g
