Robinia sweater by Anne Ventzel, kit in No 10, 12, 16, and 20

ROBINIA SWEATER is another classic and beautiful sweater by Danish knitwear designer Anne Ventzel. Robinia is a soft and feminine sweater with an elegant pattern worked in stranded knitting. The sweater is worked from the top down. First the back and front yoke are worked back and forth, then the two sections are joined for the body, which is worked in the round. Stitches are picked up and knitted along the armholes and the sleeves are worked down and finished with cuffs in twisted rib. Short rows are worked both on the front and back yoke and on the sleeves to create a really nice fit.

Here we work Robinia in an exciting yarn kit consisting of 4 different yarn qualities. You knit 3 strands together for the main color (Önling No 16 + 12+ 10) and 2 strands together for the pattern (Önling No 20 +10). This results in a gorgeously soft sweater with lots of possibilities for a melange color effect 

This kit contains: Yarn for the selected size and a digital pattern

The pattern is a PDF file. Immediately after purchase you will be able to download the pattern directly from the purchase confirmation page. You will also receive an e-mail with a link to your pattern, and the pattern will be available here at the site via your personal account - so remember to create an account :-) Read more about digital knitting patterns here.

You will receive the pattern in both English and German.

Sizes: XS/S (M) L (XL/2XL) 3XL
Bust circumference: 100 (110) 120 (130) 140 cm
Length: 57 (59) 61 (63) 65 cm
Sleeve length along outside: 49 (48) 47 (46) 45 cm

The yellow version of the sweater shown in the photos has 17 cm of positive ease.

The blue version of the sweater has 27 cm of positive ease. Here the sleeves have been worked a bit shorter than what the pattern dictates, to fit the model.

Materials:
Please note This kit is not the original yarn, but yarn that comes very close and resembles a lot in both knitting strength and quality

Color A: 225 (225) 225 (300) 300 g Önling No 16, Luxury Mohair Tweed (70% finest lamb's wool and 30% mohair; 300 m per 75 g)
and
Color A: 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 cone Önling No 12, Everyday yarn (55% wool and 45% cotton; 800 m per 115 g)
and
Color A: 100 (100) 100 (125) 125 g Önling No 10, Silk Mohair yarn (70% mohair and 30% silk; 210 m per 25 g)

Color A: One strand of No 16, No 12 and No 10 is worked together = 3 strands in total.

Color B: 150 (150) 150 (150) 150 g Önling No 20, Hanne Falkenberg Shetland wool (100% Shetland wool; 225 m per 50 g)
and
Color B: 50 (50) 50 (75) 75 g Önling No 10, Önling No 10, Silk Mohair yarn (70% mohair and 30% silk; 210 m per 25 g)

Color B: Knit a thread of No 20 and No 10 together = 2 threads in total.

This kit is not the original yarn, but yarn that comes very close and resembles a lot in both knitting strength and quality. If you want to knit a sweater that looks like the blue one in the pictures, choose the following colors:

Blue color
A1:No 16 in col 29 (dark blue melange)
A2: No 12 in col. 10 (jeans blue) and
A3: No 10 in col. 67 (black)

Beige color
B1: No 20 in col. Oat (90)
B2: No 10 in col. Beige (349)

Leslie Friends Camel version:

Mustard color
A1: No 16 in col Mustard.
A2: No 12 in col. 42 (Karamel) and
A3: No 10 in col. 1916 (Camel)

Beige color
B1: No 20 in col. Oat (90)
B2 No 10 in col. Beige (349)

Gauge: 16 sts x 23 rows in PATTERN on a 5 mm needle = 10 x 10 cm

Recommended needles:
Circular needles: 4 mm, 4.5 mm and 5 mm, 40 and 80 cm
Extra: A circular needle or stitch holder for the shoulder stitches to rest on