In The Air Tonight Sweater Knitting Pattern (English)
In The Air Tonight Sweater is a classic raglan sweater with a pattern consisting of mesh and cables.
It is worked bottom-up. Body and sleeves are worked individually and joined at the beginning of the yoke, which is worked with beautiful raglan seams. The neckline at the top of the yoke is shaped by working back and forth using German short row technique.
The ribbing on sleeves, body and neck are worked in a twisted rib. The ribbing in the neck is double layered for a nice finish.
Choice of size
The sweater has a positive ease of 12-17 cm. This means you should choose a size measuring 12-17 cm more than your chest circumference. If your chest measures 96 cm, you should choose a size M with a circumference of 112 cm.
The length of the body can easily be adjusted by making the ribbing longer or shorter or by adding or subtracting the number of rows worked from the diagram. It is explained how to do this in the chapter Body.
Size XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL) XXXL
Fits chest measuring 80-87 (88-94) 95-99 (100-107) 108-116 (117-126) 127-136 cm
Circumference 96 (104) 112 (120) 128 (136) 144 cm
Length (measured centre back, neckband excluded) 48 (50) 51 (52,5) 53,5 (55) 56 cm
Strikkefasthed 22,5 stitches • 30 rows of pattern according to diagram on a 4 mm needle = 10 • 10 cm
1 pattern repeat: 18 stitches • 36 rows = 8 • 12 cm
17 stitches • 28 rows of mesh (pattern on sleeves) on a 4 mm needle = 10 • 10 cm
26 stitches • 30 rows twisted rib on a 3 mm needle = 10 • 10 cm
Suggested needles Circular needle 3 mm and 4 mm (60, 80-120 cm and double pointed needles unless the magic loop method is being used), circular needle 3,5 mm (40 cm) and a cable needle
Materials Merino Fingering (400 m/ 100 g) fx from Yarn by Sanders or Arwetta (210 m / 50 g) from Filcolana or Jawoll Silk (200 m / 50 g) from Lang Yarns held together with 1 strand Silk Mohair (420 g / 50 g) fx from Yanie Handdyed or Tilia (210 m / 25 g) from Filcolana
Merino Fingering: 300 (300) 350 (350) 400 (400) 450 g
Silk Mohair: 150 (150) 175 (175) 200 (200) 225 g
