PDF - Digital knitting Pattern for the Philæ sweater by Caledonia Dreamin from XS to 5XL (fr/en)

Philæ is a vintage-inspired sweater with a square neckline and balloon sleeves, available in a fitted short version or a longer, relaxed version.

Construction and style

The sweater is knit in the round, seamless, from bottom to top with raglan decreases and short rows.

Sizes and ease

From XS to 5XL, for a bust circumference of 71 to 158 cm. The pattern is designed to fit close to the body with about 2 cm negative ease.

Recommended yarn

The Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering for a warm version, or Katia Cotton-Yak for a lighter version, or equivalent fingering yarn.
We can recommend an alternative equivalent yarn in-store. 

Yarn quantity

Short version: about 900 to 2,860 m. Classic version: about 1,320 to 3,320 m.

Gauge

33 stitches x 35 rows for 10 cm in 3/1 ribs with 3 mm needles.

Needles and haberdashery

3 mm circular needles for the main stitch and 2.5 mm for the ribs; stitch markers and a yarn needle.

Main techniques

• Bottom-up seamless construction
• Raglan decreases
• Short rows
• Textured ribs and balloon sleeves

Your download contains

• The digital knitting pattern in PDF format.
• The explanations, diagrams, size charts, and detailed quantities by size provided by the designer.

Digital product: no physical item will be shipped.