HIRAETHsweater
Hiraeth - is a Welsh word for longing or nostalgia, an earnest longing or desire, or a
sense of regret. The feeling of longing for a home that no longer exists or never was. A
deep and irrational bond felt with a time, era, place or person.
HIRAETH is a very special sweater to me. It is worked out of a wonderful rustic yarn that is
produced by a small business in city that I love: Marburg, Hesse, Germany. A place which I will always keep very dear in my heart. My
HIRAETH sweater reminds me of the wonderful time I spent there and gives me the feeling
of coming back home whenever I wear it.
HIRAETH is worked seamlessly from the top down: You cast on stitches for the neckline
and shape it with short rows. After the yoke is finished you divide your stitches
and work the body and the sleeves separately in the round. The pattern includes
instructions with and without waist shaping for you to choose.
View the Ravelry pattern page here.
SIZES
2XS (XS S M) (L XL 2XL) (3XL 4XL 5XL)
with bust circumference of finished garment
76.5 (82, 91, 100) (109, 118, 124.5) (130, 141, 146.5) cm
30.25 (32.25, 35.75, 39.25) (42.75, 46.25, 49) (51.25, 55.5, 57.75) "
HIRAETH sweater is intended to be worn with 2-4cm / 0.75-1.5" of positive ease around the bust.
YARN
Main Color:
3 (3, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7) skeins or
270 (290, 330, 360) (400, 450, 490) (520, 560, 610) g of Raincloud & Sage
Origin (100g, 200m /219yds, 100% German merino) in color cream
Contrast Color:
1 skein or 60 (65, 70, 75) (80, 80, 85) (85, 90, 100) g of Raincloud & Sage
Origin (100g, 200m /219yds, 100% German merino) in color natural dye 02
Please note that these values are only estimates. Changes in yarn or gauge
as well as changes of the pattern can result in a different yardage.
GAUGE
18 sts and 28 rounds = 10cm / 4" after blocking.
Make sure to have to same gauge for the corrugated rib and the plain
Stockinette. Some people need to use two different needle sizes for
the different stitch patterns to achieve that.
NEEDLES
4.5mm needles (or size to obtain gauge with)
TOOLS
A tapestry needle or crochet hook to weave in the ends and a stitch marker.
TECHNIQUES
- knit and purl stitches
- working in the round
- working decreases
- working increases
- German Twisted Cast-On
- Corrugated rib (like stranded colorwork but stitches in one color are purled)
- German Short Rows