Teddy Sweater

The Teddy sweater is a unisex half-zip sweater knitted with a double strand of Drops Alpaca Boucle. It has an oversized fit and is knitted top-down. The sweater is worked in stockinette stitch with the wrong side facing out to achieve a more "wooly" look.

YARN

Drops Alpaca Bouclé, 80% Alpaca, 15% wool, 5% Polyamide

SIZES

XS-S (S-M) M-L (L-XL)

GARMENT MEASUREMENTS

Bust circumference, when garment is laid flat approx. 54 (57) 60 (63) cm

Total length approx. 54 (55) 57 (60) cm

Sleeve length 46 (48) 50 (52) cm

YARN CONSUMPTION

 11 (11) 12 (13) skeins

RECOMMENDED NEEDLES

 40 cm circular needle 4.5 mm

 80 cm circular needle 4.5 mm

GAUGE

 10 x 10 = 14 stitches wide, 22 stitches high on 4.5 mm needles

DIFFICULTY LEVEL

 Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Zipper 22-28 cm

 NOTE! Remember that everyone knits differently, so test on a swatch to measure your gauge. If you knit a bit loosely, it might be good to go down half/one needle size. If you knit a bit tightly, you can go up half/one needle size.