DUGGARI SWEATER

This sweater is a classical raglan model that resembles sailors’ sweaters of the past, hence the name Duggari:
Dugga was a certain type of fishing boat used by Englishmen fishing around Iceland in the 16th century, the fishermen were called “Duggari”.
The sweater features a simple structural pattern in the yoke, and a high collar. It is worked from the neck down. You will be working back and forth in pattern while the front neck is shaped, then stitches are joined to work the rest of the sweater in the round. Finally stitches at the neck are picked up to work the collar. Garment and sleeve length can easily be adjusted.

Sizes: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 / Sweater circumference 99 – 106 – 110 – 114 – 119 – 126 – 130 sm / 39 – 41 3/4 – 43 1/4 – 45 – 46 3/4 – 49 1/2 – 51 1/4 in.

Gauge: 18 sts og 24 rounds in stockinette = 10×10 cm / 4×4 in.

Needles: Circular needles 4 and 5 mm (US 6 and 8) or as required to meet gauge; 40 and 80 cm long and/or longer for larger sizes. Double pointed needles 4 mm (US 6) for cuffs. If you use the magic loop technique you need one long circular needle in each size.

Yarn: Worsted/Aran weight yarn of your choice. You will need approximately 1.000-1.100-1.150-1.200-1.250-1.350-1.400 m / 1100-1200-1260-1320-1370-1500-1550 yd. The sweater featured is made of Cascade 220 (100 g = 200 m/220 yd).

Difficulty level: 2 out of 5. The pattern is suitable for most knitters. The following techniques are used: Casting on and off, adding new stitches in the beginning and end of a row, knitting and purling, picking up stitches, increasing (M1R and M1L) and decreasing (k2tog and ssk).

Note that the default setting for the pattern language is Icelandic. Choose "English" using the button at the top of the page for the English version.

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