instructions
Knit sweaters according to Guido Maria Kretschmer
This is how you knit Guido’s favorite sweater
© Dirk Messner / Guido
Knit sweaters according to Guido Maria Kretschmer: “What should a favorite sweater look like? I asked myself – and let the needles rattle. Tadaa! Here it is: Everybody’s Darling.”
That’s how it’s done
Wool
Yarn from Lana Grossa, quality “Alta Moda Cashmere 16” (78% virgin wool, 12% cashmere, 10% polyamide), length 110 m per 50 g – depending on the size, 450, 500 or 550 g in anthracite No. 14.
You can get it in specialist shops or you can order online.
Needles
- Knitting needles 5 and 6 (if you knit loosely) or 6 and 7 (if you knit tightly). It is important that you get to the information in the gauge.
- 1 short circular knitting needle each 5 and 6 (if you knit loosely) or 6 and 7 (if you knit tightly).
Knitting types
- Pearl pattern
- Waistband pattern
- Rib pattern
Knitting sample
… oha, does that have to be? The answer: yes, absolutely! You cannot avoid the knitting sample if you want to achieve a good result. If you simply leave out the gauge and start knitting straight away, your sweater will look completely different than you want when it is finished. So: grit your teeth, knit a mesh sample and – very important – try around with the needle size until everything is correct, namely:
Pearl stitch with a thick needle: 13 stitches and 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm
instructions
The details for the small size are in front of the brackets, for the larger sizes in the brackets, separated by slashes. If there is only one information, it applies to all sizes.
Waistband pattern
With a thin needle. Knit 8 rows in stocking stitch (row of right stitches, back rows of left stitches), for the fold edge in the following row (= right side) knit purl stitches, 9 rows in stocking stitch, in the last row fold over the waistband at the break and each time the cast-on stitch on the Get a needle and knit together with the next stitch.
Rib pattern
With a thick needle over 6 stitches. At the beginning of the row: knit edge stitch, knit 1, purl 1, repeat from * 1x, knit 1. At the end of the row: knit 1, purl 1, repeat from * 1x, knit 1, knit edge stitch. In the following rows always knit the edge stitches, knit all other stitches as they appear.
Pearl pattern
With a thick needle. In rows:
- Row (right side): Knit 1, purl 1 alternately.
- Row (back row): Knit the stitches as they appear.
- 1st row: knit stitches.
- Row: 1 purl, 1 knit alternately.
- 3rd row: knit the stitches as they appear.
- Row: purl stitches. Always repeat rows 1 to 6.
In rounds:
- Round: Knit 1, purl 1 alternately.
- Round: Work the stitches as they appear.
- Round: knit stitches.
- Round: 1 purl, 1 knit alternately.
- Round: Work the stitches as they appear.
- Round: knit stitches. Always repeat the 1st to 6th round.
Stockinette right
With a thin needle. Always knit right stitches in the round.
Back part
Cast on 74 (80/86) stitches with a thin needle and knit 18 rows in a waistband pattern. Then work with a thick needle in the following pattern: 6 stitches in rib, 62 (68/74) stitches in moss stitch, 6 stitches in rib. Continue knitting 7 cm from the waistband pattern over all stitches in a moss pattern, the side seam begins at this point.
10 cm from the waistband, increase 1 stitch on both sides and then increase 4 x 1 stitch on every 14th row = 84 (90/96) stitches. Mark the beginning of the armholes on both sides 33 (31/29) cm from the waistband pattern. 18 (20/22) cm from the beginning of the armholes for the sloping shoulders on both sides in every 2nd row for size S: 11 x 2 stitches, for size M: 8 x 2 and 3 x 3 stitches and for size L: 5 x 2 and Cast off 6 x 3 stitches. Now park the remaining 40 stitches on the short, thick circular needle.
Front part
Cast on 74 (80/86) stitches with a thin needle and knit 18 rows in a waistband pattern. Continue working with a thick needle in a moss stitch. 3 cm from the waistband, increase 1 stitch on both sides and then 4 x 1 stitch in every 14th stitch. Increase R Guido magazine 1/19 = 84 (90/96) stitches. Mark the beginning of the armholes on both sides 26 (24/22) cm from the waistband pattern. 18 (20/22) cm from the beginning of the armholes for the sloping shoulders on both sides in every 2nd row for size S: 11 x 2 stitches, for size M: 8 x 2 and 3 x 3 stitches and for size L: 5 x 2 and Cast off 6 x 3 stitches. Now knit the remaining 36 stitches together with the 36 parked stitches from the back piece on the short, thick circular knitting needle = 72 stitches over 13 cm in the round in a moss stitch, then continue knitting in the round 2 cm in stocking stitch with the short, thin circular needle. Now cast off all stitches loosely and fold the edge 1 cm inwards and sew it there.
sleeve
Cast on 32 (34/36) stitches with a thin needle and knit 18 rows in a waistband pattern. Then work with a thick needle in a moss stitch, increasing 8 (9/10) x 1 stitch on each side for the sloping arms in every 10th (8th / 8th) row = 48 (52/56) stitches. Cast off all stitches 41 cm from the waistband pattern.
Elaboration
Close the shoulder seams. Close the side and sleeve seams. Sew in the sleeves.