Hip Sweater by Rūkė Knit | The Hip sweater is a hip-length style knit with a mock neck and long narrowing sleeves. This sweater has a neckline and is worked top-down in Stockinette stitch pattern. The sweater is worked in raglan using increases M1L and M1R. Neck, cuffs and hem are worked in Rib stitch pattern in different colour yarn. The sweater body is worked straight, therefore it can be easily made longer and of course, more yarns should be estimated. The hip sweater is an 80’s fashion style knit with wide sleeves at the shoulders and with very narrow cuffs.
Gauge: 10cm x 10cm (4’’ x 4’’) = 14 stitches x 20.5 rows in Stockinette stitch pattern after washing
Finished Measurements:
- Bust circumference: 91.5 (97) 103 (108.5) 117 (125.5) 134.5 (143) cm / 36.5 (38.75) 41.25 (43.5) 46.75 (50.25) 53.75 (57.25) in
- Sweater length (in back center): 52.5 (54.5) 56.5 (58.5) 60.5 (62.5) 64.5 (66.5) cm / 21 (21.75) 22.75 (23.5) 24.25 (25) 25.75 (26.5) in
- Sleeve length (from neck): 71.5 (74.5) 75.5 (78.5) 79.5 (82.5) 83.5 (86.5) cm / 28.75 (29.75) 30.25 (31.5) 31.75 (33) 33.25 (34.5) in
- Sleeve upper arm girth: 53 (55.5) 58.5 (61.5) 64.5 (67) 70 (73) cm / 21.25 (22.25) 23.5 (24.5) 25.75 (26.75) 28 (29.25) in
Materials Used: Hip Knit Shop, Hip wool (100% wool; 50g (1.8oz) = 80m (87 yds)). Colours: New Sprinkle and Cookie Dough
Needle Size: 5mm (US 8, UK 6) and 6mm (US 10, UK 4) 40-120cm (16-47 in) circular needles. 5mm (US8, UK6) and 6mm (US 10, UK 4) 20cm (7.75 in) 5 pcs. double point needles.
Pattern Includes: Knitting directions, size table, YouTube video links with QR codes, schematic, abbreviations.
Skill Level: Intermediate
