French Pattern Lyon Sweater: Top to Bottom Construction Guide with Size Chart and Yarn Suggestions

This pattern is in French.

Lyon Sweater is worked from top to bottom. You will work the back yoke first by doing raises. Then you will pick up strips on the back yoke to work the shoulders. You pick up stitches on the shoulders, and you continue to work the yoke on a circular needle, first back and forth and then in the round. You work the body in the round on a circular needle and the sleeves on double pointed needles, or with the technique of Magic Loop (magic loop). To finish the neck you will work a double ribbed collar which is folded in using the double knitting technique. The Lyon Sweater is worked with stripes from the center of the yoke.

Size guide

The Lyon Sweater is designed to be worn with approximately 20 cm of ease for small sizes and progressively less for large sizes. XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL sizes are designed for chest sizes 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120 -130 (130-140) 140-150 cm. The measurements of the finished piece can be found at the beginning of the pattern. Before you start, measure yourself to determine which size to choose. For example, if you measure 90 cm around the chest (or the widest part of your upper body), choose a size S. A size S is 108 cm around the chest and would give you 18 cm of forward ease in the this example.

Dimensions: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL

Chest size: 104 (108) 114 (118) 122 (128) 136 (144) 152 cm

Length: 56 (58) 60 (62) 64 (65) 68 (69) 72 cm (measured center back, collar excluded)

Sample: 20 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch on 4 mm needles

Needles: Circular: 4 mm (60, 80 and / or 100 cm), 3.5 mm (40, 80 and / or 100 cm)
Double tips: 4 mm and 3.5 mm (if you do not use the method of Magic Loop (magic loop)

lane:
Suggestion 1: 300 (350) 350 (400) 400 (450) 450 (500) 500 g Sunday with Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m) (knit with double yarn) for the main color etc 150-200 (200) 200 (200) 250 (250) 250 (300) 300 g of Sunday with Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m) (knit with double yarn) for stripes. Take care to keep 2 threads together throughout the whole work. The footage shown is the full footage.

Suggestion 2: 200 (200) 200 (200-250) 250 (300) 300 (350) 350 g of Sunday par Sandnes Yarn (50 g = 235 m) kept together with 100 (100) 100-125 (125) 150 (150) 175 (200) 200 g Tynn Silk Mohair with Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m) for main color etc 100 (100) 100 (100-150) 150 (150) 200 (200) 200 g of Sunday par Sandnes Yarn (50 g = 235 m) kept together with 50 (50) 50-75 (75) 75 (100) 100 (125) 125 g of Tynn Silk Mohair with Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m) for stripes.

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4 out of 5)

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The white and blue Lyon jersey is knitted on Sunday with Sandnes Garn in the colors Almond [2511] and the night sky [5591].