Christian Peter Pattern

Christian Peter Pattern

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Christian Peter is the men’s version of Dagna (or a boyfriend fit for women). I love this modern XO pattern. It’s one of my favorites. The sizes are based on men’s sizing. The model is wearing the sweater with a 3-inch positive ease. The fit is boxier than Dagna.

Hans Christian was my Aunt Dagna’s husband. So, of course it includes the recipe for Aunt Dag’s Raisin Cake! You are going to love this spice cake as much as you love this sweater. Make it for someone you love because you love him (but also so you can borrow it). Bake the cake for you both. My grandma told me, “Aunt Dag always made her raisin cake as a layer cake for Sundays, but it is easier to make it in a dripper.” Don’t you just love that my grandma called a 9 x 13 pan a dripper? I do.

Sizes
Men's S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL (boyfriend fit for Women)
Finished Measurements
Chest: 40 (43, 46, 49, 52) inches
Body length to underarm 16 (16.5, 17, 18, 19) inches
Sleeve length 18, (19, 19.5, 20, 21) inches
Yoke depth: 9.5 (10, 10, 10.5, 10.5, 11) Inches
Total length 25.5 (26.5, 27.5, 28.5, 30) inches
Yarn
Brooklyn Tweed Shelter, worsted 
Main color: Flannel 300 (350, 350, 400, 450, 500,) grams.
Contrasting color: White 50 (50, 50, 50, 100, 100,) grams.
Needles
U.S. Size 6 32-inch circular needles. U.S. size 6 double-point needles or flexiflips . Size 6 16-inch circular needle (Or size needed to obtain gauge).
Notions
Darning needle
Gauge and Swatch
16 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm
Please swatch in the round to determine needle size.
Note: Swatch in both one color and in colorwork. You may need to knit the single-color part of the sweater with a smaller needle than the colorwork section. The gauge is the same throughout the sweater.
Skills Used
Long-tail cast on
Knit
Purl
Knitting in the round
Knitting colorwork in the round
DPN skills
Backward loop
k2tog
ssk
Bind of with decreases
Grafting underarms
Weaving in ends