Dorthea Sweater by Marianne Nørbo

Dorthea Sweater

Knitting
October 2025
both are used in this pattern
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in stranding knitting
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1398 - 2136 yards (1278 - 1953 m)
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7
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SIZE
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7

MEASUREMENTS
Chest circumference: 96 (108) 120 (132) 144 (156) 168 cm / 37.75 (42.5) 47.25 (52) 56.77 (61.5) 66 inches.
Length: 60 (61) 61 (62) 63 (65) 65 cm / 23.5 (24) 24 (24.5) 24.75 (25.5) 25.5 inches
Sleeve length: 49 (48) 47 (46) 46 (45) 42 cm / 19.25 (19) 18.5 (18) 18 (17.75) 16.5 inches

Designed with 25-35 cm / 10-14 inches of positive ease. The model in the picture has a chest circumference of 85 cm / 33.5 inches and is wearing a size 3.

MATERIALS
Version 1:
Natural Wool, Copenhagen Fibers:
Color A: 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 (8) 8 skeins of color 4
Color B: 3 (3) 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 skeins of color 22
Brushed Alpaca, Copenhagen Fibers:
Color C: 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 skein of color 12
Color D: 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 skein of color 32
Color E: 3 (3) 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 skeins of color 4

Version 2:
Natural Wool, Copenhagen Fibers:
Color A: 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 (8) 8 skeins of color 8
Color B: 3 (3) 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 skeins of color 5
Brushed Alpaca, Copenhagen Fibers:
Color C: 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 skein of color 12
Color D: 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 skein of color 22
Color E: 3 (3) 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 skeins of color 18

Circular needles 3.5 and 4.5 mm, 80-100 cm
Circular needles 3.5 mm, 40 cm
Double pointed needles 3.5 and 4.5 mm if using the magic loop method, double pointed needles can be omitted.

8 stitch markers

YARN QUALITY
Natural Wool, COPENHAGEN Fibers
100% Wool
50 g = 91 m

Brushed Alpaca, COPENHAGEN Fibers
52% Alpaca, 23% Wool, 25% Polyamide
50 g = 110 m

GAUGE
20 sts x 22 r = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches in stranding knitting using needles 4.5 mm

Always use the needle size that gives you the correct gauge in both height and width, measured after washing and blocking.

PATTERN INFORMATION
The Dorthea Sweater is worked in the round from the bottom up in stranded knitting according to a chart. Body and sleeves are worked separately until the armholes where they are then joined, The yoke is worked according to 2 charts with 4 panels bordered by the raglan decreases.

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