“Sunday Brunch Sweater” by Hiromi Nagasawa

Japanese designer Hiromi Nagasawa has worked with great talent on a new Gilliatt pattern combining simplicity, comfort and precision of line.

The SUNDAY BRUNCH SWEATER is a sweater that can be worn in any season with elegant casualness and great comfort. Thanks to the use of a provisional cast-on, the raglan lines continue neatly into the ribbed neckline, adding a touch of sophistication to the deep V-neckline.

As the pattern is knitted top down, you can easily adjust the length of the sleeves and body, transforming it into a simple tunic or an elegant dress. You’ll also have the choice of a narrow or wide neck band to further personalize this sweater to suit your style.

We’re delighted to be able to offer this pattern in both French and English on our website 🙂 A Japanese version is also available on Ravelry.

CONSTRUCTION

Starting with a provisional cast on, this sweater is knitted seamless for top to bottom. The yoke with V-neckline and raglan armholes is knitted flat and shaped with short rows and increases.

The piece is joined at the front and the rest of the yoke is knitted in the round until the sleeve/body separation.

After placing the sleeve stitches on hold, the lower body is knitted in the round to the ribbed hem, which can be knitted as 1×1 or 2×2 rib. The sleeve stitches are picked up and knitted in the round with a series of decreases.

The neckline band is worked last by picking up stitches from the front V-line and the stitches of provisional cast on with a decreasing design to form the tip of the front. Detailed explanations are given for a 1×1 or 2×2 rib version and a narrow or wider border.

TECHNIQUES USED AND SKILL LEVEL

This pattern is of an intermediate level: skills required for this pattern include provisional cast-on, binding off, increasing and decreasing, knitting in the round and picking up stitches, Yarn over short rows, tubular bind off (optional).

HOW TO PICK YOUR SIZE

The « Sunday Brunch Sweater » is available in 10 sizes corresponding to the final measurements: 

Finished bust circumference: 39 (41, 43, 45, 47) (49, 52, 55.5, 59, 62.5)” / 99 (104, 109, 114, 119) (123, 132, 141, 150, 159) cm

Finished armhole circumference: 11.5 (14, 15, 15, 15.75) (16.5, 18, 18.25, 19.5, 20)” / 34,5 (35.5, 38, 38, 40 ) (42, 45.5, 46.5, 50, 51) cm

To obtain a slightly ample result like the one pictured, we recommend choosing a size with a positive ease of 6-12″ / 15-30 cm.

For example, if your chest circumference measures 92 cm, you can choose:

• a size 3 to get a positive ease of 6.7″ / 17 cm at the chest

or

• a size 5 to get a positive ease of 10.6″ / 27 cm at the chest.

THE YARN

This pattern is designed for a worsted yarn corresponding to a gauge of 18 sts x 26 rows/rounds for 4″ / 10 cm. The suggested needle size to obtain this gauge is 4.5 mm.

Hiromi knitted several examples of the “Sunday Brunch sweater” in our Gilliatt yarn (100% French Merino d’Arles and Portuguese black merino, 250 m / 100g ) in the colors “poivre”, “ébène” and “granit”.

Gilliatt is a carded, three-ply twisted merino wool yarn, particularly soft yet retaining the beautifully rustic look of country wools. Its structure and the particular spring of Arles merino bring out the ribbed detail of the large V-neckline and the contemporary line of the raglan armholes. Sweaters knitted in Gilliatt are warm, comfortable and cozy: the kind of sweaters you dream of putting on on the first days of autumn 🙂

For a version knitted with this yarn, you will need :

4 (4, 5, 5, 5) (5, 5, 6, 6, 6) balls of De Rerum Natura Gilliatt 

Using the same gauge, Hiromi knitted a more sophisticated version, combining Gilliatt’s slimmer little brother, Ulysse (100% French Arles Merino and Portuguese black merino, 185 m / 50 g ) with our new Bérénice yarn (55% Super Kid Mohair, 25% silk, 20% organic Arles Merino; 210 m / 25 g). These two yarns, knitted together, give a soft, slightly fluffy result with a more urban touch, to create easy-to-wear pieces for any occasion. You can also play with the color combinations of the two yarns to create subtle tone-on-tone effects or more contrasting blends. You’ll find plenty of ideas for color combinations in this blog post. For her version, Hiromi chose a very delicate pale grey-blue created with Ulysse “brouillard” and Bérénice “petit matin”.

For a version knitted with these two yarns together, you will need:

6 (6, 6, 6, 7) (7, 7, 8, 8, 9) balls of De Rerum Natura Ulysse

4 (5, 5, 5, 5) (5, 6, 6, 6, 7) balls of De Rerum Natura Bérénice

One of the pattern’s testers opted for a fresher version in our Robinson mid-season yarn, and the result is also very nice! With its different finishing options, this design lends itself well to reinterpretations to create a pretty wardrobe for each season 🙂

“Sunday Brunch sweater” by Hiromi Nagasawa knitted in Gilliatt “poivre“

About the designer: 

Hiromi used to work as an architect for wooden structure buildings for a long time, but now she is a full time knit designer.

Her design style incorporates the joy of simplicity and comfort into everyday living. She likes the implication of basic stitch repeats. Also, she add functional shape to make the line of the garment beautiful and comfortable in wearing.

Hiromi is currently living in Tokyo with her partner and one cat.

Ravelry : pucco

Instagram : @pucco_h

Photo credits: Hiromi Nagasawa