Soling Sweater in Viking Of Norway - UK-2319-2 - Downloadable PDF

Soling Sweater in Viking Garn – Pattern Summary (UK-2319-2)

About This Design

The Soling Sweater is an elegant knitted pullover designed by Turid Stapnes and published by Viking of Norway under pattern number UK-2319-2. Worked in the brand's Bamboo yarn, this sweater blends classic structure with a refined textural stitch pattern, making it a rewarding project for intermediate knitters looking to expand their skills. The downloadable PDF provides full instructions across six sizes, from x-small through xx-large.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a fitted pullover sweater with set-in or seamlessly joined sleeves. The finished garment features a structured ribbed cuff and lower body, transitioning into a bold knit 5, purl 5 column rib pattern across the body and sleeves. The design is clean and wearable, suitable for a wide range of occasions.

• Chest circumference: 96 – 104 – 111 – 118 – 125 – 132 cm (approximately 37¾ – 41 – 43¾ – 46½ – 49½ – 52 in)
• Whole length: 54 – 56 – 58 – 60 – 62 – 64 cm
• Sleeve length: 46 – 47 – 48 – 49 – 50 – 51 cm (18 – 20 in)
• Sizes available: x/small, small, medium, large, x/large, xx/large

Yarn and Materials

The pattern is written specifically for Viking of Norway Bamboo yarn, a 6-ply weight blend composed of 50% bamboo and 50% cotton, sold in 50 g skeins. This fibre combination gives the finished sweater a naturally lustrous sheen, excellent drape, and a cool, breathable hand — ideal for spring and summer knitting or transitional-season wear. The bamboo content adds a silky smoothness, while the cotton provides structure and durability.

Needles

The pattern calls for two needle sizes used in combination throughout the construction:

• 2.5 mm needles – used for the ribbed cuff sections (Diagram B) at the start of the sleeves
• 3.5 mm needles – used for the main body of the sleeves and the sweater body, worked in the k5, p5 rib pattern

As with most seamless or in-the-round knitting projects, circular needles or double-pointed needles are recommended to accommodate the stitch counts involved.

Techniques Used

The Soling Sweater employs several core knitting techniques that make it well-suited to intermediate-level knitters:

• Knitting in the round: Both the body and sleeves are worked circularly, eliminating the need for seaming along the sides and sleeve lengths.
• Shaping with increases: After the initial cuff section, stitches are increased evenly across a single round — specifically, 1 stitch is increased in every fourth stitch — to expand the sleeve to its full working width before continuing in pattern.
• Decreasing on a final round: The pattern instructs a decrease round on the final round of the sleeve, as shown in Diagram A, to shape the sleeve cap or prepare stitches for joining.
• Grafting or three-needle join: The finishing instructions reference knitting together or grafting a specific number of stitches to join the sleeves to the body, a technique that creates an invisible or near-invisible seam at the shoulder or underarm.
• Diagram-based knitting: The pattern uses charted diagrams (Diagram A and Diagram B) to guide stitch placement, increases, and decreases, which is a standard approach in Scandinavian knitwear design.

Stitches Used

The textural character of the Soling Sweater