Limppu Sweater by Camille Romano

€125,00 EUR

Camille Romano x Biches & Bûches

We are delighted to present Limppu Sweater designed by Camille Romano with Le Gros Lambswool 🐚 Elegant, warm, and rich of beautiful details. Camille Romano is a French knitwear designer based in Finland, inspired by the nature and culture surrounding her, with whom we have the immense joy to have collaborated on many pieces of her Collection.

‘Limppu”, in Finnish, is the name of a dark bread that’s made of either rye or barley and sweetened, usually eaten during the end of the year celebrations. It’s one of my favourite types of bread (though I like all of them!) and I thought it would be a good name for my idea of a warm brown sweater.

— Camille Romano

The Pattern

The Pattern is sold separately on Camille Romano
The Pattern is available in English, French

Colors & Wool Bundle

The original Edition is with Le Gros Lambswool in Medium Brown
You can also knit Limppu Sweater with any color in Le Gros Lambswool. Select 'Custom Colorway' to add the Knitting kit to your cart and write your color choice in the Order Notes Section, in your cart
You are welcome to contact us via the chat for color ideas and any question you may have 💌

The Limppu Sweater shown in the photos is the original sample designed and knitted by Camille Romano, photographed at the Atelier by the little Biches & Bûches team.

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Limppu Sweater by Camille Romano

€125,00 EUR

Details

Construction
'Limppu is worked top-down, starting at the back neck. Once the back piece is worked until the underarms, front stitches are picked up on each side of the neckline and increases are worked to form the neck. Then, fronts are worked together until the underarms. At this point, the back and front pieces are worked together in the round until the bottom hem (which is short on purpose). Its special feature is the layering effect created on the second half of the body, which starts then: stitches are picked up on the reverse side of the body’s ribbing; the second layer of the sweater is worked in stockinette in the round until the forming of side slits. Then the front and back pieces are worked separately flat until the “second” and final hem of the body. The front is approx 6 cm / 2.5” shorter than the back. Sleeves are picked up from the shoulder edge and decreases are spaced out across the sleeve length. The sleeves still end up being wide but comfortable to wear.' — Camille Romano

The Wool
Biches & Bûches Le Gros Lambswool

Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7
Quantity: 6 (6) 7 (7) 8 (8) 9 skeins
Original Colorway: Medium Brown

Knitting Needles (suggested)
- Circular needles 4.5 mm / US 7 / UK 7
- Circular needles 4 mm / US 6 / UK 8

Gauge
16 sts × 29 rows = 10 cm / 4″ in sand stitch, worked flat with 4.5 mm needles, after blocking.

Sizes & Measurements of the finished knit
Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7

Finished chest circumference
107 (117) 128 (139) 144 (151) 162 cm
42 (46) 50.5 (54.75) 56.75 (59.5) 63.75 in

Front length (from underarm to hem)
32 cm / 12.5 in (customizable)

Recommended ease
20–30 cm / 8–12 in positive ease

All lengths can be adjusted, but please note that this will affect the yarn requirements.

How to wash
Always handwash and lay flat to dry - Handle with care and make sure not to stretch your knit while wet