HAWTHORN SWEATER

HAWTHORN is a stranded colourwork sweater with a top-down construction, round yoke, general positive ease in the chest and slim fitting sleeves.

LANGUAGE: English, Norwegian

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Sizes:

The pattern comes in 12 sizes (1, 2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7, 8) (9, 10, 11, 12) with finished sweater bust circumference measuring (85, 92.5, 100, 105) (112.5, 117.5, 125, 130) (137.5, 145, 152.5, 160) cm / (34, 37, 40, 42) (45, 47, 50, 52) (55, 58, 61, 64) inches and is meant to be worn with a positive ease of 10-20 cm / 4-8 inches in the bust

The sample is shown in size 3 with 13 cm / 5.25 inches of positive ease in the bust. The wearer is 162 cm / 5‘4 with 87 cm / 34.75 inches bust.

Yarn:

Dansk Pelsuld 8/2 from Hjelholts Uldspinderi (100 g - 390 meters / 427 yards). The sample is made with colour Kobber as MC and Lys Beige as CC.

Yarn substitutions:

Fingering weight yarn suitable for colourwork

Yardage:

MC: (839, 878, 917, 975) (1014, 1073, 1112, 1190) (1248, 1326, 1365, 1521) meters / (917, 960, 1003, 1067) (1109, 1173, 1216, 1301) (1365, 1450, 1493, 1663) yards
CC: (273, 293, 312, 332) (351, 390, 429, 468) (507, 566, 585, 605) meters / (299, 320, 341, 363) (384, 427, 469, 512) (554, 619, 640, 662) yards

Yardage includes extra yarn for swatching. Please note that your yarn consumption will depend on your yarn choice, gauge, the length of your finished garment and any other alterations you might make to the pattern.

Gauge:

24 sts / 32 rnds per 10 cm / 4 inches in stockinette / colourwork in the round on size B / C needles

Needles:

Size A - 80-120 cm Circular needles - 2.75 mm (US 2 ) for ribbing
Size B - 80-120 cm Circular needles - 3.25 mm (US 3 ) or other to achieve gauge in stockinette in the round
Size C - 80-120 cm Circular needles - 3.5 mm (US 4) or other to achieve gauge in colourwork in the round
Please note that needle size is just a suggestion, you might need to change the size of your needles to achieve gauge.

Notions:
Smooth waste yarn, tapestry needle, measuring tape, 1 stitch marker for beginning of round, row counter, scissors.

Techniques used:

Cast on
Bind off in pattern
Knitting flat and in the round
Short rows
Colourwork knitting (catching floats where necessary)
Knit increases and decreases
Picking up stitches from cast on edge