Taiga is a stranded colourwork sweater with a top-down construction and a very generous positive ease in the yoke and body for a relaxed fit. The yoke design of this sweater is inspired by trees and ferns of boreal forests.
LANGUAGE: English
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Starting with the neck, the sweater is worked seamlessly top down, using short rows to shape neckline
As the sweater is knitted top-down, you can decide on the length as you go.
Sizing:
The pattern comes in 8 sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) with finished sweater bust circumference measuring 96 (111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 171) cm / 38.5 (44.5, 48.5, 52.5, 56.5, 60.5, 64.5, 68.5) inches. The measurements listed below are for the final sweater. The sweater is designed to have a slightly deeper yoke than usual and to be worn with a fairly large positive ease, so choose a size that is 15-30 cm / 6-12 inches larger than your actual bust circumference.
Recommend yarn: Worsted weight yarn. Sample is knit in Holst Garn Supersoft 50 gram - 287 meters / 314 yards held double
Yardage:
Yardage is for worsted weight yarn. If you use original yarn or other fingering weight held double, please double the yardage.
MC: 861 (962, 1060, 1135, 1265, 1390, 1495, 1665) meters / 942 (1052, 1160, 1242, 1384, 1521, 1636, 1822) yards
CC: 130 (145, 158, 175, 195, 215, 230, 270) meters / 142 (159, 173, 191, 213, 235, 252, 295) yards
Please note that your yarn consumption will depend on your gauge and on the length of your finished garment.
Gauge:
16 sts/ 25 rnds per 10 cm/ 4 inches in stockinette in the round on size C needles
Needles:
Size A - 80-120 cm Circular needles - 2.5 mm (US 1.5 ) for tubular cast on
Size B - 80-120 cm Circular needles - 3.5 mm (US 4)
Size C - 4.5 mm 80-120 cm Circular needles (US 7)
Please note you might need to change the size of your needles to achieve gauge.
