Boreal

Knitting
December 2011
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
4.5 stitches and 5.5 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette / colourwork
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
960 - 1410 yards (878 - 1289 m)
32"-50"
English
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This pattern covers 7 sizes from 32” - 50” bust.

Two gauges are given - the smaller sizes are knit at 4.5 sts to the inch and the larger at 4 sts to the inch.

Yardage: 1(580), 2(640/720), 3(710/800), 4(760/850), yards of Artesano aran in shade 8316 (A) and 1(380), 2(420/470), 3 (470/520), 4(500/560), yards in shade c853 (B) (Italics indicate second gauge range.)

Sweater is modeled with 2.5” positive ease.

To make this sweater, you should be a fairly confident colourwork knitter, able to maintain an even tension with an aran-weight yarn.

You may wish to read this post, in which I share my top tips for aran-weight colourwork.