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A sweater for adventures. Even if the greatest adventure you take it on is a trip to the kitchen for another cup of tea. Inspired by a classic ski sweater, Borealis features a bold, colorwork yoke designed for maximum impact. Five colors are used in the sweater, but you only ever knit with two colors at a time. A cozy folded collar and worsted weight yarn make Borealis your go-to sweater for both outdoor adventures and cozy knitting sessions on the couch. Borealis is knit seamlessly from the top down in the round. The neckline is shaped with short rows worked after the colorwork and before the sleeve separation.

SIZES
(33.25, 36.25, 39.25, 42) (45, 48.75, 51, 55.25) (59, 62.75, 67.5, 72.5)

#size inclusive

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest circumference: (33.25, 36.25, 39.25, 42) (45, 48.75, 51, 55.25) (59, 62.75, 67.5, 72.5) inches / (83, 90.5, 98, 105) (112.5, 122, 127.5, 138) (147.5, 157, 169, 181.5) cm

To be worn with 2 – 8 inches / 5 – 20 cm positive ease. Sample shown is size 39.25 worn with 3 inches of positive ease.

YARN
(4, 4, 4, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7) (8, 8, 9, 10) skeins Berroco Lanas in MC (Steel Cut Oats), and (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1) skein Berroco Lanas in all four contrast colors (CC1 - Coast, CC2 - Lake, CC3 - Currant, and CC4 - Cream).

Or worsted weight yarn in the following amounts:

(682, 764, 856, 945) (1070, 1168, 1279, 1443) (1609, 1729, 1896, 2108) yards / (624, 699, 783, 865) (979, 1069, 1170, 1320) (1472, 1581, 1734, 1928) meters MC,

(64, 70, 76, 82) (88, 94, 99, 111) (117, 123, 129, 140) yards / (59, 64, 70, 75) (81, 86, 91, 102) (107, 113, 118, 128) meters CC1,

(59, 65, 70, 76) (81, 86, 92, 102) (108, 113, 118, 129) yards / (54, 60, 64, 70) (74, 79, 85, 94) (99, 104, 108, 118) meters CC2,

And (17, 19, 20, 22) (23, 25, 26, 29) (31, 33, 34, 37) yards / (16, 18, 19, 21) (22, 23, 24, 27) (29, 31, 32, 34) meters CC3,
And (17, 19, 20, 22) (23, 25, 26, 29) (31, 33, 34, 37) yards / (16, 18, 19, 21) (22, 23, 24, 27) (29, 31, 32, 34) meters CC4 worsted weight yarn.

NEEDLES
One 32-inch (80 cm) US size 7 (4.5 mm) (or size needed to obtain gauge), and one 32-inch (80 cm) US size 5 (3.75 mm) (or two whole sizes smaller than gauge needle) circular knitting needles.

NOTIONS
One stitch marker, waste yarn, and a tapestry needle.

GAUGE
19 stitches and 26 RNDs = 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette on US size 7 (4.5 mm) needles.

SKILL LEVEL & SKILL REQ’D
Intermediate

Work stranded colorwork with some long floats, knit in the round, increase (m1L), decrease (ssk & k2tog).

TUTORIALS
German Twisted Cast On

Top-down seamless folded collar