Metsän väki by Jenna K.

Metsän väki

Knitting
July 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
English

Metsän väki is worked seamlessly from the bottom up. The sweater has a high neck, long sleeves and dropped shoulders. The hem and cuffs have colourwork. The body is wide but short.

SIZE
XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

The sweater has a slightly loose fit. Choose a size with approx. 2–4” / 5–10 cm positive ease at chest.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 33.75 (38.75, 43.75, 48.5, 53.5) (58, 63, 68, 73)“ / 86 (98.5, 111, 123, 135.5) (147.5, 160, 172.5, 184.5) cm.
Sleeve Length: 17.25 (17.75, 18, 18, 18.5) (18.5, 18.5, 19, 19)” / 44 (45, 46, 46, 47) (47, 47, 48, 48) cm.
Body Length: 14.5 (15, 15, 15.25, 15.75) (16.25, 16.5, 16.5, 17)“ / 37 (38, 38, 39, 40) (41, 42, 42, 43) cm.
Armhole Height: 7.5 (7.75, 8.25, 9, 9.5) (10.25, 11, 11.75, 12.5)” / 19 (20, 21, 23, 24) (26, 28, 30, 32) cm.

YARN
Tukuwool Fingering (100% Finnish wool, 100 g = 405 yds / 370 m). Sample shown in colourways Mantu (MC) and Aubergine (CC).

You can substitute Tukuwool Fingering with another fingering weight yarn (or any yarn you can get gauge with). Great alternatives are for example Finnish Vuonue Wilhelmi or Elsa as well as Kierrätys-Elsa, Portuguese Rosa Pomar Pegulhal, Canadian Lichen and Lace Rustic Heather Sport or German BC Garn Bio Shetland.

YARDAGE
MC: 1012 (1195, 1348, 1553, 1754) (2061, 2286, 2544, 2734) yds / 925 (1093, 1233, 1420, 1604) (1885, 2090, 2326, 2500) m.
CC: 237 (271, 305, 339, 373) (407, 441, 475, 509) yds / 217 (248, 279, 310, 341) (372, 403, 434, 465) m.

If you use Tukuwool Fingering, you will need
MC: 3 (3, 4, 4, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7) skeins.
CC: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s).

NEEDLES
US 2.5 / 3 mm circular needles (32–40” / 80–100 cm) and DPNs for ribbing (if not using the Magic Loop Method), US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles (32–40” / 80–100 cm) for Stockinette Stitch and colourwork. Or size to get gauge.

NOTIONS
Stitch markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle.

GAUGE
26 sts x 30 rows = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm with US 4 / 3.5 mm needles in Stockinette Stitch, after blocking.