The Midwinter jacket draws inspiration from the early black-and-white sketches of the Moomins, capturing Moomintroll in his purest, most abstract form — a warm, lovable character with wide eyes who wins hearts instantly. The jacket’s simple black-and-white lines evoke a richly imagined world and reflect the essence of Tove Jansson’s art, while the snow theme nods to the classic Moomin winter tales so deeply rooted in Nordic life.

The piece features a relaxed, boxy fit with a loose silhouette and is worked seamlessly in the round from the top down, using a contiguous saddle-shoulder construction and steeked. Moomin patch pockets are knitted in one piece in the round, steeked, and then sewn onto the finished garment.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4)

Recommended ease: Either 4–8” / 10–20 cm for a more fitted look or 10–14” / 30–35 cm for a very oversized fit. Sample is a size 3. 

Finished Measurements
Chest Circumference (worn closed): 40.25 (49.75, 60.75, 71.5)“ / 100.5 (124, 151.5, 178.5) cm.

Armhole Depth (from neck to underarm): 10.75 (13.5, 16.75, 20.25)“ / 27 (34, 42, 50.5) cm.  

Armhole Circumference: 18.25 (21.5, 25.75, 29.5)“ / 45.5 (54, 64.5, 74) cm. 

Length from Underarm to Hem (adjustable): 8.5” / 21 cm. 

Sleeve Length from Underarm (adjustable): 13 (13, 13.25, 14)“ / 32 (32, 33, 35) cm.

Patch Pocket Bottom Width: 8” / 20 cm.

Patch Pocket Top Width: 4.5” / 11 cm.

Patch Pocket Height: 8” / 20 cm.

Materials
Yarn: MC: 8 (9, 11, 13) skeins of ECO DK by PRU Yarns (100% organic merino, 240 yds / 220 m – 100 g), colourway Fury.

Or approx. 1750 (2125, 2580, 3085) yds / 1600 (1940, 2360, 2820) m of DK-weight yarn. 

CC: 1 skein of LeFluff by PRU Yarns (51% baby alpaca, 49% Pima cotton, 330 yds / 300 m – 100 g), colourway Snow.

Or approx. 100 yds / 90 m of a fluffy sport-weight or DK-weight yarn. 
Note! Despite the yardage per 100 g, the LeFluff yarn used for the sample behaves more like a DK-weight yarn.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Eco Merino DK by Cascade Yarns, British Blue Wool by Erika Knight or Tandem by Westwool (for MC), or Natural Alpaca Pelo by Lana Grossa, Soft by Isager or Poppy by Sandness Garn (for CC). 

Needles: US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles (16–24” / 40-60 cm and 32” / 80 cm) for main body and sleeves, US 2 / 2.75 mm, US 2.5 / 3 mm and US 3 / 3.25 mm circular needles (16” / 40 cm and 24” / 60 cm) for folded hem, cuffs, front bands and collar, and US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needles (16” / 40 cm) for colourwork patch pockets.

Notions: Stitch markers, removable stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn, spare circular needles, embroidery thread for sewing on the buttons, 5 snap fasteners of approx. 0.75” / 2 cm diameter.

Gauge
22 sts × 32 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 4 / 3.5 mm needles in St St, after blocking.

25 sts × 32 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 5 / 3.75 mm needles in Colourwork (patch pockets only), after blocking.
Note! The jacket is designed to be warm and practical and therefore the DK-weight yarn is knitted on US 4 / 3.5 mm needles, resulting in a dense gauge and a firm fabric. When substituting yarns and / or needles take care to achieve a similarly dense fabric.