Relaxed sweater with evergreen colorwork and traditional touches.

Picea is a relaxed, loose sweater with a fun evergreen colorwork pattern on the hem. The sweater is worked seamlessly top-down. The design has 3/4-long raglan sleeves and a V-neck. The sleeves have colorwork just before the cuffs that are worked sideways with cables.

Size
XS-S-M (L-XL-2XL) 3XL-4XL

This sweater is meant to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 8’’ / 15 cm positive ease at bust circumference.

Finished measurements
Bust, waist and hip circumference: 34.75-39.5-44.5 (49.5-54.5-59.5) 64.5-69.25’’ / 86.5-99-111.5 (124-136-148.5) 161-173.5 cm

Upper arm circumference: 13.75-13.75-15.25 (16.75-18.25-19.75) 21.25-22.75’’ / 34.5-34.5-38 (42-45.5-49.5) 53.5-57 cm

Sleeve length: 11-11-11.25 (11.75-11.75-11.75) 11.75-11.75’’ / 27.5-27.5-28 (29-29-29) 29-29 cm

Body length from underarm: 14’’ / 35 cm

Scye height: 8.75-9-9.5 (10-10.5-11.5) 12-12.5’’ / 21.5-22.5-24 (25-26.5-28.5) 29.5-31.5 cm

Neckline depth: 7.25’’ / 18.5 cm

Yarn
Wool Me Once Fibers Kaiku Wool (100% Finnish wool, 2-ply, 350 m / 100 g), or other sport weight yarn. Shown in colors Nightingale (MC) and Woods (CC).

3-3-3 (4-4-5) 5-5 skeins of MC, 1 skein of CC.

Yardage
MC: 855-875-1060 (1205-1390-1545) 1680-1820 yrds / 780-800-970 (1100-1270-1415)
1540-1665 m,

CC: 70-80-100 (115-120-140) 165-190 yrds / 65-75-90 (105-110-130) 150-175 m.

Needles
US 4 (3.5 mm) and US 5 (3.75 mm) - 40’’ / 100 cm long circular needles and a dpn in the smaller size. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge.

Gauge
21 sts x 35 rnds = 4x4’’ / 10x10 cm in stockinette stitch, worked in the round on the smaller needles (after blocking).

Other
4 stitch markers, waste yarn, crochet hook, tapestry needle.