The fascinating stranded pattern on the bottom of this beautiful sweater is like a forest that disappears into the snow, the fog or the dark. It is knit from the top and down with short row shaping in the neck and a circular yoke.

Note: I’m sorry for making the first version of this pattern only fitting torsos 71-145 cm / 28-57.5”.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Body width: (81, 87, 94) 100, 106, 11225, 131) {137, 144, 150} cm / (32, 34.4, 37) 39.4, 41.8, 44.39.2, 51.7) {54, 56.6, 59} inches
Upper sleeve width: (30, 32, 35) 37, 39, 427, 49) {52, 52, 55} cm / (12, 12.8, 14) 14.6, 15.5, 16.58.7, 19.4) {20.4, 20.4, 21.7} inches
Suggested total length: (54, 55, 56) 57, 58, 591, 62) {63, 64, 65} cm
Suggested sleeve length: (47, 47, 48) 48, 49, 490, 51) {51, 52, 52} cm
Neck circumference: 50 cm / 20 inches
Suggested ease: 4 to 10 cm / 1.5 to 4 inches

YARN
Sandnes Fritidsgarn (100% wool, 70 m = 50 g) Approximate yarn requirements
Main color: (680, 690, 700) 715, 730, 74580, 800) {830, 860, 890} meters / (744, 755, 766) 782, 799, 81554, 875) {908, 941, 974} yards
Contrast color 1: (50, 55, 60) 65, 70, 8000, 110) {120, 130, 140} meters / (55, 60, 66) 71, 77, 8810, 120) {132, 143, 154} yards
Contrast color 2: (110, 115, 120) 125, 130, 14080, 200) {220, 240, 260} meters / (121, 126, 132) 137, 143, 15497, 219) {241, 263, 285} yards
of yarn that obtains gauge. Estimates based on bulky (7 wpi) yarn with 60~80 meters per 50 gram.

GAUGE
16 stitches and 25 to 20 rows per 10 cm stockinette and stranded colourwork in the round.

NEEDLES
Circular needles and double pointed needles (if not using magic loop) in 5 mm / US 8 and 4,5 mm / US 7 for the ribbing, or the size you need to get gauge.

This pattern is available in both English (digital only) and Norwegian (print + digital), in Bladet garn 08/2018.