Northern Lights pullover

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The Northern Lights pullover is an Icelandic inspired colorwork pullover with a circular yoke. The colorwork was inspired by the shifting colors of the auroras.

The Northern Lights pullover is knitted seamlessly top-down starting at the top of the colorwork. The sleeves and body are separated at the underarm and knitted separately. The stitches for the neckband are picked from the neck cast on edge and worked in ribbing in the round. The neckband is folded double at the end for extra warmth and volume. 

The yoke is knitted in stranded colorwork with increases incorporated into the pattern. There is also colorwork on the sleeves. 

Sizes

• 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

• Finished bust circumference: 91 (100, 111, 120, 131) (140, 151, 160, 171) cm / 35.75 (39.25, 43.75, 47.25, 51.5) (55, 59.5, 63, 67.25) inches including the intended ease of 15 cm / 6 inches ( choose a size that is closest to your actual bust + the intended ease)

• Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 30 (30, 30, 30, 34) (34, 34, 36, 36) cm / 11.75 (11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 13.5) (13.5, 13.5, 14.25, 14.25) inches

• Yoke length: 26 (26, 27, 27, 27) (28, 28, 28, 28) cm / 10.25 (10.25, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75) (11, 11, 11, 11) inches

• Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 40 (42, 44, 44, 44) (44, 46, 46, 46) cm / 15.75 (16.5, 17.25, 17.25, 17.25) (17.25, 18, 18, 18) inches

• Upper arm circumference: 34 (36, 38, 40, 44) (48, 52, 56, 58) cm / 13.5 (14.25, 15, 15.75, 17.25) (19, 20.5, 22, 22.75) inches

• Note: Please be aware that adjusting the lengths of the garment will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.

Yarn

• Main color: 880 (960, 1060, 1170, 1280) (1410, 1550, 1710, 1880) m / 960 (1050, 1160, 1280, 1400) (1540, 1700, 1870, 2050) yards of similar DK weight yarn

• Contrasting color: 230 (230, 260, 270, 300) (330, 360, 390, 420) m / 250 (250, 280, 300, 330) (360, 390, 430, 460) yards of similar DK or worsted weight yarn

Sample: 

• Main color: 4 (5, 5, 5, 6) (7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of The Farmer’s Daughter FIbers Pishkun DK (233 m / 255 yards per 100g), shown in colorway I’ve Got Dreams To Remember.

• Contrasting color: 2 (2, 2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3, 4) skeins of Spincycle Yarns Dream State (100% wool; 137 m / 150 yards per 50g), shown in colorway Overshadow.

Needles

For the ribbing:

• 3 mm / US2.5 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for cuffs

• 3 mm / US2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neckline

• 3 mm / US2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the hem

For the main part:

• 4 mm / US6 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for sleeves

• 4 mm / US6 circular needle with a cable length of 60 cm / 24 inches for smaller sizes and 80 cm / 32 inches for larger sizes for the colorwork at the top of the yoke

• 4 mm / US6 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the main part

Note: Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge! If necessary, knit the colorwork using a needle one size larger than you would normally use for Stockinette stitch with the same yarn weight.

Gauge

19 sts and 26 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of colorwork or Stockinette stitch on the larger needles, in the round, after blocking

Notions

• 1 stitch marker
• waste yarn
• tapestry needle
• blocking tools