Cook a Wolf is a basic sweater with a relaxed body fit and a bit of extra sleeve length in a relatively fitted sleeve to keep wrists and hands warm, too. It is worked in silk mohair and sport-weight wool held together. The pattern can be worked in just one color with decorative rib edges, and the resulting sweater is both very warm and elegant at the same time. Worked with ordinary 2 x 2 rib edges or 1 x 1 twisted rib, the sweater almost begs to be worked in stripes or other scrappy combinations.

The Cook a Wolf Sweater was designed during the winter of 2022, where Danish authorities lowered the heating in public buildings to a room temperature of 19C (66F). People who complained of the cold were told to “Wear a wool sweater”. This temperature has become the new normal in many places, so you really do need a warm sweater to get through the winter.

The sweater is named after MFK Fisher’s classic book “How to Cook a Wolf” - a book that is half essay collection, half cookbook. First published in 1942, Fisher’s book addresses how to cook delicious and nutritious food during an energy and food supply crisis. The poem at the top of this page is reproduced from the title page of “How to Cook a Wolf”.

Sizes:
XS (S - M - L - XL - 2X - 3X - 4X - 5X) with a finished chest measurement of 94.5 (105.5 – 116.5 – 122 – 133 – 144.5 – 155.5 – 166.5 – 178) cm / 37 1/4 (41 1/2 - 46 - 48 - 52 1/2 - 56 3/4 - 61 1/4 - 65 1/2 - 70) inches.

Yarn use:
Rauma Finull 6 (6 – 7 – 7 – 8 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 10) skeins,
Mohair by Canard Brushed Lace 5 (5 – 6 – 6 –7–7–8–8–8)skeins.

Or 951(1052–1154–1255–1356–1457– 1558 – 1660 – 1761) m / 1040 (1151 – 1262 –1372–1483–1594–1704–1815– 1926) yards of a yarn that knits to correct gauge.