Kettu

Knitting
October 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
744 - 875 yards (680 - 800 m)
100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150 cm
English Finnish
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Kettu, the Finnish word for a fox, is a basic sweater for boys. A slit on the collar ensures that it won’t distress the small users.

The sweater is knitted all in one piece, from top down and without any seams. The picture is duplicated afterwards.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: chest 66 (70) 74 (78) 82 (86) cm

MATERIALS: 680 (700) 740 (760) 780 (800) m, for the picture 7 m of white yarn and 13 m of orange yarn

SKILL LEVEL: intermediate

TECHNIQUES: short rows, provisional cast on, duplicating stitches