Latvian weaving motifs embellish the yoke, hem, and cuffs of Leila Raabe’s colorwork sweater. Knitted in fingering-weight wool Finch from the bottom up, with raglan, round-yoke, and short-row shaping to encircle the shoulders.

Shown in size 34½“ / 87.5 cm on a 31” / 78.5 cm, 5’7½” / 171.5 cm tall model (3½“ / 9 cm positive ease)

yarn
finch
6 (7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 12) skeins sabine 150
2 skeins audouin 157

needles
16” and 32” circulars in size US 4 / 3.5 mm
16”, 24”, and 32” circulars in size US 5 / 3.75 mm
32” circular in size US 6 / 4 mm
set dpns in size US 4, 5, 6 / 3.5 mm, 3.75 mm, and 4 mm

gauge
25 sts and 36 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with middle-sized needles, after wet blocking
25 sts and 32 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in colorwork with largest needles, after wet blocking

skills required
Long-tail cast on, stranded colorwork, wrap-and-turn short rows, seaming, picking up stitches (links provided), increasing, decreasing, knitting in the round. Charts only.