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“I like messy people; people who don’t fit in a box or stay between the lines, but whose integrity is greater than any rule book and whose loyalty is stronger than blood.” - Jim Wern, dreamer, philosopher, poet, husband, father, manager, mentor, teacher, friend

This Escher-esque short-sleeved cropped sweater is easily worn over dresses and high waisted pants. Or add length and long sleeves (instructions included) to make a lovely sweater to wear with jeans in the fall. Reminiscent of a fall sunset, the graphic boxes grow larger as the increases are worked down from the crew neck.

The traditional Norwegian “lice” (blips of color on the body) are optional but provide a bit of extra graphic design. For more information, see also Lusekofte, translated as lice jacket.

NOTE: This is a checklist pattern; it is not necessary to print the entire pattern if you prefer not to use the checkboxes for each section.

• The sweater is written for short sleeves and cropped version as well as long sleeve standard length.
• With lice stitches worked in the body or without; with striped ribbing or without.
• The sweater is worked from the neck down and has a circular yoke construction.
• Sleeve stitches areheld to be picked up later and worked downward.
• The sweater is designed to be knit with 2-4” of positive ease.
• All colorwork has been charted. The sweater is knit using 4 colors.

FINISHED BUST CIRCUMFERENCE: 33.5 (35.75, 37.75, 40) (42.25, 46.5, 48) (51, 55.25, 59.75, 61.75)” / 85 (91, 96, 101.5) (107.5, 118, 124) (129.5, 140.5, 152, 157) cm

CROPPED/SHORT SLEEVE
TOTAL YARDAGE: 540 (560, 620, 660)(700, 750, 790)(840, 910, 980, 1020) yards
MC: 378 (392, 434, 462)(490, 525, 553)(588, 637, 686, 714) yards
EACH CC: 54 (56, 62, 66)(70, 75, 79)(84, 91, 98, 102) yards

Woolen & Nosh DK has kits!
100g Skeins of Main Color: 2 (2, 2, 2)(3, 3, 3)(3, 3, 3, 4)
50g Skeins of EACH Contrast Color: 1 skein of each color

FULL LENGTH/LONG SLEEVE
TOTAL YARDAGE: 960 (1000, 1100, 1170)(1250, 1340, 1400)(1490, 1610, 1740, 1810) yards
MC: 672 (700, 770, 819)(875, 938, 980)(1043, 1127, 1218, 1267) yards
EACH CC: 96 (100, 110, 117)(125, 134, 140)(149, 161, 174, 181) yards

Woolen & Nosh DK has kits!
100g Skeins of Main Color: 3 (4, 4, 4)(4, 5, 5)(5, 5, 6, 6)
100g Skeins of EACH Contrast Color: 1 skein of each
color

Save time and worry, buy an extra main color skein as your preferred length could vary from the pattern.

SAMPLES:
Sample 1, size 6, short sleeved and cropped, was knit in Woolens and Nosh Squish DK in colors French Press, Mango, Key Lime, Tangerine, Magenta, and Americano and weighed 296 grams using 684 yards.

Sample 2, size 6, long sleeved and full body, was knit in Woolens and Nosh Squish DK in colors French Press, Mango, Key Lime, Tangerine, Magenta, and Americano and weighed 527 grams using 1217 yards.

This pattern was written for personal use, please honor
the copyright.

Tech editing and Graphic Design by Corrina Ferguson.

Test knitters were Beth Arner, Michele Carnes, Chris Correa, Nicole Fichthorn, Jean Gross, Teresa Harriman, Pam Herman, Amber Keller, Annie Vanaskie Kinn, Jennifer
Leighton, Renee Ourada, Jessica Schick, Rachel Solis, Jane Taylor, Tymberley Whitesel, Jana Worrall, and Helen Woodcock.
Sample knitter was Annette King.

Photography by Anna Stauber of Boreal Studios Photography.
Model was Cori Eichelberger.