Every summer when I was a child me and my friends would take our bikes to Breanäs to swim in the lake ”Immelnsjön”. Still, this is the place were we go to swim on a hot summer day.

Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9
Finished bust circumference: 84 (89) 96 (106) 120 (129) 142 (151) 157 cm / 33 (35) 37,8 (41,7) 47,2 (50,8) 55,9 (59,4) 61,8 “
Recomended ease: 0-5 cm / 0-2”
Suggested yarn: Merino-Linen from Imagine Wool (50g = 200m)
MC: No 25 Brown, CC1: No 10 Natual, CC2: No 60 Dark grey
Yarn: MC: Short sleeves: 150 (158) 170 (182) 200 (222) 242 (250) 275 g. Long sleeves: 200 (208) 220 (232) 250 (272) 292 (300) 325 g
CC1: 28 (29) 31 (33) 37 (41) 44 (46) 50 g
CC2: 12 (13) 14 (15) 17 (19) 21 (22) 23 g
Suggested needles: 3 mm (US2,5) circular needle 40,60,75 cm for stockinette, 3,5 mm (US4) for colour work and 2,75 (US2) for rib.
Gauge: 26sts x 34r = 10x10 cm /4x4”. Measured over stockinette sts in the round after blockning.
Notions: Stitch marker, stitch holder or wast yarn, scissors, tapestry needle for weaving in ends.

~ This sweater is worked from the top down, which means that you can try it on as you go.

~ The colour work is read from chart.

~ In this pattern you will find instructions for both long and short sleeves.

~ To choose the right size for your body, measure around your full bust, then add the recomended ease 0-5 cm / 0-2” and pick the size closest to that number.
The bust circumference in the sizes is the finished sweater measurements.

~ You can modify your sweater to have any length of the body and sleeves to fit you. Do take into accout that modifications will affect the yardage required.

Techniques used in this pattern:
Cast on (long tail)
twisted ribbing
knit
purl
short rows W&T
Colour work read from chart
Increase
Decrease
Cast on (backward loop method)
Bind off