DETAILS
There’s a quiet awe that stirs when you crest a mountain’s peak after a long, breathless climb and behold the world unfolding before you. From that height, ridgelines ripple into the distance like waves of stone, each one fading softly into the sky, whispering of the vastness beyond. That feeling of wanderlust and wonder of the natural world is the inspiration for Call of the Wild– a woolen pullover sweater using colorwork, twisted stitches and ribbing to create a topological tapestry of texture.

The Call of the Wild is a unisex, size-inclusive, round-yoked colorwork sweater knit seamlessly from the top down, beginning at the collar. The circular yoke is adorned with twisted stitches that create the silhouette of the distant mountain ridgelines with alternating sections of Stockinette and Half-Twisted Broken Rib, which continue throughout the body and the sleeves. You will separate the sleeves, placing them on hold, while the body is finished all the way to the hem. The sleeves are then returned to the needles, picking up stitches for the underarm, and worked to the cuff.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) {7, 8, 9, 10}
#sizeinclusive

FINISHED CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE
32 (36.75, 41.5, 46.5, 50.5, 55.25) {60, 64.75, 69.5, 73.5}”
81.5 (93.5, 105.5, 118, 128, 140.5) {152.5, 164.5, 177, 187} cm
Recommended positive ease: 4-8” 10-20 cm of positive ease at the chest; sample shown on Patrick is in Size 4 on a 42”/107 cm chest with 5”/12.5 cm of positive ease

YARN REQUIREMENTS
These are just estimates. Total yarn usage will depend on your personal gauge, modifications you may make and the yarn you use. If you’d like to add extra length for a custom fit, be sure to have a little more yarn on hand.

Heavy DK / Light Worsted Weight 100% Non-superwash Wool (NSW)

Color A (used in the collar and top portion of the yoke):
216 (239, 263, 295, 322, 352) {400, 431, 461, 486} yds
197 (218, 240, 270, 295, 322) {366, 394, 421, 444} m
85 (94, 103, 116, 127, 138) {157, 169, 181, 191} g

Color B (used in the bottom of the yoke and beginning of the body and sleeves):
316 (367, 421, 487, 552, 616) {690, 752, 827, 861} yds
289 (335, 385, 446, 505, 563) {631, 688, 756, 787} m
124 (144, 166, 191, 217, 242) {271, 295, 325, 338} g

Color C (used in the body, sleeves, cuffs and hem):
646 (728, 821, 905, 980, 1063) {1171, 1270, 1357, 1493} yds
590 (666, 751, 828, 897, 972) {1071, 1162, 1241, 1366} m
254 (286, 322, 355, 385, 417) {460, 498, 533, 586} g

SUGGESTED YARN
For this sweater, you want three colors that develop a gradient with the darkest color at the bottom. To make it easy - I chose a light neutral tone for my first color and then a lighter and darker version of a blending color, such as a medium-toned sage green and dark-toned forest green, but this sweater allows for a lot of variation and personal creativity, so don’t hold back.

Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Pishkun - 100% NSW Wyoming and Montana Rambouillet Wool
(255 yards/100 grams) - or another heavy DK / light worsted weight yarn

Color A - Love Me Like You Used To – 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) {2, 2, 2, 2} skeins
Color B - Bonsai – 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3) {3, 3, 4, 4} skeins
Color C - Teton – 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5) {5, 5, 6, 6} skeins

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
The pattern is written for interchangeable knitting needles but can be made with fixed circular needles or DPNs. Please use the needle sizes you need to achieve gauge.

Main Needles - 5.0 mm (US 8/UK 6)
One 32” (80 cm) or 40” (100 cm) circular, and one 16” (40 cm) circular needle or one set of DPNs*

Ribbing Size A Needles - 4.5 mm (US 7/UK 7)
One 32” (80 cm) or 40” (100 cm) circular, and one 16” (40 cm) circular needle or one set of DPNs*

Ribbing Size B Needles - 5.5 mm (US 9/UK 5)
One 16” circular needle, or one set of DPNs* equivalent to 2 sizes larger than your Ribbing Size A Needles

NOTIONS
Stitch markers, removable marker or coilless safety pin, row counter (recommended), scissors, waste yarn or stitch holders

GAUGE
20 sts x 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette in the round on Main needles, after blocking
20 sts x 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in 1x1 Half-Twisted Broken Rib in the round on Main needles, after blocking

TECHNIQUES USED
Knitting
Long Tail Cast On
Shadow Wraps
Reading colorwork charts (the colorwork in this pattern is charted only)
Stranded Colorwork
Ladderback Jacquard (LBJ)
Twisted Stitches
1x1 Half-Twisted Broken Rib (HTBR)
Directional Increases
Directional Decreases
Tubular Bind Off
Double-Banded Folded Collar