Kulkuri by Sanni Pauliina

Kulkuri

Knitting
February 2024
Aran (8 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette and colourwork worked in the round
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
930 - 1859 yards (850 - 1700 m)
1-2-3-4 [5-6-7-8] 9-10-11-12
English Finnish
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Kulkuri is warm sweater worked top-down seamlessly. The sweater features a colourwork yoke depicting twigs and berries. The sweater starts off with double-folded ribbing on the neckline worked with the contrast colour, and there are small colourwork accents before the sleeve and hem ribbings as well. The sweater has short rows to bring up the back of the neck, and the pattern features optional bust darts. The body is straight and there are three options for sleeve length included.

Size:
1-2-3-4 (5-6-7-8) 9-10-11-12

The sweater is meant to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 4” / 10 cm ease at the bust circumference.

Finished measurements:
Chest circumference: 34.5-37-39-41 (43-45-47-51) 55.5-59-63-67” / 86-93-97-103 (107-112-118-128) 139-147-158-168 cm

Body length from underarm to hem: 16-16-15.5-15.5 (15.5-15.5-15.5-15.5) 15.5-15.5-15-14.5” / 40,5-40-39-39,5 (39,5-39,5-39,5-39,5) 39,5-39,5-38,5-36,5 cm

Sleeve length 1: 16.5-16.5-16.5-17 (17-17-17-17) 17-17.5-17.5-17.5” / 41-41-41-42 (42-42-42-43) 43-44-44-44 cm

Sleeve length 2: 18-18-18-18.5 (18.5-18.5-18.5-19) 19-19-19-19” / 45-45-45-46 (46-46-46-47) 47-48-48-48 cm

Sleeve length 3: 20-20-20-20,5 (20.5-20.5-20.5-21) 21-21-21-21” / 50-50-50-51 (51-51-51-52) 52-53-53-53 cm

Scye height: 8.5-8.5-9-9 (9-9-10-10) 10.5-11-11-12.5” / 21-21-22-23 (23-23-25-25) 26-27-28-31 cm

Sleeve circumference: 13-13-14-15 (15.5-15.5-16-17) 17.5-19-21-23” / 32-33-35-37 (39-39-40-42) 44-48-53-57 cm

Yarn:
West Yorkshire Spinners Fleece Jacob Aran (100% British wool, 166 m/ 100 g) or other aran weight yarn.

Shown in colours Brown Black 007 (MC) and Medium Grey 006 (CC).

5-5-5-6 (6-6-6-7) 7-8-8-8 skeins of MC, 1-1-1-1 (2-2-2-2) 2-2-2-2 skeins of CC.

Yardage:
MC: 795-835-855-925 (970-1010-1060-1165) 1255-1295-1375-1395 yrds / 720-755-775-840 (880-915-960-1055) 1140-1175-1250-1265 meters

CC: 160-160-175-185 (195-195-205-215) 240-265-275-300 yrds / 145-145-155-165 (175-175-185-195) 215-240-250-270 meters

Needles:
4,5 mm (US 7) and 5 mm (US 8) - 40” / 100 cm circular needle. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge for each part of the sweater.

Gauge:
19 sts x 24 rnds = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm
in stockinette and colourwork worked in the round (after blocking).

Others:
crochet hook, scrap yarn, spare pair of circular needles (same size or smaller), stitch markers, tapestry needle