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Maretak is a top-down, in-the-round yoke sweater inspired by the gentle beauty of mistletoe. The name Maretak is Dutch for mistletoe — a plant long associated with protection. In many ancient cultures (notably Celtic and Norse), mistletoe was believed to have protective powers. Druids considered it sacred and used it to ward off evil, bring good luck, and protect homes.

The round yoke features a floral colourwork motif that echoes the soft curves of mistletoe leaves and berries, repeated again at the bottom hem. The body and sleeves are knit in a textured dot stitch and finished with ribbed cuffs and hem for a clean, classic look.

You can take a closer look at my sample and discover the design process in episode 46 of my podcast on YouTube.

Sizes

The pattern is written for eight sizes 
1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7, 8)
with a finished bust circumference of
ca. 84 (95, 105, 116) (126, 138, 150, 162) cm //

33.5 (37.75, 42, 46.25) (50.5, 55.25, 60, 64.75) in

incl. ca. 10 cm (4 in) of the recommended positive ease.

The sample is shown in size 2 on a 160 cm (5’ 3”) tall model
with 84 cm (33 in) bust measurement.
For more of the finished garment measurements,
please refer to the schematic.

Yarn

MC: ca. 170 (190, 220, 250) (280, 310, 340, 370) g

or 4 (4, 5, 5) (6, 7, 7, 8) skeins of Loch Lomond from BC Garn,
100% organic wool with 155 m (170 yds) 
in 50 g,
shown in Nougat (#4);
or ca. 527 (589, 682, 775) (868, 961, 1054, 1147) m //

577 (644, 746, 848) (950, 1051, 1153, 1255) yds

of any other DK/light-worsted weight yarn.

CC: ca. 80 (90, 100, 120) (130, 145, 160, 180) g 

or 2 (2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 4, 4) skeins of the same yarn, 

shown in Copper (#9);
or ca. 248 (279, 310, 372) (403, 450, 496, 558) m //

271, 305, 339, 407, 441, 492, 543, 610 yds of any other yarn.

Both MC and CC yardage estimations
include 10% extra.

Needles and notions

• 3.0 mm (US 2.5), 3.5 mm (US 4) and 3.75 mm (US 5) circular needles;
• spare cables, spare circular needles or 
scrap yarn to keep sts on hold;
• at least three stitch markers;
• a cable needle (optional);
• a tapestry needle to weave in the ends.

Gauge

• 22 sts & 26 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 3.75 mm (US 5) needles measured over stranded colourwork worked in the round after blocking;
• 20 sts & 28 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 3.75 mm (US 5) needles measured over
dot stitch pattern worked in the round after blocking;
• 18 sts & 22 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 3.5 mm (US 4) needles measured over corrugated 2x2 ribbing worked in the round after blocking;
• 20 sts and 22 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 3.5 mm (US 4) needles measured over 2x2 ribbing on the hem and 2x1 ribbing on the cuffs worked in the round after blocking.

Adjust the needle sizes to obtain the required gauge.