My home is Alberta, a few hours from the beautiful Canadian Rockies. In spite of that, I have only downhill skied once in my life. I survived without injury, and don’t want to tempt fate by trying again! My excuse is that I grew up on the Prairies, where Nordic skiing was the only option.

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This sweater has a ‘ski vibe’ to it, but like me, is more content fireside than on the slopes. It is worked top-down in the round, with a flattering wide gentle scoop neck shaped with German short rows, and three-quarter length, slightly-tapered sleeves.

The sweater is written for 7 colours of Brooklyn Tweed Loft. If substituting yarn, a sport weight yarn is recommended, as few fingering yarns have the loft of Loft;).

For a similar pattern with short sleeves and a cropped length, see Nordic Ski Vibe’s retro cousin: Sixties Ski Vibe.

Sizing:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52)“ Finished Bust
Sample shown is Size 3 (40”), with 4-5” of ease at bust.

Gauge:
24 sts/ 24 rows in 4” in two colour stranded knitting on 4mm needles

Yarn:
Colour 1: 98 (111, 121, 135, 144, 158) yds, 89 (102, 111, 124, 132, 145) metres
Colour 2: 103 (117, 127, 142, 151, 166) yds, 94 (107, 116, 130, 138, 152) metres
Colour 3: 205 (234, 254, 284, 302, 331) yds, 187 (213, 232, 260, 276, 303) metres
Colour 4: 180 (206, 223, 250, 266, 292) yds, 165 (188, 205, 229, 244, 267) metres
Colour 5: 205 (234, 254, 284, 303, 331) yds, 188 (214, 233, 260, 277, 304) metres
Colour 6: 166 (189, 205, 230, 245, 268) yds, 152 (173, 188, 210, 224, 245) metres
Colour 7: 239 (272, 296, 331, 352, 387) yds, 219 (249, 271, 302, 322, 353) metres

Techniques Used:
Alternating Cable Cast on
Stranded Knitting with Two Colours
Working in the Round
German Short Rows
Colourwork is charted only.