Nordic Snowflake Sweater Chunky is a cosy, oversized sweater
worked from the top down with a circular yoke featuring a
simple colourwork design.

First the neck is worked in ribbing, then the yoke is shaped
with either 4 or 5 rounds of increases (depending on the size
you are knitting) that are distributed across the length of the
yoke. The sweater is then divided for the body and sleeves,
and new stitches are cast on for the underarms. The body and
sleeves are finished separately and worked in the round, and
the edges completed with ribbing and bound off using the
Italian Bind-off technique. The pattern includes an option to
work short rows after the stranded knitting to tilt the yoke
forwards and thus shaping the neckline without distorting the
colourwork.

Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) 10, 11
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) 10, 11 are intended to fit an approximate actual bust circumference of 75 (80, 85, 90, 95) (100, 110, 120, 130) 140, 150 cm.

Bust circumference of finished garment:
102.5 (108, 112, 117, 122.5) (128, 137, 148, 157) 168, 177 cm

Upper arm circumference of finished garment:
35 (36, 37.5, 39, 40) (41.5, 44, 47, 51) 55, 59 cm

Recommended length of finished garment:
without short rows: 51 (51.5, 51.5, 52, 52.5) (53, 53.5, 54.5, 55.5) 56, 57 cm (measured from mid-back excluding neck edge)
with short rows: 55 (55.5, 55.5, 56, 56.5) (57, 57.5, 58.5, 59.5) 60, 61 cm (measured from mid-back excluding neck edge)

Recommended length of finished sleeve:
39 cm (measured from underarm cast-on edge)

Yoke depth:
25 (25.5, 25.5, 26, 26) (26, 26.5, 27.5, 28.5) 29, 30 cm (measured from center front excluding neck edge)

Gauge:
15 sts x 21 rounds in stockinette on 6mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after blocking
15 sts x 18 rounds in colourwork on 6mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after blocking

Nb) Your knitting tension may be different when working a stranded knitting pattern. It is therefore recommended to work a swatch so you can switch to a larger needle or smaller needle (typically +/- 0.5mm or +1/- mm) if required to maintain the pattern gauge. I personally go up +0.5mm when working with more than one colour.

Needles:
Circular needles: 4.5mm (40 cm), 5.5mm (25-120 cm), 6mm (25-120 cm)

Materials:
235 (240, 250, 265, 270) (280, 305, 320, 340) 375, 405 g Alpaca Blow by Sysleriget (100g = 300m) held together with 90 (90, 95, 100, 105) (105, 115, 120, 135) 145, 155 g Brushed Deluxe by Sysleriget (50g = 400m) for main colour AND 35 (35, 35, 40, 40) (40, 40, 40, 45) 50, 55 g Alpaca Blow by Sysleriget (100g = 300m) held together with 15 (15, 15, 15, 15) (15, 15, 15, 20) 20, 20 g Brushed Deluxe by Sysleriget (50g = 400m) for contrast colour.

Working the optional short rows will require an additional 15 (15, 15, 15, 15) (15, 15, 15, 20) 20, 20 g Alpaca Blow by Sysleriget (100g

Yarn quantities include a 10% buffer and are round to the nearest 5g. If you choose to lengthen the sweater you may require more
yarn.

Alternatively, you could use Isager Soft by Isager (50g = 125m) as a substitute for the Alpaca Blow by Sysleriget (100g = 400m) and
any laceweight yarn such as Silk Mohair or Suri Silk.

** Yarns used in pictures is: Alpaca Blow by Sysleriget in shade Undyed White held together with Brushed Deluxe by Sysleriget in shade Undyed for main colour AND Alpaca Blow by Sysleriget in shade Pecan Brown held together with Brushed Deluxe by Sysleriget in shade Gateau Marcel for contrast colour.*

The optional mid-back short rows were not worked in the sample.

Size guide:
Nordic Snowflake Sweater Chunky is designed to have approximately 27.5 cm of positive ease, meaning it is designed to be approximately 27.5 cm larger in circumference than your bust measurement.