Reindeer - adult by Sue Stratford

Reindeer - adult

Knitting
September 2013
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
990 - 1370 yards (905 - 1253 m)
S, M, L, XL
English

This fun Christmas sweater is knitted in Aran weight yarn and uses fairisle and intarsia techniques. The reindeers dance around the sweater, so turn round and you will see their tail ends!

The sweater is knitted from a chart and written instructions for each size.

Finished size (chest width): 

Small - 53cm (20 3/4”) 
Medium - 56cm (22”) 
Large - 62cm (24 1/2”) 
Extra Large - 64cm (25 1/2”)

Yarn requirements:
Small - 900m (990yds) 
Medium - 1000m (1210yds) 
Large - 1100m (1210yds) 
Extra Large - 1250m (1370yds)

Motif yarn requirements: : 80m of each of the following colours in 10-ply aran yarn: 
Red, mid brown and dark brown. Small amount of sparkly 4-ply (Fingering) yarn and black yarn for embroidery. 
Small amount of toy filling