Soihtu by Jenna K.

Soihtu

Knitting
November 2022
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 7 - 4.5 mm
938 - 1545 yards (858 - 1413 m)
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)
English Finnish
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

Soihtu is a top down knitted sweater with a Fair Isle yoke. The sweater has a ribbed neckline and long sleeve ribs that can be folded in or out. The back of the sweater is lengthened by adding short rows to the hem.
Select a size that is about 5 cm larger than your chest circumference. The sweater has a fairly tight fit with close-fitting sleeves.

Yarn: Vuonue MANTA (100% Finnsheep wool, 100 g = 180 metres) or a similar Aran yarn, such as Istex Lettlopi.
Yardage: Base colour 440 (460, 500, 530, 565, 590, 620, 690) grams / 792 (828, 900, 954, 1017, 1062, 1116, 1242) metres

Colour for the pattern 66 (70, 73, 77, 80, 85, 89, 95) grams / 119 (126, 131, 139, 144, 153, 160, 171) metres

Gauge: 18 x 20 stitches = 10 x 10 cm of stocking stitch with 4 mm needles.

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)

Chest circumference: 73 ( 84, 95, 102, 113, 122, 135, 144) cm. The model is fairly tight fitting. Select a size that is about 5–10 cm larger than your chest circumference.

Needles: 3.5 mm for the ribbed knit and 4 mm for the stocking stitch and Fair Isle stitch, circular needle (40 cm and 100 cm or depending on the size). Set of 3.5 mm sock needles for the sleeve ends.

Other equipment: stitch markers, waste yarn, needle for tying off the tail ends