Sollas is a top down pattern with simultaneous set-in sleeves. First part of the back is worked, then the fronts and then it’s worked as once piece where the sleeves are shaped with increases in the yoke.

This pattern includes instructions for both a DK and fingering weight sweater, long and short sleeves and bust shaping.

Gauge:

DK: 17 stitches and 27 rows in stockinette = 10cm/4 inches

Fingering: 24 stitches and 32 rows in stockinette = 10cm/4 inches

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Finished Measurements

DK WEIGHT
Tee/Henley: 70.5 (82.5, 92, 101, 110.5, 122.5) (132, 141, 150.5, 162.5, 172) cm/27.75 (32.5, 36.25, 39.75, 43.5, 48.25) (52, 55.5, 59.25, 64, 67.5) inches

Cardigan: 71 (83, 92.5, 102, 111, 123) (132.5, 142, 151, 163, 172.5) cm/28 (32.75, 36.5, 40, 43.75, 48.5) (52.25, 55.75, 59.5, 64.25, 68) inches

FINGERING
Tee/Henley: 71.5 (81.5, 91.5, 101.5, 111.5, 121.5) (131.5, 141.5, 151.5, 161.5, 171.5) cm/28.25 (32.25, 36, 40, 44, 48) (51.75, 55.75, 59.75, 63.75, 67.5) inches

Cardigan: 70 (80, 90, 100, 110, 120) (130, 140, 150, 160, 170) cm/27.5 (31.5, 35.5, 39.25, 43.25, 47.25) (51.25, 55, 59, 63, 67) inches

Bust Shaping
Working the D cup will give a finished chest size approx. 5cm/2 inches larger than listed above.

Working the F cup will give a finished chest size approx. 10cm/4 inches larger than listed above.

Designed to have 0-8cm/0-3 inches positive ease

Choosing the size to knit:

This sweater has optional bust shaping. The three options correspond to a B, D, and F cup. To determine which size to knit, you will want to take your full bust measurement and your “high bust” measurement (this is the circumference of your body at the armhole). If you’ve never done these measurements before, this blog post may be helpful:

https://blog.cashmerette.com/2020/08/high-bust-measuremen…

If “full bust measurement - high bust measurement” is

less than 5 cm/2 inches, follow the standard instructions.

between 5 cm/2 inches and 10 cm/4 inches, follow the D cup instructions.

between 10 cm/4 inches and 15 cm/6 inches, follow the F cup instructions.

For those following the D and F cup options, you will add extra stitches for the front in the front raglans and work a vertical dart in the body to remove those additional stitches.

If the sizing/cup options are confusing, feel free to email me at the email in the pattern for guidance on selecting a size.

Yardage - DK

Short sleeve: 503 (581, 652, 728, 802, 902) (983, 1070, 1150, 1275, 1347) meters/548 (633, 711, 794, 874, 983) (1071, 1166, 1254, 1389, 1468) yards

Long sleeve: 769 (861, 956, 1055, 1152, 1276) (1394, 1513, 1631, 1779, 1870) meters/838 (939, 1042, 1150, 1256, 1390) (1519, 1649, 1778, 1939, 2038) yards

Yardage - fingering

Short sleeve: 413 (477, 536, 598, 659, 741) (807, 879, 945, 1047, 1106) meters/450 (520, 584, 652, 718, 808) (880, 958, 1030, 1141, 1206) yards

Long sleeve: 632 (707, 785, 866, 946, 1048) (1145, 1243, 1340, 1461, 1536) meters/688 (771, 856, 944, 1032, 1142) (1248, 1355, 1460, 1593, 1674) yards

Note: If you work the optional bust shaping, you will require up to 25 m/27 yds of additional yarn.

Yarn
The samples were knit in Kinross 4ply, Knitting For Olive Cotton Merino held double and Knitting For Olive pure silk held double.

Test knitters also used Sandnesgarn (Tynn) Line, Hobbii Cotton 8/4 and 8/8, and Holst Coast (held double). This pattern is the same gauge as the Tolsta Tee, Tolsta Tank and Lusk tee. You may want to check their projects for extra yarn inspiration.

Customisation
It would be fairly simple to add stripes or a simple lace repeat to this pattern. The easiest way to do this would be to start this AFTER you’ve picked up the stitches across the top of the shoulders for the sleeves.