A sweater for art inspiring art! Never let someone tell you that you can’t knit an oil painting :) Inspired by Hilma af Klint’s painting The Swans No. 1, this oversized raglan was designed without designated shoulder shaping so that it can be worn forwards or backwards depending on your mood and swan of the day.

This cropped reversible raglan style sweater is knit flat from the bottom up and seamed with the mattress stitch to finish, neckband picked up and knit at the end. Charts are included for the swan patterns.

What you’ll need:

yarn:
MC1 (black): 375 (425, 475, 550, 625) (700, 800, 875, 950) yds // 345 (390, 435, 505, 575) (645, 735, 800, 870) m

MC2 (light gray): 375 (425, 475, 550, 625) (700, 800, 875, 950) yds // 345 (390, 435, 505, 575) (645, 735, 800, 870) m

CC1 (medium gray): 75 (85, 95, 110, 125) (140, 160, 175, 190) yds // 70 (80, 90, 100, 115) (130, 145, 160, 175) m

CC2 (dark gray): 675 (765, 855, 990, 1125) (1260, 1440, 1575, 1710) yds // 620 (700, 780, 910, 1035) (1160, 1340, 1440, 1565) m

CC3 (gold): 5 (5, 5, 5, 5) (8, 8, 8, 8) yds // 5 (5, 5, 5, 5) (8, 8, 8, 8) m

CC4 (orange): 4 (4, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 5) yds // 4 (4, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 5) m

CC5 (light blue): 5 (5, 5, 5, 5) (8, 8, 8, 8) yds // 5 (5, 5, 5, 5) (8, 8, 8, 8) m

CC6 (dark blue): 12 (12, 12, 12, 12) (15, 15, 15, 15) yds // 11 (11, 11, 11, 11) (14, 14, 14, 14) m

fingering weight 75% merino wool, 25% nylon

test knit completed with MC1 Yarnsmiths Merino Sock - Black (2K000), MC2 Yarnsmiths Merino Sock - Hint of Grey (2K032), CC1 Yarnsmiths Merino Sock - Soft Grey (2K014), CC2 Yarnsmiths Merino Sock - Charcoal Heather (2K004), CC3 KnitPicks Stroll Fingering in Treasure, CC4 KnitPicks Stroll Fingering in Pumpkin, CC5 Fyberspates CoopKnits Socks Yeah! in Chryso, and CC6 KnitPicks Stroll Fingering in Rainstorm Heather

needles:
main: 2.5 mm circular needles for magic loop method or DPNs
neckline and ribbing: 2.25 mm circular needles for magic loop method or DPNs

sizing and gauge:
all dimensions shown are of the finished and blocked garment.
finished garment chest circumference: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50) (54, 58, 62, 66) in // 86.4 (96.5, 106.7, 116.8, 127) (137.2, 147.3, 157.5, 167.6) cm

select a size that gives 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 cm) of positive ease to replicate the oversized fit of the raglan sweater.
the test knit was done in a size 2 for a 33 inch (84 cm) bust.

techniques used for the color work include flat stranded color work and areas of intarsia knitting.