This pattern can be found in issue 12 of Laine Magazine.
Sørensdatter is a classic colourwork cardigan. It is worked seamlessly in the rnd from the bottom up with stranded colourwork all-over. The body and armholes are steeked. Although three colours are used, only two colours are worked at once making the colourwork perfect even for less experienced knitters.
SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Recommended ease: 3–4” / 7.5–10 cm of positive ease.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference: 33.75 (37, 40.25, 43.25, 46.5) (49.75, 53, 56.25, 59.25, 62.5)” / 84.5 (92.5, 100.5, 108.5, 116.5) (124.5, 132.5, 140.5, 148.5, 156.5) cm buttoned-up.
35.25 (38.5, 41.75, 45, 48.25) (51.25, 54.5, 57.75, 61, 64.25)” / 88.5 (96.5, 104.5, 112.5, 120.5) (128.5, 136.5, 144.5, 152.5, 160.5) cm unbuttoned.
Full length: 21.5 (21.5, 21.5, 23.5, 23.5) (23.5, 24.75, 24.75, 24.75, 26.75)” / 53.5 (53.5, 53.5, 59, 59) (59, 62, 62, 62, 67) cm.
Length of body from cast-on edge to neck shaping: 18.25 (18.25, 18.25, 20, 20) (20, 20.25, 20.25, 20.25, 21.5)” / 45.5 (45.5, 45.5, 50, 50) (50, 50.5, 50.5, 50.5, 53.5) cm. Or approx. 3.25 (3.25, 3.25, 3.5, 3.5) (3.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5, 5.25)” / 8 (8, 8, 9, 9) (9, 11.5, 11.5, 11.5, 13.5) cm short of the final length of the cardigan.
Armhole depth: 7.25 (7.5, 7.75, 8.25, 8.75) (9, 9.5, 9.75, 10, 10.5)” / 18 (18.5, 19.5, 20.5, 21.5) (22.5, 23.5, 24.5, 25.5, 26.5) cm.
Cuff circumference: 8 (8, 8, 9.5, 9.5) (9.5, 11.25, 11.25, 11.25, 11.25)” / 20 (20, 20, 24, 24) (24, 28, 28, 28, 28) cm.
Upper arm circumference: 14.5 (15, 15.5, 16.5, 17.25) (17.75,18.75, 19.5, 20.25, 21)” / 36 (37.5, 38.5, 41.5, 43.5) (44.5, 46.5, 48.5, 50.5, 52.5) cm.
Sleeve length: 17 (17, 17, 18.25, 18.25) (18.25, 18.25, 18.25, 18.25, 18.25)” / 42.5 (42.5, 42.5, 45.5, 45.5) (45.5, 45.5, 45.5, 45.5, 45.5) cm. Note! Sleeve length does not include facing.
MATERIALS
Yarn: Tukuwool Fingering by Tukuwool (100% Finnish wool, 219 yds / 200 m – 50 g).
MC: 5 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of colourway 01 Sake. Or approx. 883 (941, 1006, 1181, 1251) (1321, 1443, 1515, 1594, 1760) yds / 808 (861, 920, 1080, 1144) (1208, 1320, 1386, 1458, 1610) m of fingering weight yarn.
CC1: 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) (3, 3, 3, 4, 4) skeins of colourway H22 Valo. Or approx. 368 (393, 419, 490, 521) (551, 599, 631, 663, 733) yds / 337 (360, 384, 448, 477) (504, 548, 577, 607, 671) m of fingering weight yarn.
CC2: 1 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) of colourway H31 Aava. Or approx. 218 (231, 249, 312, 317) (330, 360, 378, 398, 437) yds / 200 (212, 228, 286, 290) (302, 330,
346, 364, 400) m of fingering weight yarn.
Needles: US 2.5 / 3 mm 32 or 40” / 80 or 100 cm circular needles for body, and US 2.5 / 3 mm DPNs or Flexiflips and 16” / 40 cm circular needles for sleeves. Or size to obtain gauge.
Notions: 11 (11, 11, 12, 12) (12, 12, 12, 12, 13) buttons (size about 0.75” / 2 cm). Button number is determined by number of motifs from cast-on edge to the bind-off for the square neck. The sample has 3 different styles of pewter buttons and with the same style of button for each colourwork motifs A, B and C. For the size 3 sample, 6 buttons were used for motif A, 3 buttons for motif B and 2 buttons for motif C. 1.5 yds / 1.4 m of 0.75” / 2 cm wide ribbon for the inside of the buttonbands, darning needle, stitch markers, scrap yarn, sewing thread (for the ribbon) and sewing machine to prepare the body to cut the steeks, sewing needle (for ribbon).
GAUGE
30 sts x 30 rnds / rows to 4” / 10 cm in stranded knitting, after blocking.
