Dala Horse Sweater Pattern

We had long dreamt of a Dala horse sweater at our house, so I created one. Dala horses prance around the yoke of this retro Scandinavian style pullover. It’s a super quick knit. Bottom-up construction, with a simple yoke. The Dala horses are embroidered on top after the knitting is completed. Separate knitting and embroidery charts are included. I hope these Dala horses make you as happy as they do us.

Size
XXS,XS,S,M,L,XL,XXL
Finished Measurements
Chest: 29.2 (31.6, 34, 36.4, 38.9, 40.8, 43.6) inches
Sleeve length: 17.5 (17.5, 18, 18.5, 19, 19, 20) inches
Body length: 14 (15, 15.5, 15.75, 16, 17, 18) inches
Yoke: 8 (8.20, 8.4, 8.5, 8.5, 8.75, 9) inches
Yarn
Quince and Company Lark
Main color: Delft 300 (300,350,400,450,450,500) grams
Contrasting color A: White 50 (50,50,50,50,100,100) grams
Contrasting color B: Stream 50 (50,50,50,50,50,50) grams
Contrasting color C: Winesap 50 (50,50,50,50,50,50) grams
Note: only a small amount of yarn is used of Contrasting colors B and C
Needles
US 3 (3.25 mm )and 4 (3.5mm) 32-inch circular needles. US 3 (3.25 mm)double-pointed needles. Size 4 (3.5 mm) 16-inch circular needle (Or size needed to obtain
gauge).
Notions
Darning needle
Gauge and Swatch
20 stitches = 4 inches or 10 cm on larger needles.
Please swatch in the round to determine needle size.
Note: Swatch in both one color and in colorwork. You may need to knit the single-color part of the sweater with a smaller needle than the colorwork section. The gauge is the same throughout the sweater.
Skills Used
Long-tail cast on
Knit
Purl
1x1 rib
Joining in the round
Knitting in the round
DPN skills
Backward loop
Knitting colorwork in the round
Duplicate Stitch
Catching floats
k2tog decrease
ssk decrease
Binding off while decreasing stitches
Weaving in and out new colors

That’s it! It’s a happy knit!