Many of us get serious inspiration from cinema or other sources of media, myself included. A lover of horror films, I found myself especially smitten by the plethora of amazing sweaters in the 2021 Icelandic film, Lamb. The garments feature everything from stunning stranded colorwork to richly textured cables. I loved the strange young Ada’s sweaters because I’m always drawn to texture.

Ada is a reimagined version of her yellow sweater from the film – this time with a cozy shawl collar, thicker yarn, and smaller stitch motif, perfect for snuggling into the winter ahead.

SIZE
XXS(XS, S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X)
Patrick Trull wears Ada in size Medium with approximately 2” / 5 cm positive ease and sleeves uncuffed.
Rachel Brockman wears Ada in size Medium with approximately 6.25” / 16 cm positive ease and sleeves cuffed.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference at Underarm: 30.75(34.25, 37.75, 41.25, 44.5, 48, 51.5, 54.75, 58.25, 61.75, 65.25) inches / 78(87, 96, 105, 113, 122, 131, 139, 148, 157, 165.5) cm
Length: 19.75(20.5, 21, 21.75, 22.75, 24, 25, 25, 26.25, 27.25, 28) inches / 50(52, 53.5, 55, 58, 61, 63.5, 63.5, 66.5, 69, 71) cm

MATERIALS
Yarn
Universal Yarn Deluxe Bulky Superwash 100% superwash wool; 106 yds/97 m per 100g; 907 Ginseng; 6(6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 13) balls

Yarn Characteristics
Ada is knit using Universal Yarn Deluxe Bulky Superwash. This yarn is a bulky-weight, 4-ply 100% superwash wool, available in a broad array of solid and heathered colors. If substituting yarns, choose a smooth, round, bulky-weight yarn in a solid color with excellent stitch definition to best show the knit-purl motif.

Recommended needle size
(always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below - every knitter’s gauge is unique)
US #10/6mm circular needle, 24-40 inches / 60-100cm long (for Body)
US #10/6mm needles for small circumference in the round
US #9/5.5mm circular needle, 24-40 inches / 60-100cm long (for Body)
US #9/5.5mm needles for small circumference in the round
US #9/5.5mm circular needle, 16 inches/40cm long (for collar)
Notions
stitch holders or waste yarn
removable stitch marker
stitch markers
yarn needle

PATTERN NOTES
The body of this sweater is worked seamlessly in the round from the bottom up. It begins with the body, which is worked in the round from the hem to the underarms. Then, the front and back are separated and worked flat. The shoulders are joined using three-needle bind-off. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up from around the armholes and knit in the round from the top down. Stitches for the collar are picked up from around the neck edge and worked flat and shaped with short rows.