egremont russet by siw smith

egremont russet

Knitting
June 2015
Lopi
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in moss stitch
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
744 - 853 yards (680 - 780 m)
40"-42"
English
This pattern is available for free.

basic jumper with round neck and long sleeves
knitted top-down on circular needles in simple moss stitch
sleeves are set in, use short rows, and are worked in the round

finished jumper measures:-
42” all round at under-arms
26” from neck seam to hem
(option to change length but may change amount of wool used)

uses bulky/chunky icelandic lopi wool
100m to 100g (109yds to 3.53oz)
tension of 12 st to 4”
7-8 balls

6.5mm circular needle (80cm long) for body
5.0mm circular needle (30cm long) for sleeves