In the Boreal forest where I live, the summers are short and the winters are long. I designed this lighter-weight layer to be worn close to the skin on its own during the brief warmer months and layered under other sweaters when the frost sets in. Knitted in Brooklyn Tweed’s woolenspun Loft yarn beside Spincycle’s tough and pretty Dyed in the Wool, this pullover is sturdy and striking. It’s my favorite adventure provision for scrambling up ancient boulders and chasing through the tall pines. You don’t have to sacrifice swagger just because you’re out on the trails.

The sweater has a round yoke and is worked from the bottom up; sleeves first. The pattern includes instructions for knitting a cropped or hip-length sweater. The only seaming is at the sweater’s underarm. There is no shaping at the sides. There are short rows written into the pattern. They are optional if you would like the front neck to dip slightly below the back neck.

Yarn
Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% Wool 275 yards/251 meters)
Main Color - Fossil 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5, 5) skeins.
Spincycle Dyed in the Wool (100% Superwashed Wool 200 yards/183 meters)
Contrast Color 1 - Frosty Nights 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4, 4) skeins.
Contrast Color 2 - Narcissus 1 (1, 1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skeins.
OR
Approximately 633 (702, 775, 881, 973) (1065, 1152, 1225, 1319) yards / 579 (642, 709, 806, 890) (974, 1053, 1120, 1206) meters in Main Color.
Approximately 362 (401, 443, 504, 556) (609, 658, 700, 754) yards / 331 (367, 405, 461, 508) (557, 602, 640, 689) meters in Contrast Color 1.
Approximately 136 (150, 166, 189, 208) (228, 247, 263, 283) yards / 124 (137, 152, 173, 190) (208, 226, 240, 259) meters Contrast Color 2.
Yardage listed is for cropped body length of 9”; for hip length version, add 15% more yards for MC & CC1 for all sizes.

Gauge
26 stitches and 36 rounds= 4” / 10 cm in Colorwork Pattern using Chart A on larger needles.
Note: This pattern incorporates mosaic-style knitting and fair isle knitting alongside plain stockinette. It is common for knitters to knit at different gauges over different stitch patterns or large fields of sts. Please check your gauge as you go along and go up or down in a needle size if you need to in order to maintain gauge.

Suggested Needles*
US Size 2 / 2.75 mm circular needle, 16” / 40 cm / length for the neckline AND 24 - 40” / 60-101cm length (depending on the size you’ve chosen) for the hem ribbing.
US Size 3 / 3.25 mm 24 - 40” / 60-101cm length (depending on the size you’ve chosen) for the sweater yoke and body.
Double pointed needles of the same sizes suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves.
Always choose the needle size that you need in order to obtain the pattern’s gauge.

Sizes XS (S, M1, M2, L1) (L2, XL, 2X, 3X)
Finished Bust Measurements
30.5 (34.5, 38.5, 42.5, 46.5) (50.5, 54.5, 58.5, 62.5)” / 77.5 (87.5, 99, 109.25, 118) (128.5, 139.75, 150, 158.75) cm

Notions
Stitch markers
Highlighter Pen (optional - for highlighting your size’s instructions)
Highlighter Tape (optional - to keep your place in the pattern and on the charts)
Scrap Yarn (to use for Sunday Short Rows and for putting sleeves on holder)
Measuring Tape
Tapestry Needle
Wool Wash and Blocking Mats

Techniques Used
Long Tail Cast On Method
Small Circumference Knitting in the Round
Stranded Colorwork
Make One Left Increase
Knitting in the Round on a Circular Needle
Increasing and Decreasing
Sunday Short Rows
Joining the Sleeves to the Body
Mosaic/Slip Stitch Knitting
Stretchy Bind Off Method (optional)
Kitchener Stitch / Grafting