The Josefine Sweater is a classic raglan sweater with a large floral pattern. The sweater is worked using two colours, and the third colour is added at the end using duplicate stitch.
The sweater is worked top-down with a folded neckband, short-row shaping at the neck, and increases along the sleeves and body.

Difficulty:
★★★★★

Sizes:
XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL)

Width:
74 (87) 99 (112) 124 (137) 149 (161) 174 (186) cm.
The sweater is designed with an ease of 10 to 20%. This means that you should choose a size where the width is 10 to 20% larger than the widest part of your upper body.

Length:
48 (48) 54 (54) 54 (54) 60 (60) 60 (60) cm (excl. the neckband).

Suggested yarn:
Colour A: 150 (200) 200 (250) 250 (300) 300 (300) 350 (350) g Tvinni by Isager (255m/50g) or 150 (150) 150-200 (200) 200 (250) 250 (300) 300 (300) g Saga by Filcolana (300m/50g).
Colour B: 100 (100) 100 (100-150) 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) g Tvinni by Isager (255m/50g) or 100 (100) 100 (100) 100-150 (150) 150 (150) 150 (200) g Saga by Filcolana (300m/50g).
Farve C: 25 g Shimmery by Kit Couture (100m/25g).

Gauge:
29 stitches x 29 rounds on 4 mm needles – or whichever needed to obtain gauge – in stranded knitting = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking.
NB: as the sweater is worked in the round, it is very important that the gauge is also worked in the round.

Suggested needles:
4 mm circular needles (40 and 80 or 100 cm) and 3 mm circular needles (40 and 80 or 100 cm).

The sample is worked in A) Saga by Filcolana, colour Carmine 120, B) Saga by Filcolana, colour Natural White 101, and C) Shimmery by Kit Couture, colour Gold.

Please note that sizes XXS, and 2XL through 5XL have not been testkitted. They have been released with the pattern to remove the hurdle of having to ask or commit to a testknit.
However, if you have experience with colourwork and are interested in testing one of the sizes, feel free to contact katrin@solvaraknitwear.com.