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Keraa is a top down seamless compound raglan pullover with colourwork inspired by Persian ceramics, it has short rows to raise the back, tapered sleeves with a little bit of colourwork before the half twisted rib cuffs, and a straight body ending with half twisted rib hem, knitted in woollen spun yarn with a loose gauge making it very light and airy whilst being warm

The name Keraa came from the word “keramiek” which means ceramics in Afrikaans

Sizes
1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6) 7, 8, 9
Finished bust circumference: 86, 95, 104.5 (114, 124, 133.5) 143, 152.5, 162 cm
Ease: 7-12 cm of positive ease
Sample is size 2 with 7 cm of positive ease

Yarn
Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk Ask (100% Norwegian wool, 315 m / 100 g)
Sample colourways: Melert lys grå for MC and klar blå for CC
3, 4, 4 (4, 4, 5) 5, 5, 5 skeins for MC and 1 skein for CC

Meterage
MC: 828, 970, 1006 (1100, 1189, 1276) 1363, 1454, 1541 m
CC: 100, 106, 110 (115, 124, 133) 142, 151, 160 m

Gauge
Stockinette: 21 sts x 33 rnds = 10 cm in the rnd after blocking with Needle B
Colourwork: 21 sts x 28 rnds = 10 cm in the rnd after blocking with Needle C

Needles
Needle A: 3.25 mm
Needle B: 3.75 mm
Needle C: 4 mm

Notions
9 stitch markers including a unique one, waste yarn or 2 spare needles, darning
needle

Places to buy Hillesvåg Ask outside Norway
Laine des iles (FR)
Trollenwol (NL)
Strickideen (DE)
Spindelvæven (DK)
Yarnfinity (SE)
Vedlösa gård (SE)

A good substitute if you’re in the US or Canada is Rauma finull which you can find here and here at The Woolly Thistle. (Affiliate)