Kristiania

One of my favorite patterns in The Nordic Knitting Primer. It’s found in Chapter 4 that introduces purling in colorwork. I am crazy about this construction. It is a super fun knit. It was inspired by my Great Grandpa Olsen. He immigrated from Norway as a boy, returned to Norway as a young man, and sailed back to America to settle down. I imagine that he wore something like this while he crossed the Atlantic. My grandpa was born in Kristiania. I saw a photo of him when he was a little boy, and the photography had a stamp on the back of the photo that said Kristiania. I imagined that to be a fairytale place. The place where my grandfather skied to school, learned to paint, played with friends, loved with all his heart and had to leave behind. My grandpa taught me to love everything Norwegian- from Grieg to skiing, to never being cold to Fiskeboller and Julekake. When my grandpa was a young father in America, his beloved Kristiania’s name was changed to Oslo. I designed this piece for him.

I hope you love it!

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SIZES
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL)
3–5 inches (7.5–12.75 cm) positive ease
MATERIALS
YARN: Worsted | Brooklyn Tweed Shelter | 100%
American Targhee-Columbia Wool | 140 yards
(128 m) per 1.75-ounce (50-g) skein
MAIN COLOR (MC): Fossil | 6 (7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) skeins
840 (900, 980, 1080, 1200, 1350, 1490) yards / 768
(822, 896, 987, 1097, 1234, 1362) m
CONTRASTING COLOR (CC): Charcoal | 1 skein 77
(85, 91, 101, 109, 117, 131) yards / 71 (78, 83, 92, 100, 107,
120) m
NEEDLES: One 32 (32, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40)-inch
80 (80, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100)-cm circular needle
for the body and a 16-inch (40-cm) circular needle
for the sleeves in size needed to obtain gauge in
colorwork and single color
SUGGESTED NEEDLE SIZE: US 8 (5 mm)
One 32 (32, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40)-inch 80 (80, 100, 100,
100, 100, 100)-cm circular needle one size smaller
than gauge-size needle for ribbing on body and a
pair of double-pointed needles (DPNs) or FlexiFlips
to use for 1x1 ribbing on the sleeves
SUGGESTED NEEDLE SIZE: US 7 (4.5 mm)
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Stitch markers, measuring tape, scissors, tapestry
needle, sewing needle, fingering-weight yarn for
sewing, and 1–2 pairs of Nordic clasps
GAUGE AND SWATCH
18 stitches and 24 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm)
Please swatch in the round to determine needle size.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
CHEST: 34¼ (37¾, 40½, 45, 48½, 52, 58¼) inches
87 (96, 103, 114.5, 123, 132, 148) cm
SLEEVE LENGTH: 18 (18, 18, 19, 20, 23, 23) inches 46
(46, 46, 48.5, 51, 58.5, 58.5) cm
BODY LENGTH: 151/2 (16, 16, 161/2, 171/2, 181/2, 181/2)
inches 39 (41, 41, 42, 44.5, 47, 47) cm

3–5 inches (7.5–12.75 cm) positive ease

SKILLS YOU’LL PRACTICE
Long-tail cast on
Splicing yarn
Joining in the round seamlessly
Working 1x1 ribbing (k1, p1)
Knitting in the round.Stockinette stitch
Knitting and purling in two colors
Reading a chart
K2tog decrease.
Ssk decrease
Three-needle bind off
Picking up stitches
Binding off
DPN work