Lina’s marled effect is created by the soothing and intuitive alteration of two colors. The sleeves have another motif, also worked with the same two colors. The inspiration for Lina was the Italian architect Lina Bo Bardi, and the glass and concrete easels that she created to display pieces in the São Paulo Museum of Art. In my mind, Lina truly is the go-to sweater for every knitter because of the simplicity of basic stitches that create colorful, textured motifs!

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Recommended ease 3–4” / 7–10 cm of positive ease.

Finished measurements
Chest circumference: 34 (38, 40.75, 44.75, 48.75) (52.75, 56.75, 60.75, 64.75)“ / 86 (96.5, 104, 113.5, 124) (134, 144, 154, 164) cm.
Body length from underarm to hem: 10.5 (10.5, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5) (11, 11, 11, 11)” / 26 (26, 26, 26, 26) (27, 27, 27, 27) cm.
Yoke depth: 7 (7.5, 8, 8.75, 9) (9.75, 10.5, 11, 12.25)“ / 17 (19, 20, 22, 23) (25, 27, 28, 31) cm.
Neckline circumference: 16.75 (18, 19.25, 20.75, 22) (22, 23, 24.75, 24.75)” / 42 (46, 49, 52.5, 56) (56, 59, 63, 63) cm.
Upper arm circumference: 12 (13.25, 14, 15.25, 16.75) (17.25, 18.75, 20, 22)“ / 30.5 (34, 35.5, 39, 42) (44, 47.5, 51, 56) cm.
Cuff circumference: 8.25 (8.75, 9, 9.75, 10) (11, 12, 12.75, 13)” / 21 (22, 23, 24.5, 25) (28, 30.5, 32, 33) cm.
Sleeve length from underarm to cuff:
17 (17.25, 17.5, 18, 18) (18, 18, 18, 18.5)“ / 43 (43.5, 44, 46, 46) (46, 46, 46, 47) cm.
Total length: 16.75 (18, 19.25, 20.75, 22) (22, 23.25, 24, 24.75)” / 42 (46, 49, 52.5, 56) (56, 59, 61, 62.5) cm.

Materials
Yarn
MC – 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 8) skeins of Peerie by Brooklyn Tweed (210 yds / 192 m – 50 g), colorway Burnished.

Or approx. 628 (731, 794, 902, 997) (1104, 1231, 1343, 1511) yds / 575 (669, 726, 825, 912) (1010, 1125, 1228, 1381) m
of fingering weight yarn.

CC – 3 (3, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 6, 6) skeins of Peerie by Brooklyn Tweed (210 yds / 192 m – 50 g), colorway Mesa.

Or approx. 489 (569, 618, 702, 776) (859, 958, 1046, 1176) yds / 447 (520, 565, 642, 710) (786, 876, 956, 1075) m of fingering
weight yarn.

Needles
US 3 / 3.25 mm and US 5 / 3.75 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needles (and a set of DPNs if not working with Magic Loop Method); US 5 / 3.75 mm 24” / 60 cm circular needles; US 5 / 3.75 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles.Or size to obtain gauge.

Gauge
24 sts x 34 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 5 / 3.75 mm needles in St St in 2 colors (front and back colorwork), after blocking.