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Neji is an oversized, drop shoulder jumper with colourwork for most of the body. Thejumper is worked seamlessly top-down. starting with the shoulder which are shaped with short rows It. The front and back are knitted separately flat until the underarm where everything is joined together for knitting in the round, the body is knitted straight with no shaping, the sleeves are then picked up and knitted in the round and shaped with decreases, the neckline is picked up at the end and knitted in the rnd

Sizes: 1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6) 7, 8, 9
Finished Bust circumference: 96, 105.5, 115 (125, 134.5, 144) 153.5, 163, 173 cm
Ease: 20-30 cm
Sample in size 3 with 29 cm of positive ease

Yarn:
Tukuwool fingering (non-superwash finnish wool, 200 m / 50 g)
Sample colourways: Uomo for MC, Sake for CC1, Yrtti for CC2
7, 7, 8 (9, 9, 10) 10, 11 skeins of MC, 1, 1, 1 (1, 1, 2) 2, 2, 2 skeins of CC2, 1 skein of CC3 for all sizes

Meterage:
MC: 1239, 1366, 1484 (1612, 1730, 1858) 1976, 2103, 2222 m
CC1: 136, 150, 163 (177, 190, 204) 217, 231, 244 m
CC2: 92, 101, 110 (120, 129, 138) 147, 156, 165 m

Gauge:
Stockinette: 25 sts X 37 rnds = 10 cm in the rnd after blocking with Needle B

Needles:
Needle A: 2.75 mm
Needle B: 3.25 mm
Needle C: 3.5mm

Notions: stitch marker, removable stitch markers, waste yarn and a crochet hook