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The pattern has been updated January 31 2024, to include more sizes!

This sweater is inspired by the North Sea; its rugged and gentle coastlines, seagulls, wildflowers, long summer days, and cool nights.

The colour-work motifs are quite easy and never involve more than 5 sts over which a float must be carried. The sample uses 3 contrast colours, but you can use as few or many as you wish!

It is knit from the top down in one piece, beginning with the collar. Short rows are worked back and forth at the top of the yoke for the neck shaping. Other than the short rows, it is worked entirely in the round.

The body shape can be made straight or with A-line shaping. A-line shaping adds approximately 8 cm (3 inches) to the lower circumference.

The colour-work chart layout for the entire sweater is provided as part of the pattern and is uncoloured, so it may be useful for testing colour choices.

While the construction and colour-work are not particularly difficult, it is recommended for a knitter with some experience. Since the colour-work covers the entire sweater, it is important that a consistent gauge is achieved over plain and colour-work knitting.

Intended to fit with approximately 5 - 17 cm (2 - 7 inches) of positive ease at the bust. Shown in size M1 with 17 cm (7 inches) of positive ease and a straight body shape (not A-line).

Sample was knit in Di Gilpin Lalland, with MC=’haar’ (light blue); CC1=’laggan’ (dark blue); CC2=’furze’ (yellow); CC3=’storm petrel’ (dark green). There are many other yarns that would be suitable (a few are listed above); basically any sport to fingering weight yarn that works to the noted gauge.

Approximate yarn requirements (yards for MC/CC1/CC2/CC3):

XS: 760 / 150/ 110 / 150
S: 840 / 160 / 120 / 160
M1: 950 / 190 / 135/ 190
M2: 1020 / 200 / 145 / 200
L1: 1080 / 220 / 165 / 220
L2: 1210 / 245 / 175 / 245
XL: 1300 / 260 / 185 / 260
2X: 1485 / 300 / 215 / 300
3X: 1575 / 320 / 220 / 320
4X: 1680 / 340 / 240 / 340
5X: 1790 / 360 / 260 / 360
6X: 1900 / 385 / 275 / 385

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