Nostalgia is a relaxed, over-sized pullover with a warm, tall turtleneck. The sweater is worked top-down seamlessly. It has a cropped hem and raglan sleeves. The raglan seams are decorated with little cables that run down all the way to the split hem. The back of the neck is shaped taller with short rows. Nostalgia is worked holding together a strand of fingering weight wool/blend and lace weight brushed alpaca silk yarn.

Size
XXS-XS-S-M1 (M2-L1-L2-XL) 2XL-3XL-4XL-5XL

This sweater is meant to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 9.75’’ / 25 cm positive ease at bust circumference.

Finished measurements
Bust and waist circumference: 40.5-43.25-45.25-47 (49-50.75-53.75-56.5) 62-64-68.75-73.5’’ / 101-108-113-117.5 (122.5-127-134-141) 155.5-160-172-183.5 cm

Body length from underarm: 12’’ / 30 cm

Upper arm circumference: 11.25-11.75-12.75-13.25 (13.75-14-15-16) 17-18-20.25-21.25’’ / 28-29.5-32-33 (34-35.5-37.5-40) 42.5-44.5-50.5-53 cm

Sleeve length: 15.5-15.75-15.75-15.75 (16-16-16.25-16.5) 16.5-16.5-16.5-16.5’’ / 38.5-39.5-39.5-39.5 (40-40-40.5-41.5) 41.5-41.5-41.5-41.5 cm

Scye height: 9.75-10-10.25-10.25 (10.75-11-11.25-11.5) 12.25-12.75-13-13.75’’ / 24.5-25-26-26 (26.5-27.5-28-29) 30.5-32-32.5-34 cm

Turtleneck height: 8.75’’ / 22 cm

Yarn
Wool Me Once Fibers Linne Single (70% European wool, 30% linen, single ply, 400 m / 100 g) held together with Wool Me Once Fibers Bumblebee Suri (74% suri alpaca, 26% silk, 300 m / 50 g), or other fingering weight yarn held together with lace weight yarn. Shown in color Seepia.

3-3-3-3 (3-3-3-3) 4-4-4-4 skeins of Linne Single and 3-3-3-3 (4-4-4-4) 4-5-5-5 skeins of Bumblebee Suri.

Yardage
Fingering weight: 925-970-1035-1070 (1095-1120-1115-1205) 1310-1495-1625-1720 yrds / 845-885-945-980 (1000-1025-1050-1100) 1200-1365-1485-1575 m,

Lace weight: 900-925-940-980 (995-1065-1125-1170) 1285-1445-1515-1565 yrds / 825-845-860-895 (910-975-1030-1070) 1175-1320-1385-1430 m.

Needles
US 5 (3.75 mm) and US 6 (4.0) mm – 40’’ / 100 cm long circular needles and dpns if you prefer to work the sleeves with them. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge.

Gauge
17 sts x 27 rnds = 4x4’’ / 10x10 cm in stockinette st, worked in the round on the bigger needle (after blocking).

Other
4 stitch markers, cable needle, tapestry needle.