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This sweater is inspired by a primary forest growing near my hometown; its tall pines, dense shrubs and thickets of ferns.

It is worked seamlessly in the round from the bottom up, beginning with a Long Tail Cast On.

There are eight stranded knitting charts for each size: Bushes, Flowers, Ferns, Trees, Sleeve, Tree Tops, Yoke, Body. The colour-work motifs involve rather long floats. It is recommended to trap them leaving floats no more than four stitches wide. Single color rounds between stranded rounds are knitted stranded too with two strands of MC yarn. This method helps to keep even gauge and thickness of fabric.

After finishing of the body (to underarms) and sleeves, all three pieces are united onto a single circular needle and the yoke is worked in the round. At the top of the yoke short rows are knitted to lower the front neckline.

Several rows of double knitting are added after the short rows for professional effect. The ribbed collar is completed with Tubular Bind Off.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
43.5 (46.5, 49.5)“ / 110 (118, 126) cm bust circumference
Intended Ease: + 8” / 20 cm
Shown in size S (43.5”) with 20 cm of positive ease

SUGGESTED YARN
Fingering weight (383-492 yard/3.5 oz or 350-450 m/100 g) 100% sheep wool yarn (preferably woolen spun) of two different colors: main color (MC) for the background and contrast color (CC) for the pattern

YARDAGE
Approximately 1500 (1600, 1700) yards / 1400 (1450, 1550) m of MC and 600 (650, 700) yards / 550 (600, 650) m of CC

GAUGE
28 stitches & 28 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in stranded colorwork from charts with 4 mm (US 6) needles

LEVEL
Advanced

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (explained in the pattern)
German Short Rows
Double Knitting
Single Color Stranded Knitting

OTHER TECHNiQUES USED
Long Tail Cast On
Stranded Knitting
Tubular Bind Off
Kitchener Stitch

ERRATA
Size M, the yoke chart: the last decreases should be in round 58, not round 59