SVEABORG PULLOVER

The Sveaborg pullover has a double folded collar with a zipper detail on the front. It has a classic shape and fit with cable details on the front, the back and the sleeves. The Sveaborg pullover is designed to get you through even the chilliest and windiest days of the winter season. The pullover got its name from a little island of Sveaborg (aka Suomenlinna) that is situated in front of my hometown Helsinki. It is a popular day trip destination of people living in Helsinki on calm and sunny days, but the weather can get quite rough on a stormy day when the wind blows from the open sea.

The Sveaborg pullover is knitted from the top down. It is started with the lining for the front neck, which makes the finished pullover look neat even when worn with the zipper open. The back and front are knitted flat down to the armholes. Then the pieces are joined and the body is knitted in the round. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up around the armholes and the sleeves are worked in the round. Lastly the neck lining is stitched in place on the inside of the neck and a zipper is added to the front.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 90 (100.5, 113.5, 125.5, 135, 146.5, 157, 170, 179.5) cm / 35.5 (39.5, 44.75, 49.5, 53.25, 57.75, 61.75, 67, 70.75) inches including the intended ease of 15-25 cm / 6-10 inches
Body length from hem to underarm: 32 cm / 12.5 inches, (adjustable)
Armhole depth: 20 (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28) cm / 7.75 (8.25, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 9.75, 10.25, 10.75, 11) inches
Sleeve length: 42 cm / 16.5 inches, (adjustable)
Upper arm circumference: 39.5 (41.5, 44, 46.5, 49, 51, 53.5, 56, 57) cm / 15.5 (16.25, 17.25, 18.25, 19.25, 20, 21, 22, 22.5) inches

Yarn
4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins of Harrisville Designs Daylights (80% American Cormo, 20% wool; 229 m / 250 yards per 100 g) shown in colorway Caffeine or 900 (1000, 1090, 1200, 1320, 1460, 1600, 1760, 1940) m / 990 (1090, 81200, 1310, 1450, 1590, 1750, 1920, 2120) yards of similar DK weight yarn.

Needles
4 mm / US 6 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves
4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the top of the sleeves and the neck
4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the body

Gauge
1 pattern repeat of Cable Chart 1 or 2 (16 sts) = 6.5 cm / 2.5 inches, after blocking.
25 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in cable pattern, after blocking.
17 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of moss stitch, after blocking.

Notions
12 stitch markers
sewing needle
waste yarn
2 cable needles (if using)
a matching zipper with a length of approximately 35 cm / 13.75 inches