The Bison Sweater by Violent Cat Lady

The Bison Sweater

Knitting
November 2024
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 11 - 8.0 mm
600 - 1600 yards (549 - 1463 m)
XXS/XS, S/M, L/XL, 2XL/3XL
English
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About
The Bison Sweater is a chunky, oversized top down color work sweater, perfect for staying cozy during the winter! Its a quick, easy and fun knit.

Construction
The Bison Sweater is worked top down with a stranded color work yoke. The color work is continued on the sleeves and body, before transitioning to stockinette in the base color. Ribbing is worked on the sleeves and body to finish.

Yarn
Samples knit with Lopi Álafosslopi - 100% Icelandic Wool (100g/109 yards/100 meters).
500 (700) 1000 (1300)g Base Color
100 (200) 200 (300)g Accent Color

Needles
Size US 10 (6 mm) circular needles with 16” cord and 32” or 40” cord
Size US 11 (8 mm) circular needles with 16” cord and 32” or 40” cord

Size Guide
This sweater is written to be oversized with 6-7 inches/15-17.5 cm of positive ease, meaning it will be 6-7 inches/15-17.5 cm larger than your widest upper body circumference. The unisex sizes XXS/XS (S/M) L/XL (XXL/XXXL) are designed to fit an upper body chest circumference of 28-33 (33-39) 39-43 (43-51) inches/70-82.5 (82.5-97.5) 97.5-102.5 (102.5-127.5) cm.

The finished products knit in correct gauge measure:
1. Chest: 36 (44) 48 (56) inches/90 (110)
120 (140) cm.
2. Yoke depth (measured in
front): 12.25 (12.25) 13.75 (13.75)
inches/25.5 (25.5) 34.5 (34.5) cm.
3. Length from underarm to hem: 13 (13.5)
14 (15) inches/32.5 (34) 35 (37.5) cm.
4. Upper arm circumference: 14 (14) 20
(20) inches/35 (35) 50 (50) cm.
5. Sleeve length: 19.5 (19.5) 20 (20) inches/49
(49) 50 (50) cm.

Gauge
12 stitches x 16 rows knit in stockinette on Size US 11 (8 mm) with Lopi Álafosslopi after blocking = 4in x 4in (10cm x 10cm).