Size Medium has approx. 58,430 stitches! (noted in the book)

This sweater design was used in a movie called “Match” starring Patrick Stewart in 2014. Here is a link to the clip of the movie where Stewart’s character Toby reveals the sweater.

Yarn amounts -
Shetland Original Jumper 2-ply
25 gm hanks in following shades:

For MC and Edges:
3-4-4-4 hanks col 82 dark green
3-4-4-4 hanks col 77 black
2-2-2-3 hanks col 9113 dark burgundy

1 hank each in the following col:
col 38 orange
col 21 marine
col FC 47 denim blue
col 33 blue-gray
col FC 34 dark turquoise
col 75 turquoise
col 20 violet
col 125 coral-red
col 65 emerald-green
col 118 forest-green
col 141 grey-green
col FC 24 jade-green
col 90 dark purple
col FC 9 gray purple
col FC 22 light cerise
col 90 pale rose
col 55 wine-red
col 9143 dark rosewood
col 9144 light rosewood
col FC 7 apricot
col 96 light yellow