Vargö pullover

The Vargö pullover is knitted seamlessly top-down starting at the neckband. The yoke is knitted in stranded colorwork. The patterns are easy to knit with short pattern repeats (the maximum length of floats is 5 stitches on 3 rounds only). The sleeves and body are separated at the end of the circular yoke and knitted separately. The back is shaped with optional short-rows to improve the fit. Choose two colors with high contrast (one dark color, one light) for the patterns to show. Vargö is a part of Suomenlinna island situated in front of my hometown Helsinki. On calm and sunny days, it is a popular day trip destination for people living in Helsinki, but the weather can get quite rough on a stormy day when the wind blows from the open sea. The word Vargö means “the island of wolves”. PS. If you have a dog, I also have this same pattern as a dog sweater. Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Finished bust circumference: 85 (95, 105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165) cm / 33.5 (37.5, 41.25, 45.25, 49.25, 53.25, 57, 61, 65) inches including the intended ease of 10 cm / 4 inches Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 28 (28, 28, 30, 30, 30, 32, 32, 34) cm / 11 (11, 11, 11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 12.5, 12.5, 13.5) inches Yoke length: 26.5 (26.5, 26.5, 27.5, 27.5, 27.5, 28.5, 28.5, 28.5) cm / 10.5 (10.5, 10.5, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75, 11.25, 11.25, 11.25) inches Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 40 (40, 42, 42, 42, 44, 44, 44, 44) cm / 15.75 (15.75, 16.5, 16.5, 16.5, 17.25, 17.25, 17.25, 17.25) inches Upper arm circumference: 27 (30, 33, 36, 39, 43, 46, 48, 51) cm / 10.75 (11.75, 13, 14.25, 15.25, 17, 18, 19, 20) inches Note: Please be aware that adjusting the lengths of the garment will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project. Yarn MC: 6 (7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) skeins skeins of Knitting For Olive Heavy Merino (100 % wool; 125 m / 137 yards per 50 g), shown in colorway Mushroom rose, or 720 (790, 870, 950, 1050, 1150, 1270, 1400, 1530) m / 780 (860, 950, 1040, 1150, 1260, 1390, 1530, 1680) yards of similar worsted weight yarn. CC: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3) skeins of Knitting For Olive Heavy Merino (100 % wool; 125 m / 137 yards per 50 g), shown in colorway Dark moose, or 150 (160, 180, 200, 220, 240, 260, 290, 320) m / 160 (180, 200, 220, 240, 260, 290, 320, 350) yards of similar worsted weight yarn. Needles 3.25 mm / US3 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for cuffs 3.25 mm / US3 circular needle with a cable length of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neckline 3.25 mm / US3 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the hem 4 mm / US6 circular needle with a cable length of 40 cm / 16 inches for smaller sizes and 60 cm / 24 inches for larger sizes for the sleeves 4 mm / US6 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the main part *Note: Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge! You might need to knit the colorwork using a needle one size larger than you would normally use for Stockinette stitch with the same yarn weight, so swatch carefully and change needles after finishing the colorwork section if necessary.* Gauge 20 sts and 24 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of charted pattern in the round on larger needles, after blocking 20 sts and 28 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch in the round on larger needles, after blocking Notions 2 stitch markers waste yarn sewing needle blocking tools