Humle Sweater Light - a warm and light sweater for the colder days, knitted from the top down in an untreated wool yarn from Yllet Inredning in Visby, Gotlandsgarn 2. This is a thin yarn and I have taken advantage of its ability to bloom to give an airy garment. The lace yoke is easy to knit and the pattern resembles little hop cones (humle in Swedish), hence the name. The sleeves are knitted straight until the cuff, where decreases form a little puff. The longer cuffs give the sweater an elegant finish. I hope that you will like this sweater just as much as I do.

Sizes: 1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6) 7, 8, 9

Chest circumference: appr. 74, 84, 94 (104, 114, 124) 134, 144, 154 cm / 29.5, 33.5, 37.5 (41.5, 45.5, 49.5) 53.5, 57.5, 61.5 inches

Garment finished bust circumference: appr. 79, 88.5, 99 (108.5, 119, 128.5) 139, 148.5, 159 cm /

31.75, 35.5, 39.75 (43.5, 47.75, 51.5) 55.75, 59.5, 63.75 inches

Garment total length from back neck (incl. neckband): appr. 64.5, 65.5, 66.5 (67, 68, 69) 70, 71, 72 cm

/ 25.75, 26.25, 26.5 (26.75, 27.25, 27.5) 28, 28.25, 28.75 inches

Intended ease: appr. 5 cm / 2 inches of positive ease or your preferred ease.

Yarn

Main colour: Gotlandsgarn 2 from Yllet Inredning, Visby, Gotland wool and Falkland Merino. 400 m / 437 yards per 100 g in the colourway Light grey (298).

Contrast colour: Gotlandsgarn 2 from Yllet Inredning, Visby, Gotland wool and Falkland Merino. 400 m / 437 yards per 100 g in the colourway Sand (211).

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Yarn requirements

Main colour: 2, 3, 3 (3, 4, 4) 4, 5, 5 skeins or 200, 225, 248 (277, 306, 339) 372, 407, 437 g

Contrast colour: 1, 1, 1 (1, 1, 1) 1, 1, 2 skeins or 48, 54, 60 (67, 74, 82) 90, 98, 105 g

Note that if you choose to knit the sweater in a single colour, you will need more yarn in the main colour. Add together the yardages of the main colour and the contrast colour to calculate the yarn requirements.

Needles

Circular needle (40 and 80 – 120 cm / 16 and 32 – 47 inches): 3.25 mm / US 3 (for ribbing)

Circular needle (40, 60 and 80 - 120 cm / 16, 24 and 32 – 47 inches): 3.75 mm / US 5 (for Stocking Stitch and lace)

Double pointed needles: 3.25 mm / US 3 and 3.75 mm / US 5 (for ribbing and Stocking Stitch)

Gauge

23 sts x 28 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches in Stocking Stitch in the round, on 3.75 mm / US 5 needle.

Always use a needle size that gives you the correct gauge.

Notions

Stitch markers, scrap yarn or stitch holder, darning needle.