Terho

DESCRIPTION

Deriving its name from the Finnish word for acorn, Terho is a comfortable colorwork sweater with oak leaves and hanging acorns on the round yoke. This DK-weight sweater is worked in one piece from the top down.

Terho features a round neckline embellished with an i-cord and short rows to lower the back yoke. Two rows of acorns decorate the hem. Sleeve cuffs and the hip-length hem are finished with ribbing.

The pattern comes in 9 sizes from XS to 5X. The body of the sweater can be knit with or without waist shaping for a unisex fit.

The pattern is written with both metric and US terminology. Only charted instructions are given for the colorwork patterns.

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SIZES

• XS (S, M, L, XL) [2X, 3X, 4X, 5X]
• To fit a 75 (85, 95, 105, 115) [125, 135, 145, 155] cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) [50, 54, 58, 62]" bust
• Finished bust circumference: approx. 80 (91, 101, 112, 120) [131, 141, 152, 160] cm / 31½ (35¾, 39¾, 44, 47¼) [51½, 55½, 59¾, 63]"

This size-inclusive pullover is intended to be worn with approx. 2.5–7.5 cm / 1–3" of positive ease. The model wears size S on an 87 cm / 34¼" bust with 4 cm / 1½" of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

See last photo.

MATERIALS

Yarn

Tukuwool DK (100% wool, 250 m/100 g, 273 m/3.53 oz), 2 colors

• Main color (MC): 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) [6, 6, 7, 7] skeins in the colorway Selja
• Contrasting color (CC): 1 (1, 1, 1, 2) [2, 2, 2, 2] skeins in the colorway Tyyni

Or DK-weight yarn, 2 colors

• Main color (MC): approx. 850 (900, 1000, 1150, 1200) [1300, 1400, 1600, 1750] m / 900 (1000, 1100, 1250, 1300) [1400, 1550, 1750, 1900] yd
• Contrasting color (CC): approx. 190 (200, 230, 240, 300) [310, 350, 360, 400] m / 210 (220, 250, 260, 330) [340, 380, 390, 430] yd

Needles

• 4.0 mm / US #6 short and long circular needles for stockinette (or size needed to obtain gauge); adjust needle size for colorwork if necessary
• 3.5 mm / US #4 short and long circular needles for ribbing
• If not working in magic loop, double-pointed needles in the same sizes for the sleeves

Notions

• 5 stitch markers: 4 raglan markers and one unique BOR marker
• Waste yarn or safety pin for holding i-cord stitches
• Waste yarn, extra cable, or circular needle for holding sleeve stitches
• Darning needle

GAUGE

• 19 sts × 29 rnds = 10 cm / 4" in stockinette on larger needles, blocked
• 20 sts × 32 rnds = 10 cm / 4" in ribbing on smaller needles, blocked

TECHNIQUES USED

The pattern uses the following techniques: provisional cast-on, i-cord cast-on, working in the round, stranded colorwork, German short rows, and grafting. Ladderback Jacquard is recommended for managing long floats in colorwork.

REFERENCES

• 6+1 Provisional Cast-on Methods
• I-cord Cast-on
• Ladderback Jacquard
• Color Dominance in Colorwork
• German Short Rows
• 7 Ways to Knit Short Rows
• Comparison of 20 Stretchy Bind-off Methods