Neji

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Neji is an oversized, drop shoulder jumper with colourwork for most of the body. The jumper is worked seamlessly top-down. It has long sleeves and a boxy body with no shaping and the shoulders are shaped using short rows. The front and back are knitted separately flat until the underarm where everything is joined together for knitting in the round, however, the armholes can be easily modified to knitting in the round by adding steeks.

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

Ease: 20-30 cm

Sample in size 3 with 29 cm of positive ease

Finished measurements:
Bust: 96, 105.5, 115 (125, 134.5, 144) 153.5, 163, 173 cm
Upper arm: 34, 36, 39 (41, 44, 47.5) 51, 55, 59 cm
Armhole depth: 17, 18, 20 (21, 22.5, 24.5) 26, 28, 30 cm
Length from under arm: 36 cm
Sleeve length: 40, 40, 42 (42, 44, 44) 44, 46, 46 cm
Neckline depth: 10 cm

Yarn:
Tukuwool fingering (non-superwash finnish wool, 200 m / 50 g)
Sample colourways: Uomo for MC, Sake for CC1, Yrtti for CC2
7, 7, 8 (9, 9, 10) 10, 11 skeins of MC, 1, 1, 1 (1, 1, 2) 2, 2, 2 skeins of CC2, 1 skein of CC3 for all sizes

Meterage:
MC: 1239, 1366, 1484 (1612, 1730, 1858) 1976, 2103, 2222 m
CC1: 136, 150, 163 (177, 190, 204) 217, 231, 244 m
CC2: 92, 101, 110 (120, 129, 138) 147, 156, 165 m

Gauge:
25 sts X 37 rnds = 10 cm with needle B in the round in stockinette stitch

Needles:
Needle A: 2.75 mm
Needle B: 3.25 mm
Needle C: 3.5mm

Notions: stitch marker, removable stitch markers, waste yarn and a crochet hook