Hardanger

Hardanger is a top-down, circular yoke sweater, featuring a stranded colourwork motif around the majority of the yoke and upper body / sleeves. The inspiration behind the colourwork pattern is the Norwegian tradition of Hardanger embroidery, which is characterised by its use of geometric motifs similar to those you can see in this design.

CONSTRUCTION

This garment is worked top-down, in the round. After the neckband, short row shaping is incorporated to optimise fit. The majority of the yoke features a stranded colourwork pattern. Once the yoke is completed, stitches are separated into body and sleeves, which are each worked separately and in the round. The stranded colourwork pattern is worked into the upper body and sleeves, after which each are worked in stockinette to the waistband and cuffs. Before working the cuffs, a small section of stranded colourwork is added to each sleeve.

SIZING GUIDE

This garment is graded into sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10). Recommended positive ease is 4+” / 10+ cm of positive ease at the chest circumference.

Finished Garment Chest Circumference:

33.75 (37.25, 40.5, 44, 50.75) (54.25, 57.5, 61, 64.25, 71)“

84.5 (93, 101.5, 110, 127) (135.5, 144, 152, 161, 177.5) cm

SAMPLE

The wearer is 5’10” / 178 cm with a 37” / 92.5 cm chest circumference. The sample has been worked in size 4, giving the wearer 7” / 17.5 cm of positive ease at the chest. To accommodate the height of the wearer, an extra 0.5” / 1.5 cm of depth has been added to the yoke, and an extra 2” / 5 cm of length has been added to the body and sleeve length. The sleeve extension has not been worked, giving an upper sleeve circumference as for size 3.

GAUGE

Using 3.25 mm / US size 3 needles, or needle size required to meet gauge, 26 stitches over 32 rounds in both stockinette stitch and colourwork, wet blocked, creates a 4x4” / 10x10 cm square.

Neckband, waistband and cuff circumferences assume you are working 7 sts per 1” / 2.5 cm.

YARN

The sample has been worked using Eden Cottage Yarns’ Coniston Fingering base (56% Extra-fine Superwash Merino / 44% Superkid Mohair; 360 m / 394 yds per 100 g) in colourways Charcoal for the Main Colour and Pollen for the Contrast Colour.

YARDAGE (includes ~10% excess)

Main Colour:

867 (951, 1008, 1076, 1233) (1289, 1359, 1415, 1451, 1568) metres

949 (1041, 1102, 1178, 1349) (1410, 1486, 1548, 1588, 1715) yards

241 (264, 280, 299, 343) (358, 377, 393, 403, 435) grams

Contrast Colour:

206 (228, 238, 255, 287) (295, 311, 330, 332, 360) metres

226 (250, 260, 279, 314) (323, 340, 361, 363, 394) yards

57 (63, 66, 71, 80) (82, 86, 92, 92, 100) grams

TOOLS & NOTIONS

2.75 mm / US size 2 circular needles (to work neckband, cuffs and waistband; varying cable lengths would be helpful)

3.25 mm / US size 3 circular needles (to work yoke, body and sleeves; varying cable lengths would be helpful)

1 marker

scrap yarn

tapestry needle to weave in ends

SKILLS REQUIRED

-long tail cast on

-joining and working in the round

-working 2x2 ribbing

-working left and right lifted increases

-German short row shaping

-reading colourwork charts

-working stranded colourwork with two colours

-long tail cast on with two colours

-working a repeating pattern of decreases

-decreasing using K2tog and SSK

-standard bind off