Fjord Sweater

The yarn in this pattern is made of 100% natural fibers

 The yarn is produced in Norway

The Fjord Sweater is a unisex half-zip sweater and is knitted in 100% Norwegian wool yarn from Hillesvåg. It has a straight fit and is knitted from the top down. The back piece is shaped with German short rows to provide extra length at the back. The body and sleeves can be easily adjusted and are knitted to the desired length. Under each section, you will find length suggestions for both women and men.

YARN

  Troll from Hillesvåg,

  100% Norwegian wool

  Can be combined with Blåne

  from Hillesvåg

 SIZES

  XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) XXL

GARMENT MEASUREMENTS

  Chest width approx. 95 (105) 110 (115) 120 (130)  140 cm

  Total length approx. 56 (58) 62 (64) 68 (72) 81 cm

  Sleeves Women 46 (48) 50 (52) 52 (53) 55 cm

  Sleeves Men 48 (50) 52 (54) 55 (56) 57 cm

The sweater is designed to have a positive ease of 10-20 cm

 YARN USAGE

   Color 1: 762 dark grey-blue

  3 (4) 4 (5) 5 (6) 6 hanks

  Color 2: 714 dark camel

  2 (2) 2 (3) 3 (3) 3 hanks

  Color 3: 715 brown

  2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 hanks

  Color 4: 713 ochre

  1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 hank

 NEEDLE SUGGESTIONS

  80 cm circular needle 5.5 mm

  40 cm circular needle 5.5 mm

  80 cm circular needle 4.5 mm

  Double pointed needles 4.5 mm

 GAUGE

  10 x 10 cm = 14 sts x 17 rows

   on needle 5.5 mm

DIFFICULTY

  Beginner

EQUIPMENT

  Zipper 26-35 cm

  You can find the zipper we have used here.

NOTE! Remember that everyone knits differently; test on a swatch to measure your gauge. If you knit a bit loosely, it might be good to go down half/one needle size. If you knit a bit tightly, you can go up half/one needle size.