HAAKON PULLOVER

Haakon is an adult version of Little Haakon from my book The Nordic Knitting Primer. I wanted to include a traditional Norwegian “kofte” in my book, so I came up with this unique approach to knitting a kofte, and I’m crazy about it. If you are new to purling in colorwork, please don’t shy away from knitting this sweater. I designed this sweater with only four rows (on the entire sweater) of simple colorwork that you need to work on the purl side. l. It’s the perfect gateway project for purling in colorwork. Its unique construction is a blast to knit. The body is knit bottom up, then split into the front and the back and worked separately. The stitches for the sleeves are picked up and knit top down in the round. Finally, the stitches for the neckband are picked up and worked in colorwork. I love this design so much, I had to make it for grownups. This is a unisex pattern , so look at the finished chest measurement to decide which size is the best for you. Knit with Aran weight yarn, it works up in a flash. For advanced knitters, it’s a super fun quick knit!

Materials
Yarn: Biches & Bûches Le Gros Lambswool 100% Scottish Lambswool | Aran weight | 210 yards (192 meters) per 100 g (3 ½ oz) skein
Main color: 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, ,7, 7) skeins | Color: Dark Green
Or approx. 800 (850, 900, 1000,1100, 1200, 1300) yards / 731 (777, 822,914, 1005, 1097, 1188) meters of equivalent Aran-weight yarn
Contrasting color 1 (CC1): 1 Skein Grey Beige 100 grams
Or approx. 45(49,53,56,60,65,68) yards / 41 (44,48, 51,54, 59,62) meters of equivalent Aran-weight yarn
Needles: 32 (32, 32 40,40,40,40)-inch 80 (80, 80,100,100,100,100)-cm circular needles in size US 8/ 5 mm for the body (or size needed to obtain gauge in colorwork and a single color) and US 7/ 4.5 mm circular needle for the ribbing and neckband, 16-inch (40 cm) circular needle in size US 8/ 5 mm for the sleeves and set of DPNs or Flexiflips US 7/ 4.5 mm for the cuffs
Darning needle
Pair of Nordic Clasps

Gauge and Swatch
17 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm
Please swatch in the round to determine needle size
Sizes: S, M, ML, L, XL, XXL, XXXL)

3-5” Positive Ease

Finished measurements
Chest: (36, 40, 42 ¾, 47 ½ ,51 ¼, 55, 61.5) or 90 (100, 107, 119, 128, 137, 154) cm
Sleeve length: inches 18 ½ (19 ½, 20, 20 ½, 21 ½, 22 ½, 23 ¼) “/ 47 (49.5, 50.8, 52, 54.6, 57.15, 59) cm
Sleeve Depth: 7 ½ (8, 8 ½, 9, 9 ½, 10, 10 ½) inches 19 (20, 21.5, 23, 24, 25.5, 27) cm
Body length: 24 (24 ½, 25, 25 ½, 27, 28.5, 29) inches 61 (62.25, 63.5, 65, 67.5, 72.5, 74) cm or desired length of sweater

Skills used to knit Haakon
Long-tail cast on
Knitting
Purling
k1p1
Knitting in the round
Knitting flat
Colorwork in the round
Colorwork worked flat (don’t be scared of this)
Picking up and knitting stitches
k2tog decrease
ssk decrease
purling two together decrease (XXXL size only)