This knitted dress is part of a capsule wardrobe designed by Sari Nordlund, comprising nine designs perfectly compatible with each other. The capsule wardrobe concept was introduced in Britain in the 1970’s, and has recently regained popularity as fashion consumption slowly shifts in a more sustainable direction.

The collection is named Oodi, and each garment is named after a Finnish female writer. Minna Canth was a 19th century novelist and playwright, whose works often adressed women’s rights.

Size
XS(S)M(L)XL

Yarn demand
Novita Venla
(658) Oat 600(650)700(750)800 g

Needles and other supplies
2 circular needles (80 cm / 32 in) Novita 3½ mm (UK 9½ / US 4) or size needed;
3 mm (UK 11 / US 2½) circular needle
(40 cm / 16 in) for the neckline and cuffs; cable needle

Designer
Sari Nordlund

Finished dimensions
body circumference 72(80)88(96)104 cm / 28¼(31½)34¾(37¾)41 in length 103(105)107(109)111 cm / 40½(41¼)42¼(43)43¾ in inner sleeve length 46(47)48(49)50 cm / 18(18½)19(19¼)19¾ in

Gauge
30 sts and 36 rows in cable pattern with larger needles = 10 cm / 4 in