Riite by Tiina Huhtaniemi

Riite

Knitting
September 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitches, after blocking.
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1028 - 1832 yards (940 - 1675 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8)
English Finnish

iite is a light-weight pullover knitted with DK-weight yarn. Alternatively, it can be worked with two yarns held together for a marled look. Relaxed balloon sleeves, a clean silhouette, and moss stitch details make this piece both easy to wear and a joy to knit. The result is a modern classic.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8)
Recommended ease: 10” / 25 cm of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 42 (45.75, 50.25, 54, 60.75) (64.5, 68.75, 72.5)“ / 104.5 (114, 126, 135.5, 152)
(161, 172, 181) cm.
Sleeve Circumference: 14 (15.5, 18, 19.75, 21.25) (21.75, 23, 24.5)” / 35.5 (39, 44.5, 49.5, 53) (54, 57.5, 61) cm.
Body Length (from Underarm): 14.5” / 37 cm.
Armscye Height: 6.75 (7.25, 8.25, 8.5, 9.25) (9.25, 10, 10)“ / 17 (18, 20.5, 21.5, 23) (23, 25, 25) cm.
Sleeve Length: 17.75” / 45 cm.

YARN
4 (5, 5, 6, 6) (6, 7, 7) skeins / 1030 (1125, 1280, 1410, 1560) (1615, 1750, 1830) yds / 940 (1030, 1170, 1290, 1425) (1475, 1600, 1675) m of Tukuwool DK (100% Finnish wool, 273 yds / 250 m – 100 g), colorway Sake (white sample).
You can also knit the sweater holding one strand of Tukuwool Fingering (100% Finnish wool, 405 yds / 360 m – 100 g) and one strand of Tukuwool Silk Mohair (70% RMS-certified kid mohair, 30% cruelty-free silk, 246 yds / 225 m – 25 g) together. The green sample was knitted in Tukuwool Fingering, colourway Sake held together with La Bien Aimée Silk Mohair, colourway Malachite (a similar Tukuwool Silk Mohair colourway would be 810 Emerald Green).

NEEDLES
US 4 / 3.5 mm for the ribbing and US 8 / 5 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles for the body.

NOTIONS
9 stitch markers (1 different for BOR), waste yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle.

GAUGE
17 sts x 28 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 8 / 5 mm needles in stockinette stitch, after blocking.