Skei

Skei by Sarah Solomon for Hudson + West Co. Listing is for a hard copy of this pattern, not a pdf.

A grayscale circular yoke? Sign us up! Skei by Sarah Solomon is a Nordic-inspired circular yoke pullover, constructed from the bottom up in the round. This design uses all the lovely neutrals in our color palette for a striking design. Shown here with a mock turtleneck, the sweater has instructions for a range of necklines from crew to cowl!

Yarn:   Hudson + West Co. Forge (70% U.S. Merino / 30% U.S. Corriedale; 235 yds [214 m]; 3.5 oz. [100g]): MC raven (black), 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8) skeins; CC1 fawn (natural beige), CC2 ash (natural gray), CC3 charcoal (natural dark gray), 1 skein each.

Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11); 33.5 (36.75, 40, 43.25, 46.5, 49.5, 52.75, 56, 60.75, 64, 67.25)” [86 (94, 102, 110, 118, 126, 134, 142, 154, 163, 171) cm] finished chest circumference. Pullover shown measures 40” [102 cm]; modeled with 6” [15 cm] of positive ease.

Needles: 
Size A (for body and sleeves): US 7 [4.5 mm]: 32” [80 cm] circ and either long circ for magic loop or set of DPNs, per knitter preference.
Size B (for ribbing): US 5 [3.75 mm]: 32” [80 cm] circ and either long circ for magic loop or set of DPNs, per knitter preference.
Size C (optional — for tubular cast on): US 4 [3.5 mm]: 32” [80 cm] circ and either long circ for magic loop or set of DPNs, per knitter preference.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions:
Stitch markers or locking stitch markers (m); waste yarn; tapestry needle.

Gauge: 
20 sts and 24 rounds = 4” [10 cm] in single color stockinette on Size A needle.
23 sts and 24 rounds = 4” [10 cm] in charted pat- tern on Size A needle.

Skills Required: 
Stranded knitting; short rows; increasing; decreasing; circular knitting; optional tubular cast on and bind off.