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Karl Johan Sweater

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By summer’s end, when the nighttime temperatures just begin to drop and the rains become more frequent, large numbers of brown-capped mushrooms start popping up from the mossy floors of the pine forests of Scandinavia. These are the “Karl Johan svamp” (Boletus edulis), which announce the beginning of the autumn season. Named after these heralds of fall, the Karl Johan Sweater is a classic-style turtleneck, and will become one of your basic garments for the cold-weather months. The Karl Johan Sweater is worked seamlessly with two strands held together (one strand of Merino and one strand of Soft Silk Mohair), top down and in the round in stockinette stitch, with ribbed folded-over collar and edges. The sweater has an elegant construction, with modified contiguous saddle shoulders, short-row shaping to lower the front neckline, and gently balloon-shaped sleeves.
The Karl Johan Sweater is size inclusive, and the sweater is designed to be worn with a positive ease of approx. 0 - 10 cm [0 - 4]".

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Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)
Finished measurements: Length from shoulder to hem: approx. 53 (55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 66, 68) cm [203⁄4 , 213⁄4 , 221⁄2, 231⁄4, 24, 243⁄4, 26, 263⁄4)]"; chest circumference: approx. 91 (95, 102, 110, 118, 128, 134, 138) cm [353⁄4 (371⁄2, 39, 411⁄2, 441⁄2, 473⁄4, 523⁄4, 54 1⁄4)]"; sleeve length from underarm to cuff: 42 (43, 45, 45, 43, 42, 42, 42) cm [161⁄2 (17, 173⁄4, 173⁄4, 18, 17, 161⁄2, 16 1⁄2, 161⁄2)]"; collar length: approx. 18 cm [7"]
Yarn: 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Merino 250 m [273 yd] per 50 g [1.8 oz], fingering-weight yarn, 4 (5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7) balls; 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk; 225 m [246 yd] per 25 g [0.9 oz]), lace-weight yarn, 4 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) balls
Sample is in size M, in Merino, Racoon colorway, and Soft Silk Mohair, Rainy Day colorway
Needles: 4.5 mm / US7 circular needle in cable length 80 cm [32"] and 3.5 mm / US4 double-pointed needles, in size to obtain gauge, and 3 mm / US2.5 circular needle for Italian bind off method
Gauge: 20 sts and 29 rows = 10 cm [4"] in stockinette stitch with 4.5 mm / US7 needle

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