Nora Sweater

Nora sweater is a sweater with a Nordic inspired pattern on the yoke. The sweater is worked top down in the round with raglan increases and German short rows on both the yoke and the bottom of the body which gives the neck of the sweater a rounded fit and a slightly longer back. The sweater has a loose fit. The sleeves are worked in the round on double pointed needles or using the magic loop technique (I personally prefer the latter). The sweater featured is a size L knitted in Yak by Lang Yarns in the colorways 26 (brown) and 94 (white) held together with Lace by Lang Yarns in the colorways 68 (brown) and 94 (white). Body and neck can be altered if needed and you can make a longer or shorter sweater accordingly. NB: the Color work charts are attached as a separate PDF.

Size guide
The Nora sweater is designed with a positive ease of approx. 12-18 cm in relation to your chest measurement. Size XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL correlates to a chest measurement of approx. 70-76 (76-82) 82-88 (88-94) 94-100 (100-106) 106-112 (112-118) 118-124 cm [27½-30 (30-32¼) 32¼-34½ (34½-37) 37-39¼ (39¼-41¾) 41¾-44 (44-46½) 46½-48¾ inches]. If your chest measurement e.g. is 90 cm [35½ inches], you should knit a size M with a final chest circumference of 106 cm [41¾ inches]. Remember that these measurements only apply if you have the correct gauge. If you want a tighter fit, I recommend going down a size in relation to your chest measurement.

Size: XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL
Chest circumference: 70-76 (76-82) 82-88 (88-94) 94-100 (100-106) 106-112 (112-118) 118-124 cm [27½-30 (30-32¼) 32¼-34½ (34½-37) 37-39¼ (39¼-41¾) 41¾-44 (44-46½) 46½-48¾ inches]
Sweater measurements: Bust circumference: 88 (94) 100 (106) 112 (118) 124 (130) 136 cm [34½
(37) 39¼ (41¾) 44 (46½) 48¾ (51¼) 53½ inches]
Body length: 45 (47) 49 (51) 53 (55) 57 (59) 62 cm [17¾ (18½) 19¼ (20) 21 (21¾) 22½ (23¼) 24½ inches] measured between neck edge and body edge on the front.
Under arm length (including ribbed edge): 39 (40) 40 (41) 41 (41) 41 (41) 41 cm [15¼ (15¾) 15¾ (16¼) 16¼ (16¼) 16¼ (16¼) 16¼ inches]
Gauge (after washing and blocking): 17 sts x 22 rows in stockinette stitch and Color work on 5.5 mm [US 9] needles= 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches].
NB: if your gauge in Color work is looser or tighter than stockinette stitch, you need to change your needle size accordingly.
Recommended needles: Circular needles 4 mm [US 6] (40 cm), 4.5 mm [US 7] and 5.5 mm [US 9] (40 cm, 80 cm for the magic loop technique)
Yarn suggestions (in total): 450 (450) 500 (500) 500 (600) 600 (650) 650 g Yak by Lang Yarns (50 g = 120 m) held together with 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (125) 125 (150) 150 g Lace by Lang Yarns (25 g = 310 m)
or 500 (500) 550 (600) 600 (650) 650 (750) 750 g Peruvian by Filcolana (50 g = 100 m)
or 250 (250) 250 (300) 350 (400) 400 (400) 400 g Malou Light by Lang Yarns (50 g = 190 m)
or 450 (450) 500 (500) 500 (600) 600 (650) 650 g Heavy Merino by Knitting for Olive (50 g = 125 m)
Color distribution: 350 (350) 400 (450) 450 (500) 500 (500) 500 g Yak by Lang Yarns and 75 (75) 75 (75) 75 (100) 100 (125) 125 g Lace for the main color (MC) and 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (150) 150 g Yak by Lang Yarns and 25 (25) 25 (25) 25 (25) 25 (25) 25 g Lace for the contrast color (CC)
or 400 (400) 450 (500) 500 (550) 550 (600) 600 g Peruvian by Filcolana for the MC and 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (150) 150 g for the CC
or 200 (200) 200 (250) 300 (300) 300 (300) 350 g Malou Light by Lang Yarns for the MC and 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (100) 100 (100) 100 g for the CC
or 350 (350) 400 (450) 450 (500) 500 (500) 500 g Heavy Merino by Knitting for Olive for the main color (MC) and 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (150) 150 g Heavy Merino by Knitting for Olive for the contrast color (CC)