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Woman wearing a dark charcoal handknit wool sweater with white speckled pattern in snowy winter settingWoman wearing a dark charcoal handknit wool sweater with white speckled pattern in snowy winter setting
Woman wearing black knit sweater with dog in snowy forest landscape.Woman wearing black knit sweater with dog in snowy forest landscape.
Black knit sweater with white speckled pattern worn in snowy forest setting with tan pants.Black knit sweater with white speckled pattern worn in snowy forest setting with tan pants.
Woman wearing a dark charcoal handknit wool sweater with white speckled pattern in snowy winter setting
Woman wearing black knit sweater with dog in snowy forest landscape.
Black knit sweater with white speckled pattern worn in snowy forest setting with tan pants.

Wolf Winter

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€9,50

Wolf Winter is a round-yoke sweater knitting pattern worked top-down, featuring minimalist stranded colourwork rooted in traditional Nordic design. The pattern's defining detail is the use of slipped stitches within the colourwork section, which adds visual texture, makes the pattern stand out against its ground, and introduces a particular pleasure to the knitting that keeps each round engaging. Designed for worsted-weight unspun yarn — specifically Nutiden from Höner och Eir — the sweater is constructed seamlessly in the round with no finishing seams required.

The name Wolf Winter derives from the Swedish 'Vargavinter', describing the most brutal and prolonged winters in Scandinavian folklore — a season harsh enough to test both wolves and humans alike. The design was conceived with Höner och Eir's Total Mörker colourway in mind: a near-black unspun wool with blue undertones and pale grey flecks, evoking moonlight on snow and the silence of a frozen landscape. The result is a wearable piece of Nordic storytelling, and a confident intermediate knitting pattern for those drawn to both colourwork and unspun Swedish wool.

Sizing

Choose a size 6–12 cm / 2.25–4.75 in larger than your actual chest circumference. For best results, refer to the schematic (pages 6–7 in the pattern) to check measurements at other body points. With greater discrepancies between upper chest and full chest, go with the upper chest measurement. The sample shown is size 2, with 10 cm / 4 in of positive ease.

You can choose from 9 unisex, size-inclusive sizes, with finished bust circumferences of:
83, 94, 103, 114, 124, 134, 143, 154, 164 cm | 32.75, 37, 40.5, 45, 48.75, 52.75, 56.25, 60.75, 64.5 in

To fit an upper bust of:
74.5, 84, 94.5, 102, 108, 115, 122.5, 130, 137.5 cm | 29.25, 33, 37.25, 40.25, 42.5, 45.25, 48.25, 51.25, 54.25 in

And a full bust from:
71, 82, 91, 102, 112, 122, 131, 142, 152 cm | 28, 32.25, 35.75, 40.25, 44, 48.5, 51.5, 55.75, 59.75 in
to:
77, 87, 97, 108, 118, 128, 137, 148, 158 cm | 30.25, 34.25, 38.25, 42.5, 46.5, 50.5, 54, 58.25, 62.25 in

A schematic with comprehensive measurements is included in the knitting pattern.

Recommended Yarn (Aran/Worsted)

Höner och Eir – Nutiden (unspun yarn, plates of ~100 g ≈ 530 m / 580 yd), held double — main colour 'Total Mörker' and a light grey contrast:

Main colour:
• Meters: 1585, 1875, 2095, 2275, 2520, 2700, 2910, 3220, 3520
• Yards: 1735, 2050, 2290, 2490, 2755, 2955, 3180, 3520, 3850
• Grams: 300, 355, 395, 430, 475, 510, 550, 610, 665
• Plates: 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7

Contrast colour:
• Meters: 105, 145, 165, 180, 200, 210, 230, 250, 275
• Yards: 115, 160, 180, 195, 220, 230, 250, 275, 300
• Grams: 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 40, 45, 45, 50
• Plates: 1, for all sizes

Needles and Notions

3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles and/or DPNs, 60–120 cm / 24–47 in.

Stitch markers, stitch holders, a darning needle for weaving in ends, measuring tape, and scissors.

This pattern is size inclusive.

Language: English

Construction: Round-Yoke, Top-Down, In the Round, Knit Flat

Recommended Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Gauge per 10cm/ 4in: 14 sts x 24 rnds

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