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The Chunky Bjarkan Sweater is a warm and contemporary raglan sweater inspired by Norse heritage. Named after Bjarkan, one of the runes of the Elder Futhark, it combines traditional Nordic colourwork with a fuller, modern look. It is equally suitable for everyday wear, weekends at the cabin or cold winter days. The sweater is also available in a standard version.
The sweater is knitted from the bottom up with raglan shaping using one strand of Rauma Finull held together with one strand of DROPS Kid-Silk. The combination of Norwegian wool, mohair and silk creates a soft, lightweight and warm fabric with excellent stitch definition. The pattern is best suited to knitters with some experience of stranded knitting and raglan shaping.
The pattern is available in Norwegian, English, Danish, Swedish and German.
Sizes
XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)
Measurements of the garment
Overall width: 97 (106) 114 (123) 131 (140) cm
Total length: 56 (58) 60 (61) 64 (65) cm
Sleeve length 42 (44) 46 (46) 47 (47) cm
Neck circumference: 46 ½ (50 ½) 52 ½ (54 ½) 54 ½ (54 ½) cm
Knitting tension 19 mx 24 rows stocking stitch on needles no. 4 ½ mm = 10 x 10 cm
Sticks
Double pointed needles and circular needle size 3 ½ (40 cm) and circular needle size 4 ½ (40 and 80 cm)
Yarn and yarn quantity
Rauma Fine Wool, 100% Norwegian wool, running length per skein 50 grams = 175 meters
DROPS Kid-Silk, 75% super kid mohair, 25% silk, running length per skein 25 grams = 200 meters.
Rauma Fine Wool
0435 Dark red, 200 (250) 300 (300) 350 (350) g
0401 Nature, 100 g
DROPS Kid-Silk
175 Red, 100 (100) 125 (125) 125 (125) g
01 Nature, 25 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) g
Alternative yarn: Rauma Plum, Viking kidsilk, Filcolana Tillia, Isager silk mohair, Sandnes thin silk Mohair, Dale kidsilk Erle, Kremke silky kid
Manufacturer
Rauma garn
Rauma Garn er en tradisjonsrik norsk garnprodusent kjent for sine høykvalitets ullgarn. Deres garn produseres i Norge, fra rå ull til ferdig nøste, med fokus på bærekraft, holdbarhet og skandinavisk design.
