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Ruska
Yarn support for this design was kindly provided by Tukuwool.
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Beautiful striped sweater, worked seamlessly from top down. At the beginning, the upper body is worked back and forth until the neckline shaping is complete. The rest of the sweater is worked in the round. 
The body is slightly A-shaped and the edges are finished with a Garter rib. The pattern includes a photo tutorial for lifted increases. 
Please note that the length of the CC1 section in the upper body (color Kajo in sample photo) gets gradually longer as the sizes go up. 
Have fun choosing your favorite color combination!
- Ruska - Autumn foliage in Finnish
SIZES 
XS (S, M, L, XL, XXL) 
Bust circumference of the finished sweater: 31 (34 ½, 39, 42 ½, 47, 51 ¼)” / 79 (88, 99, 108, 119, 130) cm. 
To fit bust 28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48)” / 71 (81, 91, 102, 112, 122) cm. 
Shown in size S.
YARN 
Tukuwool Fingering (213 yds / 195 m per 50 g skein, 100 % wool), approximately: 
3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins of MC (shown in 01, Sake) 
1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins of CC1 (shown in H26, Kajo) 
1 skein of CC2 for every size (shown in H21, Repo) 
1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins of CC3 (shown in H23, Selja)
or Fingering weight yarn, approximately: 
690 (772, 847, 929, 987, 1074) yds / 631 (707, 775, 850, 903, 983) m MC 
167 (190, 221, 250, 280, 353) yds / 153 (174, 202, 229, 256, 323) m CC1 
76 (84, 93, 101, 111, 121) yds / 70 (77, 86, 93, 101, 111) m CC2 
153 (184, 218, 235, 254, 297) yds / 140 (168, 199, 215, 232, 272) m CC3
NEEDLES & NOTIONS 
size 4 US / 3.5 mm circular needle, 32” / 80 cm long 
two size 2 ½ US / 3 mm circular needles, 16-24” / 40-60 cm and 32” / 80 cm long 
size 4 US / 3.5 mm and size 2 ½ US / 3 mm double pointed needles for sleeves (or long circular needles if using Magic Loop technique) 
or sizes needed to obtain gauge
5 stitch markers 
row counter 
waste yarn for holding the sleeve sts 
tapestry needle to weave in the yarn ends
GAUGE 
22 sts and 32 rnds in Stockinette stitch using size 4 US / 3.5 mm needles = 4” / 10 cm
 
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