I am so thrilled to release Ceol – a straight pullover – pattern designed for Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk knitted in Ask, after a successful test knit in my Ravelry Group. The pattern has been corrected and improved by my very skilled test knitters, I am pleased to say. The English pattern is available in my Ravelry Store, while the Norwegian one will be added shortly. Both patterns will also be upload to LoveCrafts. Yarn kits are available directly from Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk. Ceol was photographed worn by Model Olivia Lindtein – with make-up & hair styling by Nina Hjertaas Bull jewellery by Kaja Gjedebo Design – at Sentralen in Oslo back in December last year by Wenche Hoel-Knai.
Named Ceol, Irish for music, is this straight pullover with Celtic cables that vibrates out into smaller cables and then flattens into stockinette stitch like rhythm. The sweater ends in a crew neck that is crowned with an I-cord. Unlike the body the sleeves only have two small cables at the center. Ceol is knitted in pieces in the airy Norwegian combed wool yarn Ask from Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk.
Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
Shown in size Small.
Finished measurements:
Bust: 85 (92, 99, 106, 117) (128, 139, 150, 161) cm/33.5 (36, 39, 41.75, 46) (50.5, 54.75, 59, 63.5)”
Length: 60 (61, 62, 63, 64) (65, 66, 67, 68) cm/23.5 (24, 24.5, 24.75, 25.25) (25.5, 26, 26.25, 26.75)”
Sleeve length: 48 (49, 49, 49, 50) (50, 50, 50, 50) cm/19 (19.25, 19.25, 19.25, 19.75) (19.75, 19.75, 19.75, 19.75)”
Intended ease: 5-7 cm/2-2.75″ positive ease. Sample shown is 92 cm/36″ and worn with 9 cm/3.5″ positive ease on model.
Yarn: Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk, Ask (100% wool, 315 m/344 yds, 100 g). The sample is knitted in Melert turkis 6584; 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 8) skeins; 996 (1090, 1184, 1280, 1460) (1640, 1820, 2031, 2242) m/1089 (1192, 1295, 1400, 1597) (1794, 1990, 2221, 2452) yds.
https://ull.no/produktkategori/garn/ask-ullgarn/
Yarn alternatives: Cascade 220 Sport (100% wool, 150 m/164 yds, 50 g).
http://www.cascadeyarns.com/cascade-Cascade220Sport.htm
Tosh Euro Sock (100% wool, 397 m/435 yds, 100 g).
https://madelinetosh.com/collections/euro-sock
Juniper Moon Farm, Patagonia (100% merino wool, 350 m/383 yds, 100 g)
https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-us/p/juniper-moon-farm-patagonia?a_aid=2e0dd04e
Or another Sport/5 ply or Fingering 4/ply yarn.
Needles: 3.5 mm/US 4 straight needle.
3.5 mm/US 4 circular needle (60 cm/32″) for neckband.
3.5 mm/US 4 (E) crochet hook (for neckband decoration).
Adjust needle size as needed to match gauge.
Notions: Stitch markers (removable), cable needle, stitch holders, waste yarn and yarn needle.
Gauge: 22 sts and 30 rows in st st using 3.5 mm/US 4 needle measures 10 cm/4″ square after blocking.
22-st Cable measures 9 cm/3.5″ across after blocking.
6-st in Small front/back cable measures 2 cm/0.75″ across after blocking.
Notes: The pullover is worked back and forth in separate pieces and seamed. The neckband is worked in the round. Stitches are picked up and knitted from the first round of the neckband for the I-cord bind off decoration. The number of small cables in the sides are made to fit across the cross back and varies according to size: Sizes XS to L have 3, while sizes XL to 3XL have 4 and sizes 4XL to 5XL have 5.
