Jari

Named Jari, Norse for fighter, is this oversized pullover with a bottom tuck, a Celtic cable front panel and a high collar. Unlike the front the back has only the two small center cables. The sleeves are knitted in stockinette stitch but end in a cuff. Jari ends like it began with double seed stitch, but the collar is crowned with an I-cord. The pullover is knitted in the airy Norwegian combed wool yarn Ask from Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk.

Gauge: 22 sts and 30 rows in st st using 3.5 mm/US 4 needle measures 10 cm square after blocking.

The pullover is worked back and forth in separate pieces and seamed. The collar is worked in the round. A circular needle is used to accommodate the large stitch number on Back and Front. For a minor length adjustment work a shorter or longer double seed band or work half a Cable pattern repeat more or less on the Front to add or deduct 8 cm/.