Elfa

Elfa is an a-line long jacket with central cables along all parts. Tucks divide the di erent patterns giving a slight air and a softer touch to the jacket. A large shawl collar crowns the garment, hence the given name Elfa - after the Norse king and warrior. The body is worked in pieces while the sleeves are worked in the round to the underarm. It is knitted in the in the lustrous pelt yarn with a mohair feel, Sølje from Hifa.

Gauge: 24 sts and 32 rows in st st measures 10 cm/4" square. Cable (18-sts) measures 5.5 cm/2.25" across.

Notes: The body is worked at in pieces, unlike the long sleeves which are worked in the round to the armhole. The hem and the tuck are worked with 2 sets of circular needles held together. To make the bottom band and tuck to are less choose needle size 2.5 mm/US 1.5. The number of stitches picked up for collar has been adjusted from the sample to avoid the are.