Renninger

Renninger is a classic top-down ski-inspired sweater with a colorwork yoke. The yoke features 2 sections of a striking plaid style motif knit in stranded colorwork. Knit up in Renninger Wool’s lovely natural farm yarns. Pair Renninger with some leggings and warm boots and you’re ready for a day on the slopes or to cozy up with your knitting in a ski lodge!

This pattern contains charts

Construction: Renninger is knit in the round, seamlessly, from the top down. The design has German short row shaping at the back of the neck. Increases are worked throughout the charted yoke. The sleeves are worked in the round after completing the body.

Finished Dimensions:
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
36 (40, 44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64, 68, 72)” / 91.5 (101.5, 112, 122, 132) (142, 152.5, 162.5, 172.5, 183) cm Bust circumference
Designed to fit with 4-6” / 10-15 cm positive ease

Materials:
Renninger Wool DK Weight farm yarn (Merino Wool, 200 yards / 71 g)
MC Felicity (chocolate brown): Approximately 880 (985, 1090, 1195, 1300) (1405, 1520, 1630, 1745, 1860) yards / 805 (901, 997, 1093, 1189) (1285, 1390, 1490, 1596, 1701) meters
OR 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) (8, 8, 9, 9, 10) skeins
CC1 Purl (white): Approximately 130 (145, 160, 175, 190) (205, 225, 240, 255, 275) yards / 119 (133, 146, 160, 174) (187, 206, 219, 233, 251) meters
OR 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s)
CC2 Fiona (light brown): Approximately 165 (185, 205, 225, 245) (265, 285, 305, 325, 350) yards / 151 (169, 187, 206, 224) (242, 261, 279, 297, 320) meters
OR 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s)

Gauge:
24 sts and 28 rows over 4” / 10 cm in stockinette st worked in the round and blocked

Needles:
Size 3 (3.25 mm) 16-40” / 40.5-101.5 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge, and additional needle of the same size for your preferred method of small circumference knitting (9”/ 23 cm circular, 2-circulars, DPNs or Magic Loop) for the sleeves and cuffs
Spare gauge-size needle 16”/40.5 cm circular needle (or below) for seaming the folded collar
Suggest sizing up 1 or 2 size needles for color work section for even tension

Notions:
Stitch marker for BOR
Waste yarn for provisional cast on
Waste yarn/stitch holder for sleeves
Tapestry needle
Row counter (optional)