Freya Sweater Yarn Bundle
Knit your own heirloom-quality top-down tunic sweater, created especially for our Gotland yarn by New York-based knitwear designer, Sarah Solomon.
The Freya pattern is simple and approachable and yet the result is an heirloom-quality sweater that will last you many, many years. The sweater is knit from the top down, using a combination of flat and circular knitting. Options abound for the length of the sweater body and sleeves, and a sumptuous collar is added at the end with the option to make a turtleneck or a folded collar. Recommended for the adventurous novice knitter and beyond. Basic knitting skills are required.
This bundle includes your choice of 5 to 9 skeins of our 100% pure Gotland yarn in a color of your choosing plus a keepsake pin-up postcard of the Gotland sheep who provided your wool. Yarn bundles are available in natural colors of light grey, medium silver grey, and charcoal grey. Pattern sold separately here.
Please note this item will be available to ship last week of January 2024 in time for our companion class, An Introduction to Top-Down Sweater Knitting with Gotland Yarn: The Freya Sweater.
Please check out additional Info below on Freya Sweater specs and sizing.
FREYA SWEATER SIZING GUIDE:
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Finished Size: 35 (38½, 42, 45, 48½, 52, 54½, 58, 62, 64½)" bust circumference
Intended Ease at Bust: + 4–10" (meaning choose a size that is 4–10" larger than your bust measurement for the intended fit, or choose more or less ease depending on your fit preferences).
Sample measures 42" at bust and is worn with 6"ease on model.
Yarn:
Six Dutchess Farm 100% Pure Gotland wool, naturally colored; 240 yds/ 100 g
5 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9) skeins; sample shown in color Mattina
Yardages have been padded by 10% to accommodate differences in knitting style
35”: 5 skeins
38½”: 6 skeins
42”: 6 skeins
45”: 6 skeins
48½”: 7 skeins
52” : 7 skeins
54½”: 8 skeins
58”: 8 skeins
62”: 9 skeins
64½” 9 skeins
Please keep in mind
Gotland yarn is still a rarity in the US and produced mostly from small family farm flocks.
This means the yarn tends to sell out quickly, and we are not able to re-stock until the next shearing cycle. Each distinct color is made available in small quantities only once a year, so we encourage you to purchase enough to finish your project. If in doubt, grab an extra skein because we cannot guarantee that our next batch will be an exact match—in fact, we know it won’t be! That’s the beauty of small-batch farm yarns.
