Danish knitwear designer Hanne Rimmen's gorgeous Nordstrand sweater caught our attention as soon as it was published! This wonderful sweater is inspired by the Nordic, the nature, lime grass, the sea and silence. 

The striking Nordstrand sweater is knitted from top to bottom as one piece with two yarns held together. The original sweater was made from Peruvian Highland Wool and Tilia. For a  soft, fluffy and warm sweater, choose this yarn combination.

If you're not a fan of silk mohair, you can also knit Nordstrand by using only Peruvian. The pattern works great without Tilia, we tested! The brown sweater is knitted only from Peruvian. It turned out wonderful! We were thinking of wearing this sweater on hiking trips, in the office, in the city, just about anywhere.

Thanks to its modern appearance, the sweater is suitable for almost every situation, and it will most likely become a future classic. 

You can DOWNLOAD the FREE pattern from the Filcolana website.

Sizes

S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL)

Measurements

Fits chest sizes: 80-86 (86-94) 94-102 (102-110) 110-124 (124-134) cm

Chest circumf.: 92 (98) 106 (115) 128 (138) cm 

Sleeve length: 45 (46) 46 (47) 47 (46) cm 

Length: 54 (57) 60 (61) 63 (63) cm

Gauge

17 sts and 23 rows of stockinette on 4.5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm. 

Materials

Main colour: 
400 (450) 500 (550) 600 (650) g Peruvian Highland Wool colour 956 (Charcoal melange) and 100 (125) 125 (150) 150 (175) g Tilia colour 331 (Steel)

Contrast colour: 

50 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) g Peruvian Highland Wool colour 101 (Natural White) and 

25 (25) 25 (25) 25 (25) g Tilia colour 101 (Natural White)

1 strand of Peruvian and 1 strand of Tilia are held together throughout work.

Needles

Circular needles 4 mm (40 and 80-100 cm) and 

4.5 mm (80-100 cm)

Doublepointed needles 4 mm and 4.5 mm

Stitch markers or contrast coloured yarn.