Name: Guovssahas - Northern Lights - Norwegian knitting pattern
Brand: Siv Romsdal
Price: 75.00 NOK
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Guovssahas - Northern Lights - Norwegian knitting pattern

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One of the Sámi names for the Northern Lights is Guovssahas, "the audible light". It was said that the ancestors lived in the Northern Lights, and that the crackling sound the light made as it flickered across the sky was the sound of the ancestors' souls.

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Guovssahas - Northern Lights - Norwegian knitting pattern

Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL
Bust circumference: 89 (98) 107 (116) 124 (133) 142 cm
Body length: 36 (38) 40 (41) 42 (43) 44 cm – or desired length
Sleeve length: 44 (45) 46 (47) 48 (49) 50 cm – or desired length
Upper arm circumference: 36 (36) 40 (40) 40 (44) 44 cm

Yarn: Varde and Luna from Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk
Gauge: 18 stitches = 10 cm

Suggested needles:
Circular needle 3.5 mm, 40, 80 and 100 cm
Circular needle 4.5 mm, 40, 80 and 100 cm
Optionally, double-pointed needles 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm for the sleeves

Yarn usage:

Colour 1: 4 (4) 4 (4) 5 (5) 6 skeins
Colour 2: 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 skein
Colour 3: 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 (2) 2 skeins
Colour 4: 1 (1) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 skeins

Note: The white version is knitted with Luna as Colour 1 and Varde as Colours 2, 3 and 4. The dark version is knitted in Varde.

Construction: Guovssahas is knitted bottom-up with a yoke and round yoke shaping.

Fit: Guovssahas is a unisex model and suits both women and men.

Technique: The sweater is knitted in the round in stockinette stitch and stranded colorwork.