Anna Johanna, Finnish knitwear designer, seduced us with Woodland, a sweet, oversized cardigan with the cutest little woodland scenery in colourwork at the hem.
The cardigan is worked seamlessly top-down. It has long sleeves, a boxy shape with no waist shaping, and the shoulders are shaped with short rows. The pattern comes with instructions for an optional bust dart. The body of the cardigan is worked in the round and cut open once finished. The pattern can be very easily modified into a pullover by omitting the steek.

Woodland is part of the collection of 20 beautiful patterns, presented in Anna Johanna's fabulous book Strands of Joy, published by Laine Magazine.

Our photos show colour combinations we have set up in kits for this design, but you can put your colours together as you please.

Sizes:
XXS,XS,S,M1 (M2,L1,L2,XL) 2XL,3XL,4XL,5XL
Finished bust and waist circumference:
38.75,40.75,42.75,45.25 (46.75,48.75,51.25,54.75) 59.25,62,66,71.25’’ / 96.5,101.5,106.5,113.5 (116.5,121.5,128.5,136.5) 148.5,155,165,178.5cm

This cardigan is meant to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 8’’ / 20 cm positive ease at bust circumference.

We knitted our cardigan in Finull by Rauma in the shades medium grey (MC) and Moss (CC), a wonderful yarn for colourwork spun out of 100% Norwegian wool.

Yarns & Co.
5,5,5,6 (6,6,7,7) 8,9,10,10 skeins in Finull by Rauma, undyed, 100% German Merino, approx. 175m/50g, in a colour of your choice (MC).
2,2,2,2 (2,2,2,3) 3,3,3,3 skeins in Finull by Rauma, 100% Norwegian Wool, approx. 175m/50g, in a colour of your choice (CC).

The kit includes the yarn. Pattern and supplies are not included. The pattern is featured in Anna Johanna's book Strands of Joy.

Photos ©Laine Publishing