The Shadowfax horse sweater is inspired by Shadowfax from Lord of the Rings. Having a Lord of the Rings marathon is an absolute requirement when knitting this sweater! See the yarn packs HERE. The sweater is roomy in size and has a range of movement of around 15 cm. Shadowfax is knitted from the bottom up. You can choose whether you want to knit the front and back in the round before sewing and cutting for armholes, or whether you want to knit parts of the front and back back back and forth to avoid using a sewing machine. Enjoy your knitting 😀

Size Women/ Men
S (M) L (XL) XXL

Knitting tension:
10 cm solid colored stockinette stitch on. Pinne 4.5 mm = 18 stitches.
10 cm patterned knit on Pinne 5 mm = 18 stitches.
Knitting tension in height (pattern knit 2 colors)= 20 cm

(The stated needle size is for guidance only. If you end up with more stitches than stated on 10 cm, go up one needle size. If you end up with fewer stitches than stated on 10 cm, go down one row size).

Yarn: Luna, Vidde and/or Varde from Hillesvåg ullvarefabrikk (These yarns can be combined)

Yarn options: Donegal tweed + from Lang yarns, Lettlopi from Istex, Viking wool from VikingGarn.

Yarn quantity:
Base color: 500 (550) 600 (600) 650 g
Pattern color: 100 (150) 150 (150) 150 g

Pinner:
3.5 mm and 4.5 mm sock pins
Round stick 40 cm 3.5 mm, 4.5 mm and 5 mm
Round stick 80 cm 3.5 mm, 4.5 mm and 5 mm

Sweater measurements S (M) L (XL) XXL Woman/ Man
This is an oversized sweater with a range of motion of around 15 cm
Sleeves (women's/men's): 49 (50) 51 (52) 53 cm/ 54 (55) 56 (57) 58 cm
Inseam (both sizes): 100 (113) 122 (133) 144 cm
Full length (women's/men's): 66 (67) 68 (69) 70 cm/ 71 (72) 73 (74) 75 cm

Shadowfax horse sweater - A wilderness sweater by Linka Neumann