Filcolana Liya – Knitting Pattern

Raglan sweater with stranded colourwork inspired by African textiles, knitted top-down

Design: Maria Bach Jensen (Sanastrik). A pattern from Filcolana.

• Sizes: S (M) L (XL) 2XL
• To fit bust: 82 (90) 106 (116) 126 cm
• Finished bust: 100 (106) 111 (117) 125 cm
• Length: 51 (53) 55 (56) 57 cm
• Yarn (main colour): Filcolana Vilja, colour 500 Black – 250 (250) 300 (300) 350 g
• Yarn (main colour): Filcolana Alva, colour 102 Black – 125 (125) 125 (150) 150 g
• Yarn (contrast colour): Filcolana Vilja, colour 101 Natural White – 50 g for all sizes
• Yarn (contrast colour): Filcolana Alva, colour 101 Natural White – 25 g for all sizes
• How the yarn is used: Each colour is worked with one strand of Vilja and one strand of Alva held together.
• Needles: Circular needle 3 mm (40 cm), circular needles 3.5 mm (40 and 60–80 cm), double-pointed needles 3 and 3.5 mm
• Gauge: 21 sts and 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stocking stitch with Vilja and Alva held together on 3.5 mm needles
• Construction: Worked top-down with a raglan yoke.
• Techniques: Stranded colourwork from charts

The pattern is free to download as a PDF from Filcolana's website.

Would you rather have it on paper? Order the printed pattern here for 25 SEK, in Swedish or English, and we will send it together with your yarn.