Skills Needed
- General knitting skills
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The Lena cardigan has deep pockets and a ribbed shawl collar that neatly hangs open but could be pinned closed. She is as interesting coming as going; the construction causes the back to hang slightly lower than the fronts and works its way up to a high-waisted pleat. She knits up fairly quickly in heavy worsted or aran weight yarn and is nearly seamless.
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Sizes
Small (Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X)
Finished Measurements
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Bust: 34 (38, 42, 44, 48, 52) in / 86 (96, 107, 112, 122, 132) cm
- Length: 25 (26, 27, 28, 29, 29) in / 63.5 (66, 69, 71, 74, 74) cm
Materials
Yarn
- 1000 (1150, 1300, 1450, 1600, 1750) yds / 914 (1052, 1188, 1326, 1463, 1600) m worsted to aran weight yarn that gets gauge
Shown in:
Two strands held together:
Shibui Silk Cloud 60% kid mohair, 40% silk, 330 yds per 25 g skein
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3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins in Mineral
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Shibui Staccato 70% superwash merino, 30% silk, 191 yds per 50 g skein
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6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8) skeins in Mineral
Needles
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US 9 / 5.5 mm straight or circ
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US 9 / 5.5 mm dpns
Change needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions
Gauge
17 sts and 23 rows = 4 in / 10 cm in St st.
