Kaav

Knitting
January 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in colourwork in the round
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1560 - 2760 yards (1426 - 2524 m)
Finished bust circumference (with overlapped front bands: 91 (98.5, 106, 114, 121, 128, 135.5, 143, 158) cm / 36 (38, 42, 44½, 47½, 50½, 53½, 56¼, 62) in
English
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Kaav
A cosy cardigan for colder weather. In Scots, kaav means a blizzard, or a heavy snowfall.

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Schiehallion (100% British Wool; 110m / 120yds per 50g skein) and Kate Davies Designs Ooskit (100% British Wool; 220m / 240yds per 100g skein)
A Domra: 3 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7) x 100g skeins 
B Alto: 5 (6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10) x 50g skeins 
C Mooring: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) x 50g skein

Check sizing table for garment dimensions. Yarn quantities are calculated for the body and sleeve lengths given in the sizing table. If you wish to add length to body and / or sleeves, you may need an extra skein of shades A and B.

Needles and Notions
Gauge-size and below gauge-size circular needles of appropriate lengths for working body, yoke, and neckline
Gauge-size and below gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences
Gauge-sized dpn (for buttonholes)
Stitch markers of two types, x and y
Waste yarn for holding stitches
Tapestry needle
9-12 buttons, 1-1.5cm / ¼-¾in diameter

Gauge
22 sts and 30 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stranded colourwork in the round using gauge-size needle. If your gauge tends to tighten when working small circumferences or colourwork, you may need to go up a needle size for sleeves. Use 4mm needle as a starting point for swatching.

Sizes
Finished bust circumference (with overlapped front bands: 91 (98.5, 106, 114, 121, 128, 135.5, 143, 158) cm / 36 (38, 42, 44½, 47½, 50½, 53½, 56¼, 62) in

Select the size above your actual bust measurement with the amount of ease required. Shown in the third size.

Pattern notes
This steeked cardigan is knitted from the bottom up, all in one piece, with allover stranded colourwork, following a simple 4 stitch repeat. The body is made first, followed by the sleeves, before they are joined together. After a short section of raglan shaping worked in the allover pattern, the circular yoke is worked from a chart, followed by the neck rib. After the garment is completed, steeks are cut and front bands added. All charts are read from right to left throughout. Note that the 9 steek stitches are not included in running stitch counts.