Manti is a close fitting cabled cardigan for both, boys and girls, with a bit of vintage touch. The body of the cardigan is worked seamlessly from the bottom up and sleeves in the round until underarms, and then joined at yoke. Both collared and hooded version are given.
Sizes available: 1-1.5 (2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10) years; finished chest circumference 21.5 (22.5, 23.5, 24.5, 26.75, 29, 32) in/ 55 (57, 60, 62, 68, 74, 80) cm
Length from bottom to armhole: 7.25 (7.75, 8.5, 9, 12, 12)in / 18.5 (19.5, 22, 23, 31, 30, 30)cm
Armhole depth: 5.5 (5.5, 6.25, 6.25, 6.75, 7, 7.5)in / 14 (14, 16, 16, 17, 18, 19) cm

MATERIALS

Yarn: Katia Peru (40% wool, 40% acrylic, 20% alpaca; 116 yds 106 m/100g): shade 11; For collared cardigan: 3.5 (4, 4, 4.5, 6, 6, 6.5) balls.
For hooded cardigan: 5 (5.5, 5.5, 6, 7.5, 7.5, 8) balls.
Needles: Size 10 (6mm): 32” (80cm) circular and set of 5 double-pointed, or size to obtain gauge.
Notions: tapestry needle; stitch markers; cable needles; 2 m scrap yarn or 4 stitch holders; buttons 7/8” (2,2 cm) in diameter for collared cardigan: 7 (7, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10); for hooded cardigan: 6 (6, 6, 6, 8, 8, 8)..
Gauge: 12 sts and 19 rows = 4x4” (10x10 cm) in St st

NOTES

a) Measurements of children in the same age may differ a lot, therefore before deciding which size to knit, take time to measure your child and perhaps some garment that fits like you’d wish this cardigan would fit. Compare these measurements to the measurements given on the last page.
b) Note that Manti is designed to be close-fitting.
c) The body length is calculated so that after working yoke decreases, 3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) repeats of big cable (Chart 1A or 1B) are completed. Therefore if you wish to lengthen body, then extend the bottom ribbing or add one repeat of big cable to the body length.
d) In sizes 6, 8 and 10, 4 repeats of Chart 1 are worked, so the fit is a bit longer than other sizes.