Alma is the flowy, cozy drop-shoulder cardigan of our dreams. It’s open front and long length invites us to curl up in it with a steaming mug of tea, while the delicate lace panels running down the fronts catch the light (and eye!) beautifully.

Alma is worked flat and bottom up, beginning in one piece before being separate for front and back at the armhole. The shawl collar is worked contiguously with the garment body. Sleeves are picked up from the armholes and worked long.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Finished bust circumference (twice the back width): 95 (101.75, 108.25, 115, 121.75) 128.25, 135, 141.75, 148.25, 155 cm / 37.5 (40, 42.5, 45.25, 48) 50.5, 53.25, 55.75, 58.25, 61” – recommended to be worn with 5-10 cm / 2-4” of positive ease at the bust.

YARN
Holst Garn Supersoft (100% Wool; 287 metres / 314 yards per 50 g)
Holst Garn Titicaca (100% Alpaca; 400 metres / 437 yards per 50 g)

Yarns are held together throughout the pattern.

Sample shown is knit in colourways Coral (Supersoft) and Rose Bay (Titicaca). Laura wears a size 3 with 24.25 / 9.5” of positive ease.

1580 (1800, 1915, 2060, 2175) 2260, 2320, 2450, 2535, 2630 metres / 1730 (1970, 2095, 2255, 2380) 2470, 2535, 2680, 2770, 2875 yards of each yarn

NEEDLES
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 cm / 32” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle with a cable length of at least 60 cm / 24” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needle with a cable length of at least 60 cm / 24” (or needle one size smaller than main needle)

GAUGE
24 sts x 33 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (worked flat, in stockinette stitch and lace stitch, on larger needle, after blocking)

NOTIONS
• Blocking tools (blocking mats, t-pins, blocking wires)
• Darning needle
• Removable stitch markers (optional)
• Scrap yarn
• Stitch markers
• Tape measure

SKILLS & TECHNIQUES
• Backward Loop Cast-On
• Cables
• Elastic Bind-Off
• German Short Rows
• Knitted Cast-On
• Lace
• Long-Tail Cast-On
• Three-Needle Bind-Off
• Reading your knitting

CONTRIBUTORS
• Model: Laura Alden
• Photography: Melinda Dela Costa
• Tech Editing: Jessica Schwab & Jen Hurley
• Graphic Design: Camille Romano

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
• Back neck width: 15 (17, 17, 17, 19) 19, 19, 23, 23, 23 cm / 6 (6.75, 6.75, 6.75, 7.5) 7.5, 7.5, 9, 9, 9”
• Shoulder width: 19.25 (20, 21.75, 23.25, 24.25) 25.75, 27.5, 28.75, 30.5, 32 cm / 7.5 (7.75, 8.5, 9.25, 9.5) 10.25, 10.75, 11.25, 12, 12.5”
• Back width: 47.5 (50.75, 54.25, 57.5, 60.75) 64.25, 67.5, 70.75, 74.25, 77.5 cm / 18.75 (20, 21.25, 22.75, 24) 25.25, 26.5, 27.75, 29.25, 30.5”
• Armhole depth: 19 (19.5, 21, 22.5, 23) 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 cm / 7.5 (7.75, 8.25, 8.75, 9) 9.5, 9.75, 10.25, 10.5, 11”
• Bust circumference (twice the back width): 95 (101.75, 108.25, 115, 121.75) 128.25, 135, 141.75, 148.25, 155 cm / 37.5 (40, 42.5, 45.25, 48) 50.5, 53.25, 55.75, 58.25, 61”
• Side length from underarm: 52 (53, 53, 54, 55) 54, 53, 53, 52, 51 cm / 20.5 (20.75, 20.75, 21.25, 21.75) 21.25, 20.75, 20.75, 20.5, 20”
• Sleeve length from underarm: 45 (44, 43, 42, 41) 40, 39, 38, 37, 36 cm / 17.75 (17.25, 17, 16.5, 16.25) 15.75, 15.25, 15, 14.5, 14.25”
• Sleeve cuff circumference: 20.75 (23.5, 23.5, 23.5, 25) 25, 25, 26.5, 26.5, 26.5 cm / 8.25 (9.25, 9.25, 9.25, 9.75) 9.75, 9.75, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5”
• Total length: 74.25 (75.75, 78, 80.5, 82) 82, 82, 83, 83, 83 cm / 29.25 (29.75, 30.75, 31.75, 32.25) 32.25, 32.25, 32.75, 32.75, 32.75”