CARMELA for the bairns by Dorte Rasmussen

CARMELA for the bairns

Knitting
February 2018
both are used in this pattern
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches = 4 inches
in moss stitch with larger needles
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
656 - 984 yards (600 - 900 m)
7/8 yrs - 10 yrs - 12 yrs
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This pattern is available for €7.25 EUR
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CARMELA - a beautiful cardigan and scull-cap in cotton. The body is in an aran-weight cotton while the pockets and borders are in a tip-coloured DK-weight cotton. To be closed with zip. In more boyish colours the cardigan is called CARMELO. No side seams. The pattern is a textured pattern worked from chart. The sleeves are raglan-sleeves.

Difficulty of execution measured from 1 (beginner) to 5 (advanged): 3↑.
The measurements given troughout the pattern are all in cm as well as inches.
Sizes included in the pattern: 7/8 - 10 - 12 years
Measurements of the garment:
Chest: 78 cm - 84 cm - 90 cm (30¾“ - 33” - 35½”)
Length: 46 cm - 50 cm - 54 cm (18” - 19¾“ - 21¼”)
Material: Rico Creative Cotton Aran or our domoras AGRIGENTO, 100 % Egyptian cotton, aran-weight, 400 - 500 - 600 g in main colour. 1 ball = 100 g - 150 meters (3½ oz - 163 yds). And 100 g in a finer cotton (as our ALCAMO, 100 % Egyptian DK-weight cotton, 1 ball = 100 g - 250 meters (3½ oz - 272 yds)).
Our yarn price for the model in domoras Agrigento: from € 54,75 EUR (size 7/8 yrs) - delivery for free inside Europe.
Purchasing our yarn and the pattern comes for free. Contact us for more info.

Accessories: a zip.
Needles: no 2½ mm, and 4½ mm.
Tension/gauge in pattern: 18 sts on needles no 4½ mm = 10 cm (4 in)
Suggestions of yarn alternatives (aran-weight): Schoeller und Stahl Record 210, DMC Natura Medium, ROWAN Handknit Cotton KF, MONDIAL Bio Soft.