The Desert Cliffs Cardigan is an homage to one of my favorite places, the Jemez Mountains in New Mexico. It is as bright and colorful as the Southwestern desert. It is worked top down in mostly just two colors held together. It features optional waist shaping. The wonderful Ultra Wool from Berroco is soft, easy to work with and machine washable! This sweater comes in a wide range of sizes:

Finished Sizes:
XS: 31”/79cm chest fits 29-31”/74-79cm bust with 0-2”/0-5cm positive ease
S: 34”/86cm chest fits 31-34”/79-86cm bust with 0-2”/0-5cm positive ease
M: 37”/94cm chest fits 35-37”/89-94cm bust with 0-2”/0-5cm positive ease
L: 40.5”/103cm chest fits 38-40”/97-102cm bust with 0-2”/0-5cm positive ease
XL: 43.5”/111cm chest fits 41-43”/104-109cm bust with 0-2”/0-5cm positive ease
2XL: 46.5”/118cm chest fits 44-46”/112-117cm bust with 0-2”/0-5cm positive ease
3XL: 50”/127cm chest fits 48-50”/122-127cm bust with 0-2”/0-5cm positive ease
4XL: 53”/135cm chest fits 51-53”/130-135cm bust with 0-2”/0-5cm positive ease

Yarn: Berroco Ultra Wool, 100% superwash wool.

All yarn amounts are approximate

Yellow: Delicata, color #3325
7.9 (8.7, 9.5, 10.2, 11, 12, 12.5, 13.3)oz/
225 (247, 269, 291, 314, 336, 356, 378)g
495 (545, 594, 642, 693, 741, 786, 833)yards
453 (498, 543, 586, 633, 677, 718, 761)meters

Orange: Bittersweet, color #3328
.73 (.8, .9, .95, 1, 1, 1.2, 1.2)oz/
21 (23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35)g
45 (50, 55, 59, 64, 68, 72, 76) yards
41 (45, 49, 53, 58, 62, 65, 104) meters

Red: Kabocha, color #3327
.73 (.8, .9, .95, 1, 1, 1.2, 1.2)oz/
21 (23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35)g
45 (50, 55, 59, 64, 68, 72, 76) yards
41 (45, 49, 53, 58, 62, 65, 104) meters

Green: Marjoram, color #33118
.86 (.95, 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5)oz
24 (27, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43)g
55 (60, 65, 71, 76, 82, 87, 92) yards
50 (55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85) meters

White: Snow color #3300
.41 (.45, .49, .53, .57, .61, .65, .69) oz
12 (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) grams
26 (28, 31, 33, 36, 38, 40, 43) yards
24 (26, 28, 31, 33, 36, 38, 40) meters

Blue: Breeze, color #33163
2 (2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, 3, 3.3, 3.5) oz
59 (65, 71, 76, 83, 89, 94, 100)g
131 (144, 157, 170, 183, 196, 208, 220) yards
120 (132, 143, 155, 167, 179, 190, 201) meters

Needles: Size US 3/3.25mm 30”/76cm (or longer) circular needle, size US 7/4.5 mm 30”/76cm (or longer) circular needle, size US 8/5mm 30”/75cm (or longer) circular needle (optional, for color work) and your preferred needles for small circumference knitting in both US 3/3.25mm and US 7/4.5mm sizes.

Notions: stitch markers, row counter, buttons, size 3/4”/19mm