Estimating yardage for a project is a skill I have not acquired in my 10 years of knitting. I’ve had my eye on this alpaca yarn from Kensington Prairie Farms for several years, and finally decided to take the plunge. In an effort to be budget friendly, I planned to make a cute little cropped cardigan. Somehow, I ended up with this.

Name ideas that almost made the cut include: “How To Wear a Blanket to Work“, “I Forgot Alpaca Yarn Grows Exponentially in the Wash”, and “5 Episodes Later“. I settled on the more professional, “Hemlock Cardigan” because the texture of the stitches and accidental length of the cardigan reminded me of the trunk of a Hemlock tree.

This wardrobe staple has been so well-loved in the office, at dinner parties, and even on cozy days at home.

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There are 9 sizes included in the pattern.
XS (S, M, L, XL) {2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL}
Bust circumference: 38 (42, 45, 50, 53) {57.5, 60.5, 64.5, 68.5}” / 96.5 (106.5, 114.5, 127, 134.5) {146, 153.5, 164, 174} cm

8” - 10” positive ease in the bust circumference intended

Finished length is adjustable.

Note that sizes 2XL - 5XL were not test knitted.

681 (798, 810, 1,049, 1,111) {1,298, 1,375, 1,585, 1,660} m / 745 (873, 886, 1,147, 1,215) {1,420, 1,504, 1,733, 1,815} yds bulky weight yarn

Model is a size 32” bust, wearing the size S.

This pattern requires knowledge of:

• Reading patterns with multiple size options
• Picking up stitches along an edge
• Knitting through the back loop
• Knitting flat and in the round
• Yarnovers
• Knitting into the stitch below
• Basic understanding of top-down raglan (helpful to know)

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