Skill levels: Knitting *** / Finishing none
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SIZE: S(M)L(XL)2XL

FINISHED BUST MEASUREMENT:
99(105)112(119)126 cm / 39(41)44.1(46.9)49.6” + a total of aprox. 10 cm/3.9” ribbed edges at front.
LENGTH: approx. ca 55(56)58(59)60 cm/21.7(22)22.8(23.2)23.6”
WIDTH UPPER ARM RIGHT BEFORE ARMHOLE: 37(40)43(45(47) cm/14.6(15.7)16.9(17.7)18.5”

YARN: 300(350)350(400)450 g of 100 % pure new wool from Sanne Fjalland Knitwear (225m/50g)
The yarn is developed, spun and dyed at Henrichsens Uldspinderi in Skive, Denmark

Featured cardigan color 217s Strå

NEEDLES:
Circular needle 3 mm/US 2.5 (2x40 cm + 1x80 cm/)
DP needles 2.5 mm/US 1.5 and 3mm/US 2.5 for sleeves

GAUGE:
24 sts and 32-33 rows in st sts on needle 3 mm/US 2.5 = 10 x 10 cm /
Adjust needle size to obtain right gauge.
Making a swatch and getting the right gauge is essential for the final result.

ABOUT THE DESIGN/TECHNIQUES:
The Herringbone cardigan is a loose short cardigan without any closure.
Along the edges of the front wide rib panels worked and the yoke is worked in a structured pattern.
The body is worked bottom up and back and forth on circ needle. The sleeves are worked bottom up in the round.
All pieces are then worked together on circ needle after the BO for armholes.
The ribbed edges will be longer than the frontpieces worked in st sts, and are designed to make a soft drape without any folding.
The front pieces are made with an overlap of aprox. 5-6 cm/2-2.4” on each front.