House Blend Cardigan by Hannah Rose

House Blend Cardigan

Knitting
December 2018
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
25.5 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
US 8 - 5.0 mm
About 38 (42, 46, 50, 54, 58)" (96.5 [106.5, 117, 127, 137, 147.5] cm) circumference.
English

The House Blend Cardigan is the cozy sweater you get into on a Saturday morning and don’t take off unless you absolutely have to. It’s an especially long cardigan, ending at this below-average-heighted designer’s knees, and is knit from the bottom up in pieces and seamed. The yak in the yarn makes it super warm and luxurious to knit.

FINISHED SIZE
About 38 (42, 46, 50, 54, 58)“ (96.5 106.5, 117, 127, 137, 147.5 cm) circumference.
Garment shown measures 42” (106.5 cm) circumference, modeled with 8” (20.5 cm) of ease.

YARN
Worsted weight (#4 medium).
Shown here: The Yarn Collective Hudson Worsted (85% Merino wool, 15% yak; 197 yd 180 m/3½ oz 100 g): #404 army, 8 (9, 9, 10, 11, 11) skeins.

NEEDLES
Size U.S. 8 (5 mm).
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS
Stitch holders or waste yarn; removable stitch markers (rm); tapestry needle; five 27 mm/1 “ buttons.

GAUGE
25.5 sts and 22 rows = 4” (10 cm) in 1x1 rib after blocking.
18 sts and 25.5 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette st after blocking.

NOTES
-This cardigan is knit from the bottom up, worked back and forth in pieces, and seamed.
-Use a circular needle to accommodate many stitches.