Kalia Cardigan by Wool of Thought

Kalia Cardigan

Knitting
June 2023
yarn held together
Aran
+ Lace
= Aran (8 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1 (2) 3 (4)
English Norwegian
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Size:
1 (2) 3 (4)

Bust circumference
112 (120) 128 (136) cm

44 (47¼) 50⅖ (53½) inches

Length:
53 (55) 57 (59) cm

20⅘ (21⅔) 22⅖ (23⅕) inches

Gauge:
15 sts x 26 rows in stockinette stitch with Mohair Bouclè from Mohair by Canard with needle 4 mmUS6 after washing and blocking the swatch.

17 sts x 26 rows with Mohair Bouclè from Mohair by Canard in double knit with needle 3 mm US2.5 after washing and blocking the swatch.

Needles:
Circular needle 4 mm (40, 60, 80/100 cm) US6 (15, 24, 32/40 inches), circular needle 3 mm (40, 60, 80/100 cm) US2.5 (15, 24, 32/40 inches) and double pointed needle 3 mm US2.5
Yarn:

Alternative 1:
400-500 (500) 500 (600) g Mohair Bouclé from Mohair by Canard 100 g = 170 m 186 yds)

Alternative 2:
250 (300) 350 (400) g Alpaca Bouclé from Drops (50 g = 140 m 153 yds) held together with 100 (100-125) 125 (150) g Tynn Silk Mohair from Sandnes (25 g = 212 m 232 yds.

Buttons: 7 buttons

About the cardigan
Kalia cardigan is knit from the top down. First you knit the back piece with short row shaping for the neck, then you continue knitting until you have reached the bottom of the arm holes. The stitches for the front pieces are picked up and knit using short rows for shaping, while doing increases to form the neckband. The front pieces are knit until they reach the bottom of the arm holes. When the back piece and the front pieces are the same length, they are joined together, and you continue knitting the body flat. The body is finished with a double knit edge. The stitches for the sleeves are picked up. The top of the sleeve has short row shaping, and then you continue the sleeve knitting in the round. The sleeves are finished with a double knit edge. Then the stitches for the front bands are picked up and knit in double knit. Finally, the collar is knit seamlessly together with the front bands in double knit.