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Morning in Siena is an updated version of the traditional cardigan. It features a wide but shallow neckline with minimalist finishing and a curved hemline. The wide body and loose sleeves make this cardigan as comfortable as your pyjamas.

The sample is worked with fingering weight yarn and mohair lace yarn in different colors held together to create a marled colorway. You can create your own unique color using this technique. This versatile design is going to be your wardrobe staple.

This cardigan is worked seamlessly from the top down and it comes with inclusive sizing, with a finished bust size ranging from 94.5 cm / 37.25 inches to 184 cm / 72.5 inches, designed to be worn with 12.5-19 cm / 5-7.5 positive ease. Measurements are given in both centimeters and inches.

Video: How to tighten the neckline

Materials

Yarn

Lace weight (yarn 1) + fingering weight (yarn 2) = bulky weight

• Yarn 1: Gepard Kid Seta Tweed (70% Kid mohair, 30% Shappe silk; 210 m / 230 yds, 25 g / 0.88 oz ball; color #210: 3 (4, 4, 4, 5) {5, 5, 6, 6, 6} balls)

Yardage requirement: 600 (670, 715, 815, 865) {915, 1020, 1050, 1145, 1220} m / 655 (730, 780, 890, 945) {1000, 1115, 1150, 1255, 1335} yds, including 10% allowance

• Yarn 2: Gepard Wild & Soft (40% Wild tussah silk, 60% merino; 240 m / 263 yds, 50 g / 1.76 oz ball; color #240: 3 (3, 4, 4, 4) {5, 5, 5, 6, 6} balls)

Yardage requirement: 645 (715, 765, 875, 930) {980, 1095, 1125, 1230, 1310} m / 705 (785, 840, 955, 1015) {1075, 1195, 1230, 1345, 1430} yds, including 10% allowance

Needles

6.5 mm / US 10.5 circular needle of length 80-100 cm / 32-40 inches, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

6.5 mm / US 10.5 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the sleeves

4.5 mm / US 7 circular needle of length at least 40 cm / 16 inches, for the neckband

4.5 mm / US 7 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the cuffs

Notions

Buttons about 11mm / 7/16 inch in diameter (the sample used 10 buttons but you can use any number of buttons); stitch markers; waste yarn; yarn needle

Gauge

15 sts and 21 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Stockinette stitch on larger needle, blocked.

Sizes
#sizeinclusive

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

Finished bust circumference: 94.5 (102.5, 110.5, 125.5, 133.5) {142.5, 156, 160, 173.5, 184} cm / 37.25 (40.5, 43.5, 49.25, 52.5) {56.25, 61.5, 63, 68.25, 72.5} inches

This garment is intended to be worn with 12.5-19 cm / 5-7.5 inches positive ease.

Shown in size 1, modeled with 18.5 cm / 7.25 inches of positive ease.

Required Skills

Knitting in the round, long-tail cast-on, picking up stitches