The Ondine Cardigan is an oversized cardigan with wavy balloon sleeves, which gives an overall stunning effect.

Knitted with three strands of mohair, it is the perfect autumn/winter cocoon.
The sleeves, back and front panels are knitted flat then sewn together. Then stitches are picked up on the inside border to create the inside trim.
The pattern includes video guides to knit the sleeves and sew all the pieces together.

Pattern information:
This pattern has been test-knitted.
There are some video tutorial: Sleeve pattern, how to sew the pieces together
Level: advanced beginner to intermediate, the most difficult technique is the ribbed cables.

Techniques used:
Cast on / cast off
Twisted rib
Cable work
Sewing pieces together
Picking up stitches
Folded cast-off
Colour work

The pattern includes the following sizes:
2XS (XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL) to fit a bust size of:
74 (84, 94, 104, 114, 124, 134, 144, 155) cm
29 (33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61) inches.

The Cardigan has a positive ease of 10 cm, so the final measurements for the above sizes will be:
84 (94, 104, 114, 124, 134, 144, 154, 165) cm;
33 (37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65) inches.

The pattern is worked all the way through with 3 strands of mohair held together. The pattern is written to work with a 3-colour tie-dye effect, as shown in the pattern pictures:
Main colour (MC): DROPS kid silk in off white
Colour 1 (C1): DROPS kid silk in Almond
Colour 2 (C2): DROPS kid silk in Rust
Any mohair type yarn is suitable for this pattern so have fun choosing your own tie-dye colours!
The model depicted on the pattern pictures is a size M cardigan.

How much you will need:
Main colour:
1450 (2050, 2300, 2400, 2600, 2900, 3050, 3350, 3500) metres Equivalent to 175 (250, 275, 300, 325, 350, 375, 400, 425) grams
Equivalent to 7 (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) skeins of Drops Kid Silk Mohair (1 skein = 25g).

Colour 1:
750 (800, 900, 950, 1000, 1100, 1150, 1300, 1350) metres
Equivalent to 100 (100, 125, 125, 125, 150, 150, 175, 175) grams
Equivalent to 4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) of Drops Kid Silk Mohair (1 skein = 25g).

Colour 2:
500 (500, 565, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850) metres
Equivalent to 75 (75, 75, 75, 100, 100, 100, 100, 125) grams
Equivalent to 3 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins of Drops Kid Silk Mohair

Needles:
5 mm / US 8 straight (or circular for ease of knit) or appropriate needle size to achieve gauge.
Cable needle.

Gauge:
Knitted in jersey with 3 strands of mohair on 5mm needles
10 cm = 18 sts