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Sisters is full of fun and urban style, comfortable to wear through any season. This particular cardigan is inspired by sisterly love - particularly how I feel about my sister. She’s strong, bold, and loads of fun. I wanted the outcome to be easy yet funky and stylish. Bold stripes are everywhere, but I wanted a bit of a twist on mine. Hence, a small bit of colour stranding that even a novice knitter can handle separates each stripe. Embellishing with embroidery by sporadically splashing a few fun roses on the cardigan creates something textured and special!

The cardigan is worked back and forth on a circular needle from the bottom up until the divide for the armholes. The fronts and back are then worked separately. The shoulders, with a few German Short Rows for shaping, are joined with a 3-needle bind off. The sleeves are picked up along the armhole edge and worked in the round. Sleeve instructions are written to use a short circular needle, however an alternate method of working small circumferences can be used, such as Magic-Loop, or DPNs.

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SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Positive ease: 6-12” / 15-30.5 cm positive ease. The model in mYak Tibetan Cloud, colourways Black Petunia, Wild Daisy and Tulipano, is wearing a size 3 with 6” / 15 cm ease for a slightly closer fit.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 44½ (47½, 50½, 53½, 56½) (59½, 62½, 65½, 68½)” / 113 (120.5, 128, 136, 143.5) (151, 159, 166.5, 174) cm

Body Length to Underarm: 11¾ (14½, 14, 13¾, 16½) (16, 15½, 17¾, 17½)” / 30 (37, 35.5, 35, 42) (40.5, 39.5, 45, 44.5) cm

Armhole Depth: 6¼ (6½, 7, 7¼, 7½) (8, 8½, 9¼, 9½)” / 16 (16.5, 18, 18.5, 19) (20.5, 21.5, 23.5, 24) cm

Upper Arm Circumference: 12 (13, 14, 14½, 15) (16, 17, 18, 19)” / 30.5 (33, 35.5, 37, 38) (40.5, 43, 45.5, 48) cm

Sleeve Length to Underarm: 18” / 45.5 cm. The pattern includes a section for altering length.

Back Neck Width: 6½ (7, 7½, 7½, 8) (8½, 8¾, 9, 9½)” / 16.5 (18, 19, 19, 20.5) (21.5, 22, 23, 24) cm

MATERIALS
TIBETAN CLOUD by mYak Tibetan Fibers (Light DK Weight; 100% wool; 328 yds / 300 m per 100 g)

Colour A, Black Petunia
2 (3, 3, 3, 3) (3, 3, 4, 4) skeins

Colour B, Wild Daisy
2 (2, 2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 4, 4) skeins

Colour C, Tulipano
1 skein for all sizes

OR:
Colour A, approx 499 (669, 719, 758, 801) (853, 902, 1132, 1191) yds / 457 (612, 658, 694, 733) (780, 825, 1035, 1089) m of light DK weight yarn.

Colour B, approx 499 (538, 581, 610, 801) (853, 902, 952, 1001) yds / 457 (492, 532, 558, 733) (780, 825, 871, 998) m of light DK weight yarn.

Colour C, 59 (68, 69, 69, 77) (78, 79, 87, 88) yds / 54 (63, 64, 64, 71) (72, 73, 80, 81) m of light DK weight yarn.

Needles: 3.50 mm (US 4) circular needle, 16” / 40 cm (for sleeves), 32” / 80 cm (or longer for larger sizes), and a set of DPNs

Notions: Stitch markers, tapestry needle, 4 (4, 4, 4, 5) (5, 5, 5, 5) large size buttons, and an optional embroidery needle with large eye.

GAUGE
23 sts & 30.5 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette / Stocking stitch on 3.50 mm (US 4) needle, after blocking