Syli is a hug from your best friend. The cardigan is loose to comfort you and so wide, almost like a coat, that you can even wear a sweater underneath.
I made two samples with different types of yarns and details. The brown Syli is shorter and has pockets on the front. You can add pressed buttons if you want to get wrapped in or change up the style.
The lavender Syli is made of two yarns held together to give it a sophisticated look and ultimate softness. It comes with a belt, but you can skip it if you don’t have enough yarn.
Add the details of your choice to make your kind of cardi with the same basic recipe.
Syli is made top down seamlessly and published earlier in my Urban Knit book (link in my bio, in Finnish and in English).

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SIZES
XS, S (M, L, XL, 2XL)
Suggested 5-25 cm/2-10” of positive ease on bust. Pictured in size S.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference: 110, 115 (122.5, 131, 140, 147.5) cm /
44, 46 (49, 52.5, 56, 59)”.
Length from neckline to hem, shorter: 72 cm / 28.5” in all sizes.
Length from neckline to hem, longer: 87 cm / 34.25” in all sizes.
Upper arm circumference: 37.5, 41.5 (45, 45, 50, 54) cm /
15, 16.5 (18, 18, 20, 21.5)”.
Sleeve length from underarm, shorter: 48 cm / 19” in all sizes.
Sleeve length from underarm, longer: 55 cm / 21.75” in all sizes.
Belt: 150-170 cm / 59-67” or longer if you prefer that.

MATERIALS
Yarn:
Shorter cardigan with pockets and extra long sleeves:
500, 550 (600, 650, 700, 800) g Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino (100% merino - 110 m/120 yds/50 g), color Dark Orcher.
Longer cardigan with belt and normal sleeves:
600, 640 (720, 760, 800, 900) g Purl Soho Flax Down (43% baby alpaca, 42% extra fine merino, 15% linen - 200 m/219 yds/100 g), color Lavender opal 1620.
140, 150, (170, 180, 190, 210) g Onion Silk + Kid mohair (40% mulberry silk, 60% super kid mohair - 240 m/263 yds/25 g), color 3005. The longer cardigan is worked holding one strand of each yarn together.
Needles: 3.5 mm (US4) and 4.5 mm (US7) circular needles and DPNs if you don’t magic loop.
Notions: 10 st markers, tapestry needle, 5-6 pressed buttons (optional).
Gauge: 16 sts x 25 rnds = 10 cm/4” of st pattern using 4.5 mm (US7) needle.

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The pattern is in English.
Suomeksi ohjeen löytyy Urban Knit -kirjastani, linkki biossa.