Designed by Claudia Q

While many people are in awe of Canada’s national parks and bustling cities, upon my arrival I was struck by the windswept prairie wheat fields. With this cardigan, I want to portray both the landscape — that golden, softly rustling expanse — and my childlike enthusiasm at encountering it for the first time

The cardigan is worked from the bottom up. It features a circular yoke with a lacy garter ridge pattern. The sleeves are worked separately in the round to the base of the yoke. They are then joined to work the yoke. A section of short rows is worked at the bottom of the yoke for a more comfortable fit

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SIZES
0–3 mos (3–6 mos, 6–12 mos, 12–18 mos, 2 yr) (4 yr, 6 yr, 8 yr, 10 yr)
Recommended ease: 2” / 5 cm of positive ease at chest
Shown in size 4 yr on Ilana (height 38” / 97 cm)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 15.75 (17.75, 20, 22, 24.25) (26, 28.5, 30.25, 32.5)“ / 40 (44, 50, 55, 60) (65, 71, 76, 81) cm
Yoke Depth (front): 3.75 (4, 4.5, 5.5, 5.5) (6, 6, 6.25, 7)” / 9.5 (10, 11.5, 14, 14 (15.25, 15.25, 16, 17.75) cm
Body Length to Underarm (front): 4 (4.5, 5, 5.5, 6) (7.5, 9, 10, 11)“ / 10 (11.5, 12.75, 14, 15.25) (19, 23, 25.5, 28) cm
Upper Arm Circumference: 6.75 (7.25, 8.5, 8.75, 9.5) (10.25, 11, 11.5, 11.75)” / 17 (18, 21, 22, 24) (26, 28, 29, 30) cm
Sleeve Length to Underarm: 5.75 (6, 7, 8, 8.5) (10, 11.5, 13, 14)“ / 14 (15, 18, 20, 21) (25, 29, 33, 35) cm

MATERIALS
Yarn: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 4, 4) skeins of Tosh DK by Madeleinetosh (100% superwash merino wool, 225 yds / 205 m – 100 g), colourway Filtered Day Dreams
Or 231 (261, 330, 399, 447) (555, 641, 739, 838) yds / 212 (239, 302, 365, 409) (508, 587, 676, 767) m of DK-weight yarn

Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needles, 24” / 60 cm and a set of DPNs. US 6 / 4 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needles, 24” / 60 cm and a set of DPNs

Notions: Stitch marker, waste yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle, 5 (5, 5, 5, 6) (7, 7, 8, 9) small buttons

GAUGE
21 sts x 32 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 6 / 4 mm needles in St St, after blocking

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