Introducing Win Place Show, a richly textured cardigan to keep you wonderfully warm when winter winds blow. Continuing my Mock English Rib explorations, this time I worked Aran weight wool paired with the softest alpaca trimming its buttoned-up collar. Alpaca lines its pockets too for a welcomed, tactile surprise. Knitted from the bottom up with slim sleeves in the round and set in, its gentle shaping is achieved by subtle variations in the pattern of its stitch. It makes a bold statement I’d say, and is a fun knit I’m sure. Enjoy!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 33¼, 36¾, 40½, 44, 47¾, 51½, 55” / 84.5, 93.3, 102.9, 111.8, 121.3, 130.8, 139.7 cm
Waist: 30½, 34, 37¾, 41½, 45, 48½, 52¼“ / 77.5, 86.4, 95.9, 105.4, 114.3, 123.2, 132.7 cm
Hips: 33¼, 36¾, 40½, 44, 47¾, 51½, 55” / 84.5, 93.3, 102.9, 111.8, 121.3, 130.8, 139.7 cm
Length: 24¾, 25, 25, 25¼, 25¼, 25½, 25¾” / 62.9, 63.5, 63.5, 64.1, 64.1, 64.8, 65.4 cm
– shown in size 36¾”/ 93.3 cm, worn with no ease.

MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Osprey wool by Quince & Co. (100% wool; 170 yds/155m per 100g skein); MC – Camel #144; 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10 skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 1060, 1135, 1240, 1350, 1460, 1580, 1690 yards / 970, 1040, 1135, 1235, 1335, 1445, 1545 m and Herriot Great alpaca wool by Juniper Moon Farms. (100% alpaca; 131 yds/120m per 100g skein); CC – Raw White #100; 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 125, 130, 130, 140, 150, 150, 160 yards / 114, 119, 119, 128, 137, 137, 146 m.
I always have additional yarn on-hand for swatching.

Needles
US9 / 5.5mm or size to obtain gauge
• 1 32 to 36” / 80 to 90 cm circular (to manage multiple sts, bodice worked flat)
• 1 24” / 60 cm circular or 1 pair straight (for upper bodice, sleeve caps, pocket linings, and collar)
• 1 set double-pointed (or preferred needle style for working small circumferences of the sleeves in the round)

Notions
• Stitch markers (varying colors helpful)
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle
• Pins (blocking wires, optional)
• (7) 3/4” / 20mm buttons

GAUGE (after blocking)
• 16 sts and 25 rows to 4” / 10.2 cm in Stockinette Stitch
• 17.6 sts and 25.6 rows to 4” / 10.2 cm in Mock English Rib

SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail CO, decreases (ssk, k2tog, p2tog), increases (kfb, yo, p1/k1 in same st), short row shaping, 3-needle BO (at shoulders), picking up stitches (for the collar), circular knitting, setting in sleeve caps, and blocking.

15 page pdf includes pattern instructions, photographs, schematics, tutorial links, row trackers for managing at the same time instructions, and definitions for relevant abbreviations.