Aparima Cardi-Jacket

The Aparima cardi-jacket is bold and comfortable, featuring textured panels of slip stitches and charted mosaic patterns.

The cardigan will appeal to knitters who love beautiful, coloured yarns, and will provide the opportunity to showcase and combine yarns according to each knitter’s own inspiration. 

The design also evokes a subtle retro vibe – recalling the bold, patterned knits popular from the mid-20th century.

Mosaic knitting is a ‘slip stitch’ method of creating multi-coloured designs. It is easier than stranded colourwork because it uses only one yarn per row. It also suits flat-knitted garments, where both knit and purl stitches (right and wrong sides) are required. 

The cardigan is worked flat from the bottom up. At the armholes, the garment is divided into fronts and back, which are completed separately and seamed at the shoulders. Stitches are picked up around the armholes to work the sleeves, in the round. Stitches are also picked up to form the ribbed band around the front and neck.

The cardigan is designed to hang open rather than fasten down the front. It is named for a seaside town at the bottom of the world (almost), where the design began

Sizing

[to fit bust/ finished bust; finished cardigan width] 

Size 1 [71-76 cm or 28 -30 inches/ 86 cm or 34 inches; 90 cm/ 35 ½ inches] 

Size 2 [81-86 cm or 32-34 inches/ 96 cm or 38 inches; 100 cm/ 39 ¼ inches] 

Size 3 [91-97 cm or 36 -38 inches/ 106 cm or 42 inches; 108 cm/ 42 ½ inches] 

Size 4 [102-107 cm or 40-42 inches/ 118 cm or 46 ½ inches; 118 cm/ 46 ¼ inches] 

Size 5 [112-117 cm or 44-46 inches/ 127 cm or 50 inches; 126 cm/ 49 ½ inches] 

Size 6 [122-127 cm or 48-50 inches/ 136 cm or 53 ½ inches; 136 cm/ 53 ½ inches] 

Size 7 [132 – 137 cm or 52-54 inches/ 147 cm or 58 inches; 143 cm/ 56 ¼ inches] 

Size 8 [142-147 cm or 56-58 inches/157 cm or 62 inches; 151 cm/ 59 ½ inches] 

Size 9 [152-157 cm or 60-62 inches/ 165 cm or 65 inches; 160 cm/ 63 inches] 

Yarn 

Choose four worsted weight yarns recommended for 5 mm (US 8) needles with a gauge of 18-19 sts per 10 cm (4 inches) in stockinette. You will need one main colour (MC) and three other colours for the mosaic and slip stitch patterns (AC1, AC2, AC3).  

Needles 

• 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles for working the bottom ribbed band with a cable of, say, 100 – 120 cm (although worked flat, circular needles with a long cable are recommended). 
• 5.0 mm (US 8) circular needles for working the body with a cable of, say 100 – 120 cm  
• Four 4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles for working the sleeve cuffs or a circular needle for the magic loop method. 
• Four 5.0 mm (US 8) double-pointed needles for working the sleeves or circular needles for the magic loop method.  
• Additional 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles for working the front and neck band or an extra cable and cable joiner (optional – see techniques). 

Gauge 

18 stitches and 24-25 rows to 10 cm (4 inches) in stockinette.  

Approximate Yardage 

[Main Colour/ Accent Colour 1/ Accent Colour 2/ Accent Colour 3] 

Size 1 [590 m or 620 yds/ 190 m or 210 yds/ 290 m or 320 yds/ 90 m or 100 yds] 

Size 2 [660 m or 720 yds/ 210 m or 230 yds/ 320 m or 350 yds/ 100 m or 110 yds] 

Size 3 [750 m or 820 yds/ 230 m or 250 yds/ 350 m or 380 yds/ 110 m or 120 yds] 

Size 4 [830 m or 910 yds/ 250 m or 270 yds/ 380 m or 420 yds/ 120 m or 130 yds] 

Size 5 [910 m or1000 yds/ 270 m or 300 yds/ 410 m or 450 yds/ 130 m or 140 yds] 

Size 6 [1010 m or 1100 yds/ 290 m or 320 yds/ 440 m or 450 yds/ 140 m or 150 yds] 

Size 7 [1110 m or 1210 yds/ 310 m or 340 yds/ 470 m or 510 yds/ 150 m or 150 yds] 

Size 8 [1210 m or 1320 yds/ 330 m or 360 yds/ 500 m or 550 yds/ 160 m or 180 yds] 

Size 9 [1310 m or 1430 yds/ 350 m or 380 yds/ 530 m or 580 yds/ 170 m or 190 yds]