KUMORI

Kumori is a bulky knit cardigan with tie closures, and whispy cloud intarsia motifs. It’s worked in pieces and seamed, staying true to classic styles and techniques.

SIZES

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

Finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 92.5 (101.5, 112.5, 122, 132)(143.5, 153, 161.5, 172.5) cm / 36½ (40, 44¼, 48, 52)(56½, 60¼, 63½, 68) inches ~ to be worn with approximately 7.5-15cm / 3-6 inches of positive ease.

Jan’s height is 162.5cm / 5 feet 4 inches, with a chest (fullest point) circumference of 106.5 cm / 42 inches, an upper arm circumference of 33.5 cm / 13 inches and is shown wearing size 3. The cardigan is shown being worn with less positive ease than recommended.

YARN

Hinterland Yarn is available exclusively from Beehive Woolshop.

Recommended Yarn

Hinterland WATERSHED (Bulky weight; 50% Rambouillet wool, 50% Alpaca; 121 metres / 132 yards per 112 gram skein)

Shades Shown: Main Colour (MC) Honey

Contrast Colour* (CC): Maple

Yarn Amounts

MC: 5 (5, 6, 6, 7)(8, 9, 9,10) skeins

CC: 1 skein

Or approximately

MC: 495 (565, 655, 665, 795)(880, 985. 1065, 1150) metres / 540 (615, 715, 725, 865)(960, 1070, 1160, 1255) yards of a Bulky-weight yarn

CC: 91 metres / 100 yards of bulky-weight yarn

Yarn Substitution

Choose a wool / wool blend super bulky-weight yarn that has some tooth and is suitable for colourwork. Idea: Istex Alafoss Lopi

NEEDLES

• 6.5 mm / US 10½ straight needles AND double pointed needles (DPNs)

• 8 mm / US 11 straight needles AND double pointed needles (DPNs)

Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

GAUGE (after blocking)

11 stitches x 16 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches on 8 mm / US 11 needles in Stockinette stitch

Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

NOTIONS

• Intarsia bobbins

• Stitch markers

• Yarn needle

NOTES

~ Cardigan is worked flat in pieces from the bottom up.

~ Finished chest measurements are an approximation. Actual chest circumference may differ slightly depending on how the front tie closures are tied.

~ For the contrast colour used for the intarsia design, we used Hinterland Watershed in colour Maple, over-dyed using Rit All Purpose Dye in colour Evening Blue. This is optional, and the intarsia will look equally as nice in the undyed Maple colour, or any of the other Hinterland shades.

~ Intarsia technique is used for charts. When changing to a new colour mid row, hold yarn to the left and pick up new colour from underneath, thus twisting the yarn to close up hole. Use small bobbins for each colour section except where the yarn can be carried over just a few stitches.

~ Charts are read from right to left on RS rows and left to right on WS rows and worked in stockinette stitch.

For more information, see: https://kshandknitdesign.com/kumori