Sausalito Cardigan

Foggy days along the Northern rocky coast of the San Francisco Bay have inspired this design, the Sausalito Cardigan. The stone-strewn shores of Sausalito are a prime viewing point of the breathtaking city lights of downtown San Francisco. But what many tourists don’t know until it’s too late is that this area is also known as Hurricane Gulch and can quickly become one of the coldest spots in the bay. That is why the Sausalito Cardigan uses squishy, warm textures to keep the wearer warm while they admire the skyline. The gray tones and textures of the piece resemble the cold, rocky shoreline that both locals and tourists come to love as they embrace the Bay’s mighty fog and wind.

The Sausalito Cardigan is worked from the top-down beginning with a long provisional cast-on that spans across the length of both sleeves and the width of the back shoulders. Short rows are worked to shape the back shoulders in a seed stitch pattern. This texture is continued until the piece measures half the finished circumference of the sleeves, then the stitches are put on hold. The provisional cast-on is carefully undone for the left front and sleeve. The front pattern mirrors the back shoulder shaping and length. The right front and right sleeve are worked as a mirror of the left side. The front sleeve stitches are then connected to the back sleeve stitches using the Kitchener stitch, creating a seam along each sleeve. The remaining stitches for the fronts and back are connected and worked flat in seed stitch for the desired length of the body. At the bottom edge, a new color is introduced, and smaller needles are used to make a garter stitch border. Still using the smaller needles and contrast color, stitches are picked up along the inside edge of the fronts and back neckline to work a garter stitch shawl collar shaped with short rows. Last but not least, stitches are picked up and worked in the round along the cuff end of each sleeve to add a garter stitch edge that can be folded over for extra warmth.


Pelagic Worsted by Sea Change Fibers (100% American Merino; worsted weight; 240 yds / 219 m per 100 g skein);
MC: Lunar Eclipse; 5 (5, 6, 6, 7)(7, 8, 8, 8) skeins
CC: Forest Nymph; 2 (2, 2, 2, 2)(2, 2, 2, 2) skeins

MC estimated yds / m: 1080 (1182, 1295, 1397, 1499)(1602, 1715, 1817, 1919) yds / 988 (1081, 1184, 1277, 1371)(1465, 1568, 1661, 1755) m
CC estimated yds / m: 333 (338, 354, 356, 367)(369, 380, 385, 393) yds / 304 (309, 324, 326, 336)(337, 347, 352, 359) m
Total Estimated yds / m: 1413 (1520, 1649, 1753, 1866)(1971, 2095, 2202, 2312) yds / 1292 (1390, 1508, 1603, 1706)(1802, 1916, 2014, 2114) m

NEEDLES AND HOOKS
US 8 / 5 mm minimum 60” circular needle for working flat, or size needed to obtain gauge (working needle)
A second US 8 / 5 mm minimum 24” circular needle for working flat, or size needed to obtain gauge (to hold stitches for grafting)
US 7 / 4.5 mm minimum 60” circular needle for working flat, or one size smaller than gauge needle size
A second US 7 / 4.5 mm minimum 32” circular needle for working flat, or one size smaller than gauge needle size
US H / 5 mm crochet hook for provisional cast-on

NOTIONS
4 stitch markers
1 removable stitch marker to keep track of RS
Tapestry needle
Scrap yarn

GAUGE
20 sts and 36 rows = 4” / 10 cm in seed stitch with larger needles after blocking.
20 sts and 40 rows = 4” / 10 cm in garter stitch with smaller needles after blocking.

SIZES
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)
Sample shown in size 3.
Chest Circumference: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50)(54, 58, 62, 66)“ / 86 (96.5, 106.5, 117, 127)(137, 147, 157.5, 167.5) cm, includes 2” / 5 cm of positive ease

TECHNIQUES
Provisional Cast On
Short Rows
Kitchener Stitch
Picking up sts
Increase/Decreases
Elastic Bind Off
Instructions for all techniques included in pattern