Vatulele

Vatulele cardigan features the simplest garment construction: it is worked in one piece from the bottom up to the armholes (which means you can easily adjust its length by working fewer or more rows), then the fronts and back are worked separately until they are finally joined together as-you-go in the last row at the shoulders (no sewing required).

The ribbed collar around the fronts and neckline begin by working a row of stitches along the row ends and continues in turned rows until it is as wide as desired.

MATERIALS

• Yarn: Ethno-Cotton 1200 by Vivchari, 70% cotton, 30% linen, Light Fingering/3 ply, 1312 yd (1200 m) per 200 g ball held double
• 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 4) balls in 006 Cornflower
• Hook: U.S. Size 7 (4.5 mm)
• Four locking stitch markers
• Yarn needle to weave in ends

GAUGE

20 sts and 18 rows = 4’’ (10 cm) measured over main st patt

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Sizes S (M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X) to fit:

35½ (39⅜, 43¼, 47¼, 51⅛, 55)’’ / 90 (100, 110, 120, 130, 140) cm bust circumference with 11¾’’ (30 cm) of positive ease.

1. Width of fronts and back in main st patt: 31⅝ (36, 38¾, 43⅛, 45⅞, 50⅛)’’ / 80.5 (91.5, 98.5, 109.5, 116.5, 127.5) cm
2. Collar width: 8¼ (8¼, 8⅞, 8⅞, 9½, 9½ )’’ / 21 (21, 22.5, 22.5, 24, 24) cm
3. Total width: 48¼ (52½, 56½, 60⅞, 64¾, 69)’’ / 122.5 (133.5, 143.5, 154.5, 164.5, 175.5) cm
4. Cross back width: 21½ (23½, 24⅝, 26½, 27¾, 29¾)’’ / 54.5 (59.5, 62.5, 67.5, 70.5, 75.5) cm
5. Length 24’’ / 61 cm
6. Armhole depth: 7 (7½, 8¼, 8⅝, 9, 9½)’’ / 18 (19, 21, 22, 23, 24) cm
7. Sleeve length: 7¼’’ / 18.5 cm
8. Sleeve circumference: 13 (13¾, 15⅜, 16⅛, 17⅜, 18⅛)’’ / 33 (35, 39, 41, 44, 46) cm
9. Back neck width: 11⅝ (11¼, 11⅝, 11¼, 11⅝, 11¼)’’ / 29.5 (28.5, 29.5, 28.5, 29.5, 28.5) cm