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Lohtu

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The pattern includes English and Finnish instructions.

Sometimes you need a soft woolly armour between yourself and life.

This cardigan is worked flat, top-down, and seamlessly. The cardigan has a round yoke and the body is worked in two color brioche which makes for a warm but airy and light cardigan. The cardigan has long wide sleeves and the hem is slightly cropped. The back of the neck is shaped taller with short rows and the cardigan is finished off with button bands worked in garter stitch.


Size

XXS-XS-S-M1 [M2-L1-L2-XL] 2XL-3XL-4XL-5XL

This cardigan is meant to be worn with positive ease. Choose a size with approx. 6’’ / 15 cm positive ease at bust circumference.

Yarn

Kässäkerho Pom Pom Suoma Single (100% Finnsheep, single-ply, 205 m / 50 g), or other fingering weight yarn. Shown in colors Lokakuu (MC) and Viikuna (CC).

3-3-4-4 [4-4-4-4] 5-5-6-6 skeins of MC and 3-3-4-4 [4-4-4-4] 5-5-5-6 skeins of CC.

Yardage

MC: 600-655-710-740 [775-820-860-895] 985-1075-1155-1310 yrds / 550-600-650-675 [710-750-785-820] 900-985-1055-1200 m,

CC: 580-635-695-715 [740-775-810-870] 915-1005-1095-1240 yrds / 530-580-635-655 [675-710-740-795] 835-920-1000-1135 m.

Needles

US 2½ (3.0 mm) and US 5 (3.75 mm) - 40’’ / 100 cm long circular needles and dpns if you prefer to work the sleeves with them. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the right gauge.

Gauge

16 sts x 21 rows = 4x4’’ / 10x10 cm two-color brioche, worked flat (after blocking).

Other

Stitch marker, tapestry needle, 3 buttons (75’’/2 cm diameter).
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